Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
live 13.6 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Guam, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 17.7 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 66.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 34.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.
have 35.7% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 51.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 66% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 76.6% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 11.1% less likely to be murdered
Kenya has a homicide rate of 4.9 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 39.5% less home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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