Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 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 29.5% more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 73.1% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 63.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 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.
Geography
see 74.8% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 17.3 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 82.2% more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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