Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 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
be 15.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 59.0% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 13.2% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 92.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 74.8% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 92.9% less home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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