Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 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 70.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 6.5 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 45.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 7.9 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 36.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 73% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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.
Geography
see 92.9% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 59.3% less home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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