Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years longer
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 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 62.3 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $672 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 69.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 38.0 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.
have 44.3% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 31.1 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 6.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 6% 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 4.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 19.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 36.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Malawi, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 20.4 times more home broadband
Malawi has 0.1 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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