Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Mali, you would:
Health
live 16.8 years longer
In Mali, the average life expectancy is 61 years (59 years for men, 62 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 35.1 times more money
Mali has a GDP per capita of $1,193 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 96.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Mali, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 75.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Mali, approximately 47.5 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 56.1% fewer children
In Mali, there are approximately 39.5 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 83.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mali, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 23% 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 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Mali, approximately 36.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 15.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Mali, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 2.4 times more home broadband
Mali has 0.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. 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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