Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Nepal, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Nepal, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 72 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 46.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Nepal, 10.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 27.2 times more money
Nepal has a GDP per capita of $1,536 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 48.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Nepal, approximately 22.2 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 73.8% more likely to have internet access
In Nepal, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Safety
be 2.0 times more likely to be murdered
Nepal has a homicide rate of 2.1 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 81.7% less home broadband
Nepal has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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