Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 13.2 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $3,173 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 10.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 21.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 9.4 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 13.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 71% 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 31.1% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 61.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 86.2% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 61.9% less likely to be murdered
Nicaragua has a homicide rate of 11.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 68.2% less home broadband
Nicaragua has 5.8 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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