Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Nigeria, you would:
Health
live 22.8 years longer
In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 55 years (54 years for men, 55 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 34.2 times more money
Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $1,224 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 82.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Nigeria, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 83.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Nigeria, approximately 69.8 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 46.6% fewer children
In Nigeria, there are approximately 32.5 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 63.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Nigeria, approximately 61% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 33% 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 95.3% more likely to have internet access
In Nigeria, approximately 41.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 21.0% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Nigeria, approximately 82% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 85.3% less coastline
Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 23.0 times more home broadband
Nigeria 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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