Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 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 42.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 42.3% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 82.1% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 4.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.9% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 98.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 77.7% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 61.9 times more likely to be murdered
Qatar has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 84.4% less home broadband
Qatar has 11.8 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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