Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 8.5 years longer
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 21.4 times more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $1,955 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 60.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 28.9 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 40.6% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 29.2 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 34.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 74% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 56% 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 33.9% more likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 60.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 13.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Senegal, approximately 88% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 76.4% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 54.5% less home broadband
Senegal has 4.0 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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