Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 2.2 times more money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $19,449 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 11.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Seychelles, approximately 12.9 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 57.6% more children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 74.4% less coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 45.7% less likely to be murdered
Seychelles has a homicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 94.2% less home broadband
Seychelles has 31.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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