Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 18.5 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 59 years (56 years for men, 62 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 70.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 18.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 63.3 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $661 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 82.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 65.4 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.
have 59.1% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 42.4 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 98.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 24% 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 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 27.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 32.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 75% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.6 times more home broadband
Somalia has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Somalia vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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