Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.
be 5.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.
Life
have 34.5% more children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 39.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guam, about 81.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.6% less coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guam: At a glance
How big is Guam compared to Sri Lanka? See an in-depth size comparison.