Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 10.9 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (63 years for men, 70 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 51.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 35.9 times more money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $1,165 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 73.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.9 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 47.5% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.0 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 51.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 66% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 54% 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 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 53.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Sudan, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 85.3% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 30.7 times more home broadband
Sudan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2023), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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