Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 28.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 5.9 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $7,070 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 22.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 14.8 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.
Geography
see 67.5% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 90.2% less home broadband
Suriname has 18.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Suriname vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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