Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 28.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.
Life
have 69.2% more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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.
Geography
see 96.1% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Compare further: Sweden vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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