Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 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 59.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 39.6 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $1,057 as of 2022, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 35.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 17.7 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 25.1% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 23.2 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 13.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 73% 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 72.7% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 35.0% less coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 73.2% less home broadband
Syria has 6.9 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: Syria vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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