Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years longer
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 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
make 31.7 times more money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $1,319 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 60.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Tanzania, approximately 28.7 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 50.2% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 34.8 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 28% 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 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 31.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 54.0% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 65% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 91.2% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 15.5% more likely to be murdered
Tanzania has a homicide rate of 3.8 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 7.4 times more home broadband
Tanzania has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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