Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 9.5 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 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 31.2 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $1,341 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 Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 66.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 34.6 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 20.3% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 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 97.5% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 40.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 14.0% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 82.2% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 184.0 times more home broadband
Timor-Leste has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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