Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years longer
In Turkmenistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 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 6.4 times more money
Turkmenistan has a GDP per capita of $6,540 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 30.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Turkmenistan, 4.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 62.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkmenistan, approximately 30.4 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 17.1% fewer children
In Turkmenistan, there are approximately 20.9 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 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Turkmenistan, approximately 25.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 64.8% less home broadband
Turkmenistan has 5.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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