Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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 67.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 66.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 33.8 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 49.5% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 34.4 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 19.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 84% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 75% 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 4.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 32.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 75% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 44.9% more home broadband
Yemen has 1.3 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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