Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
live 10.9 years longer
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 69 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
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $1,318 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 66.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, 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 47.0% fewer children
In Zambia, there are approximately 32.7 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 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 18% 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 4.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 17.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 35.6% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Zambia, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 2.3 times more home broadband
Zambia has 0.8 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). How we calculate this
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