Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
live 14.4 years longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (60 years for men, 65 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 40.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 9.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 13.8 times more money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $3,021 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 81.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62.4 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 42.0% fewer children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 29.9 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 61.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 51% 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 93.3% more likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 41.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 48.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Zimbabwe, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Safety
be 35.9% less likely to be murdered
Zimbabwe has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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