Quality of life comparison

live 8.1 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

make 5.3 times more money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 76.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

be 64.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Ghana, approximately 32.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.

have 34.4% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 17.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guam, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 18.4% more likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.

see 76.7% less coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.