Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 18.7 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 41.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
make 95.2% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Guam, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2001. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 70.2% more children
In Guam, there are approximately 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guam, approximately 11.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 70.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guam, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.
be 84.2% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
be 27.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guam, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
How big is Sierra Leone compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.