Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guam instead of Libya, you would:

Economy

make 2.0 times more money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 71.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

Life

have 10.8% fewer children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guam, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 74.2% more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 92.9% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Guam: At a glance

Guam is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 544 sq km. Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.
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