Quality of life comparison

live 18.7 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 22.2 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 59.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.

be 70.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

be 84.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 41.2% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Guam, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 6.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.

be 37.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2020.

see 68.8% less coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.