Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 21.8 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 23.7 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.
be 71.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.
be 57.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.
Life
be 86.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 51.6% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 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 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guam, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 5.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
be 18.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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
How big is Guam compared to Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.