Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guam instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Economy

make 2.7 times more money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 14.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

be 60.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.

Life

have 24.8% more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 39.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 20.1% more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 90.6% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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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