Quality of life comparison

live 10.0 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 14.2 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 68.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

be 52.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.

be 75.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 22.6% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Guam, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.

see 93.4% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.