Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Guam, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 39.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahamas, 9.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 60.3% more children
In Bahamas, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.9% less likely to have internet access
In Bahamas, approximately 92.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.5% less coastline
Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 86.6% less likely to be murdered
Bahamas has a homicide rate of 32.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 92.7% less home broadband
Bahamas has 25.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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