Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 14.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 6.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 47.5% more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $28,365 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 55.9% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% more likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 70.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 29.4% more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 95.1% less home broadband
Barbados has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Barbados vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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