Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 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
make 4.4 times more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $9,605 as of 2020, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 68.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 6.8 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 14.2% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 96.6% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 40.3% less home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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