Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years longer
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 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 3.8 times more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $10,989 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 65.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 33.3 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.
have 57.9% more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 15.2% less coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 91.2% less home broadband
Dominica has 20.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Dominica vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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