Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $11,059 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 58.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 27.7 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 11.5% less likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 90.3% less coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 83.6% less home broadband
Dominican Republic has 11.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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