Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 65.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2025.
Life
have 37.6% fewer children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.9% more likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bahamas, about 92.5% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 28.2 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.
Safety
be 7.4 times more likely to be murdered
Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 32.2 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 13.7 times more home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Bahamas has 25.3 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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Bahamas: At a glance
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