Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Belize instead of Guam, you would:

Health

live 3.7 years less

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Belize, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 59.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belize, that number is 8.9% as of 2025.

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make 81.2% less money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Belize, the GDP per capita is $7,865 as of 2025.

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Geography

see 3.1 times more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Belize, that number is 386 km.

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Safety

be 6.5 times more likely to be murdered

Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belize, that number is 28.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 5.3 times more home broadband

Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Belize has 9.8 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Compare further: Guam vs. Belize

Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Belize is 48.1% cheaper than Guam overall
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Guam is about 42 times smaller than Belize.
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Belize: At a glance

Belize is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 22,806 sq km. Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries; it formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1854. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992 and the two countries are involved in an ongoing border dispute. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. Current concerns include the country's heavy foreign debt burden, high unemployment, growing involvement in the Mexican and South American drug trade, high crime rates, and one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in Central America.
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