Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Guam, you would:

Health

live 3.8 years less

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

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Economy

be 40.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.

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make 54.7% less money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Trinidad and Tobago, the GDP per capita is $18,967 as of 2025.

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Life

be 48.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Guam, approximately 11.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Trinidad and Tobago, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 39.2% fewer children

In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Trinidad and Tobago, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 2.9 times more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 362 km.

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Safety

be 9.3 times more likely to be murdered

Guam has a homicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Trinidad and Tobago, that number is 40.4 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 14.7 times more home broadband

Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Trinidad and Tobago: At a glance

Trinidad and Tobago is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 5,128 sq km. First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Independence was attained in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing. The government is coping with a rise in violent crime.
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