Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 76 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
be 41.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 9.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 2.8 times more money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $14,746 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 27.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 15.8 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 54.7% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.0% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 68.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 20.6% less coastline
Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 86.4% less home broadband
Saint Lucia has 13.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. 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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