Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Trinidad and Tobago, 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 2.2 times more money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $18,967 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
be 67.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guam, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 32.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 17.0 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 64.5% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 65.3% less coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Safety
be 89.3% less likely to be murdered
Trinidad and Tobago has a homicide rate of 40.4 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
find 93.2% less home broadband
Trinidad and Tobago has 27.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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