Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guam instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 2.2 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 86.9% more likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

Life

be 19.1% less likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 14.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.

have 66.1% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 56.9% more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Guam: At a glance

Guam is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 544 sq km. Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.
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