Guam vs US Virgin Islands
Guam and US Virgin Islands compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.
- Guam has about 1.6 times as many people as US Virgin Islands: 168,999 against 103,792 in 2025.
- GDP per person in US Virgin Islands ($44,321) is 6% higher than in Guam ($41,833) in 2022.
- The economy grew faster in Guam (5.1%) than in US Virgin Islands (-1.3%), a difference of 6.4 percentage points in 2022.
- The unemployment rate was higher in US Virgin Islands (11.4%) than in Guam (5.6%), a difference of 5.8 percentage points in 2025.
- A baby born in US Virgin Islands can expect to live 3.4 years longer than one born in Guam: 80.8 years against 77.4 years in 2024.
- The population of US Virgin Islands is older: half of its people are over 44.7 years, against 31.1 years in Guam in 2023.
- A larger share of people used the internet in Guam (80.5%) than in US Virgin Islands (64.4%), a difference of 16.1 percentage points in 2017.
- Forest covers a larger share of the land in US Virgin Islands (58.9%) than in Guam (52.3%), a difference of 6.6 percentage points in 2024.
Side by side
| Figure | Guam | US Virgin Islands | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population |
168,999
2025 · 184th of 217
|
103,792
2025 · 192nd of 217
|
World Bank |
| GDP per person |
$41,833
2022 · 39th of 214
|
$44,321
2022 · 36th of 214
|
World Bank |
| Real GDP growth |
5.1%
2022 · 49th of 214
|
-1.3%
2022 · 204th of 214
|
World Bank |
| Unemployment rate |
5.6%
2025 · 104th of 186
|
11.4%
2025 · 157th of 186
|
ILOSTAT |
| Life expectancy at birth |
77.4 years
2024 · 82nd of 217
|
80.8 years
2024 · 49th of 217
|
World Bank |
| Median age |
31.1 years
2023 · 109th of 216
|
44.7 years
2023 · 15th of 216
|
UN Population Division |
| People using the internet |
80.5%
2017 · 109th of 213
|
64.4%
2017 · 147th of 213
|
World Bank |
| CO2 emissions per person |
0 tonnes
2024 · 4th of 203
|
0 tonnes
2024 · 5th of 203
|
World Bank |
| Forest area |
52.3%
2024 · 52nd of 214
|
58.9%
2024 · 33rd of 214
|
World Bank |
Positions are among all countries with the figure: highest first for income, growth, health and forest area; lowest first for inflation, unemployment and emissions.
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