Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Albania, you would:

Health

live 2.6 years longer

In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 4.4 times more money

Albania has a GDP per capita of $18,100 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 65.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Albania, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 29.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Albania, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 32.3% less on education

Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 55.8% less coastline

Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

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

Cayman Islands: At a glance

Cayman Islands is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 264 sq km. The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.
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