Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 42.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Bermuda, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

make 12.1% less money

Bermuda has a GDP per capita of $81,200 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

Life

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bermuda, approximately 2.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 18.9% less likely to have internet access

In Bermuda, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 10.5% more on education

Bermuda spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 55.3% more coastline

Bermuda has a total of 103 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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