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

Health

live 3.7 years longer

In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 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 21.6% more money

Brunei has a GDP per capita of $58,700 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 10.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Brunei, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 27.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Brunei, approximately 10.5 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.

have 27.2% fewer children

In Brunei, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 17.2% less likely to have internet access

In Brunei, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 52.3% less on education

Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.


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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