Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Cayman Islands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 78.4% less money
Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $71,400 as of 2022, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $15,400 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cayman Islands, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Barbados, that number is 8.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 25.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Cayman Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.1 times more on education
Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 39.4% less coastline
Cayman Islands has a total of 160 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Barbados: At a glance
How big is Barbados compared to Cayman Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.