Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
Economy
make 25.4% less money
Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $71,400 as of 2022, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $53,300 as of 2022.
be 39.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Cayman Islands, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Belgium, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 58.3% less 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.2% more likely to have internet access
In Cayman Islands, approximately 81.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 58.4% less coastline
Cayman Islands has a total of 160 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Belgium: At a glance
How big is Belgium compared to Cayman Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.