Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Cayman Islands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Cayman Islands, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
make 52.1% less money
Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $71,400 as of 2022, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
Life
be 85.1% 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 British Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 14.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.8% more on education
Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. British Virgin Islands spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 50.0% less coastline
Cayman Islands has a total of 160 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
How big is British Virgin Islands compared to Cayman Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.