Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 69.0% less money
Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $71,400 as of 2022, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $22,100 as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cayman Islands, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Costa Rica, that number is 11.3% as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.1 times more coastline
Cayman Islands has a total of 160 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Costa Rica: At a glance
How big is Costa Rica compared to Cayman Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.