Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
Economy
be 17.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Cayman Islands, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
make 36.7% less money
Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $71,400 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
Life
be 55.0% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.4% more likely to have internet access
In Cayman Islands, approximately 81.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on education
Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.6 times more coastline
Cayman Islands has a total of 160 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Zealand: At a glance
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