Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
Economy
make 46.0% less money
Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $79,600 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 49.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Cayman Islands, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 21.0% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 32.2% fewer children
In Cayman Islands, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 71.4% more on education
Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
Cayman Islands has a total of 160 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Cayman Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.