Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, you would:

Economy

be 40.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Basic Needs

be 6.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, approximately 13.4% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 6.2 times more coastline

Cocos (Keeling) Islands has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Cayman Islands: At a glance

Cayman Islands is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 264 sq km. The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.
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