Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Costa Rica, you would:

Health

live 2.4 years longer

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.1 times more money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 51.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Expenditures

spend 68.7% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 87.6% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 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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