Quality of life comparison

live 20.2 years longer

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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.

make 53.1 times more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 11.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 23.6% more likely to be literate

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.0% as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 87.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.

have 70.7% fewer children

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 39.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 22% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 23.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 64.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

spend 22.2% less on education

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 4.3 times more coastline

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.