If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Dominica, you would:

Health

live 3.8 years longer

In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 5.0 times more money

Dominica has a GDP per capita of $15,900 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 82.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 32.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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 13.5% fewer children

In Dominica, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 61.8% less on education

Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.


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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