Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.6 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.
be 18.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.
Life
be 57.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 35.0% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 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 43.2% less on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.8% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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
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