Quality of life comparison

live 12.7 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 11.9 times more money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 29.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 25.2% more likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 76.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 58.3% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 17.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 19.3% more likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

spend 47.5% less on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 70.3% less coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.