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

Health

live 8.1 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 16.9% more money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $68,100 as of 2021, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 56.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 12.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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 14.8% fewer children

In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 16.7% more likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 79.4% less on education

Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 99.6% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 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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