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

Health

live 1.2 years less

In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 36.0% more money

Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 33.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

have 18.6% more children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 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.

Geography

see 3.2 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 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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