Quality of life comparison

live 18.4 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 37.6 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,900 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 23.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 87.0% more likely to be literate

In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 84.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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 68.4% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 36% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 33.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

spend 22.2% less on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 54.3% less coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.