Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 59.8% more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.
be 67.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.
Life
be 11.4% more likely to be literate
In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.8% as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.
be 65.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 31.1% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 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 53.3% less on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.1% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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
How big is Cayman Islands compared to Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.