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

Health

live 6.9 years longer

In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 12.5 times more money

Honduras has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 42.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Honduras, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 11.8% more likely to be literate

In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2019. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 49.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Honduras, approximately 15.1 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 42.2% fewer children

In Honduras, there are approximately 19.9 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 69.0% more likely to have internet access

In Honduras, approximately 48.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 67.2% less on education

Honduras spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 80.6% less coastline

Honduras has a total of 823 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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