Quality of life comparison

live 12.4 years longer

In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 14.0 times more money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 29.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 19.7% more likely to be literate

In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 72.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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 55.1% fewer children

In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Kenya, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 36.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

spend 56.2% less on education

Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 70.1% less coastline

Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.