Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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 44.5% more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,400 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.
be 81.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.
Life
have 34.3% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 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 18.9% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 68.2% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 67.9% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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 Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.