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

Health

live 3.3 years longer

In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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 6.5 times more money

Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 65.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Expenditures

spend 23.5% more on education

Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 28.9% less coastline

Lebanon has a total of 225 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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