Quality of life comparison

live 16.6 years longer

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 49.8 times more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 36.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Liberia, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 2.0 times more likely to be literate

In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 82.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 64.5% fewer children

In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 32% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Liberia, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 16.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

spend 22.2% less on education

Liberia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 72.4% less coastline

Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.