Quality of life comparison

live 13.9 years longer

In Madagascar, the average life expectancy is 68 years (67 years for men, 70 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 47.6 times more money

Madagascar has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Madagascar, 1.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 27.9% more likely to be literate

In Madagascar, the literacy rate is 77.3% as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 80.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Madagascar, approximately 39.0 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 58.3% fewer children

In Madagascar, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Madagascar, approximately 35% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 4.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Madagascar, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 73.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Madagascar, approximately 56% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

spend 32.3% less on education

Madagascar spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 96.7% less coastline

Madagascar has a total of 4,828 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.