Quality of life comparison

live 9.6 years longer

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 46.8 times more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 20.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 47.0% more likely to be literate

In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 77.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 56.8% fewer children

In Malawi, there are approximately 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 14% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

spend 27.6% less on education

Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.