Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 3.6 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.
Life
be 70.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 23.8% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 63.8% less on education
Maldives spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 75.2% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 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 Maldives? See an in-depth size comparison.