Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 39.2% more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $57,200 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.
be 27.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.
Life
have 22.3% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 68.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 64.4% less on education
Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 18.7% less coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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 Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.