Quality of life comparison

live 16.8 years longer

In Mauritania, 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 13.5 times more money

Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 62.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Mauritania, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 47.6% more likely to be literate

In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 67.0% as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 85.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 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 57.7% fewer children

In Mauritania, there are approximately 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mauritania, approximately 48% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 37.5% more likely to have internet access

In Mauritania, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 14.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

spend 10.5% more on education

Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 78.8% less coastline

Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.