Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 9.7 years longer
In Mexico, 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.
Economy
make 3.6 times more money
Mexico 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.
be 42.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.
Life
be 35.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 19.6% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 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 51.2% less on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 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
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