Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
live 15.6 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 6.9 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.
be 79.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.
Life
be 74.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 52.7% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 77.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 56% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 53.0% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 78.1% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.8% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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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