If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Nicaragua, you would:

Health

live 7.3 years longer

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 10.9 times more money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $7,300 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 16.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 19.7% more likely to be literate

In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 59.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 29.9% fewer children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 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 15.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 42.3% more likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 17.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

Expenditures

spend 54.3% less on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 82.4% less coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 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

Cayman Islands is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 264 sq km. The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.
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