If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

Health

live 12.6 years longer

In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 18.8 times more money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 43.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 54.0% more likely to be literate

In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 77.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 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 59.1% fewer children

In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 28.1 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 4.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 21% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

Expenditures

spend 50.0% more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 96.9% less coastline

Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 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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