Quality of life comparison

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.

make 19.0 times more money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 50.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

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.

be 5.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 19% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

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.

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.

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.