If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, you would:

Health

live 1.6 years longer

In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 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

be 71.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 14.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1998. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 60.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 19.2 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 23.7% more children

In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are approximately 9.3 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 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 37.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.


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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