Quality of life comparison

live 12.1 years longer

In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 18.1 times more money

Senegal has a GDP per capita of $4,400 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 36.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Senegal, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 75.7% more likely to be literate

In Senegal, the literacy rate is 56.3% as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 76.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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 61.9% fewer children

In Senegal, there are approximately 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 47.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Senegal, approximately 68% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 39.8% more likely to have internet access

In Senegal, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 11.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Senegal, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

spend 61.8% less on education

Senegal spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 69.9% less coastline

Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.