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

Health

live 5.9 years longer

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 2.7 times more money

Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 33.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 27.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Seychelles, approximately 10.6 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.

Expenditures

spend 59.6% less on education

Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 67.4% less coastline

Seychelles has a total of 491 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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