Quality of life comparison

live 23.3 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 44.6 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 22.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 2.0 times more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 89.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 62.7% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 6.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 33.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

spend 76.9% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 60.2% less coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.