Quality of life comparison

live 16.7 years longer

In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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 5.6 times more money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 85.7% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 70.4% less likely to die during infancy

In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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 35.0% fewer children

In South Africa, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 15.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In South Africa, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 12.6% more likely to have internet access

In South Africa, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

spend 68.2% less on education

South Africa spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 94.3% less coastline

South Africa has a total of 2,798 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.