Quality of life comparison

live 7.8 years longer

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 27.4 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 70.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 14.5% more likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 51.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 47.0% fewer children

In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 74.0% more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

spend 58.8% less on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 17.1% less coastline

Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.