Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years longer
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 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 3.8 times more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.
be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 0.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.
Life
have 16.2% more children
In Thailand, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 18.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 6.5 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 34.4% less on education
Thailand spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.0% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 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
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