Quality of life comparison

live 12.1 years longer

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 17.3 times more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $79,600 as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 45.2% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 77.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 61.3% fewer children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 11.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

spend 50.0% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 77.3% less coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.