If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

Health

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.

Economy

make 18.3 times more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,900 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

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.

Basic Needs

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.

Expenditures

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.

Geography

see 77.3% less coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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

Cayman Islands is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 264 sq km. The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.
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