Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 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
be 47.6% more likely to be unemployed
In United Arab Emirates, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.
Life
be 48.8% more likely to die during infancy
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 18.9% less likely to have internet access
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 46.2% less on education
United Arab Emirates spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 87.9% less coastline
United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 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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