Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of United States, you would:

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 10.2% more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 48.0% more likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.2 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 11.8% less likely to have internet access

In United States, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 65.6% less on education

United States spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 99.2% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 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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