Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 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 6.3 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $11,400 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.
Life
be 48.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 14.8 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 22.8% fewer children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.8% less on education
Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.4% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 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
How big is Cayman Islands compared to Vietnam? See an in-depth size comparison.