Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 17.5 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 28.6 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

Life

be 84.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.

have 58.9% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 85.6% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 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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