Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Brazil, you would:

Health

live 6.1 years longer

In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 5.2 times more money

Brazil has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.

be 66.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 42.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 16.3% fewer children

In Brazil, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Geography

see 97.9% less coastline

Brazil has a total of 7,491 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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