Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Guernsey, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years less
In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 36.0% more money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.
be 33.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.
Life
have 18.6% more children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 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.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Guernsey has a total of 50 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 Guernsey? See an in-depth size comparison.