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

Health

live 8.9 years longer

In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 7.8 times more money

Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 73.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Iraq, 15.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 97.4% more likely to be literate

In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 61.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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 51.5% fewer children

In Iraq, there are approximately 23.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 65.5% more likely to have internet access

In Iraq, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 55.3% less on education

Iraq spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.8 times more coastline

Iraq has a total of 58 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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