Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 60.1% more money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.6% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 69.0% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.4% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Safety
be 5.1 times more likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 54.5% more home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 64.5% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Cayman Islands: At a glance
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