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

Health

live 7.3 years longer

In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 15.3 times more money

Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.

Life

be 32.0% more likely to be literate

In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2007.

be 74.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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.

have 33.9% fewer children

In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, about 81.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 72.4% less coastline

Bangladesh has a total of 580 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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