If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 3.1 years longer

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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.

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Life

be 32.9% less likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 11.4 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.

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have 40.6% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 50.5% less on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 100.0% more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.3 times more home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 2.1 times more CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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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