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

Health

live 13.5 years longer

In Burma, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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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Economy

make 70.0 times more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $1,489 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.

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Life

be 76.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Burma, approximately 32.8 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 29.8% fewer children

In Burma, there are approximately 16.5 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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Basic Needs

be 30.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 77% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 84.3% more likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

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be 11.4% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Burma, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, 95% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 91.7% less coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

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Safety

be 69.4% more likely to be murdered

Burma has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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Infrastructure

find 19.6 times more home broadband

Burma has 2.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 8.6 times more CO2

Burma emits 0.6 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 (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). 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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