Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Cayman Islands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 19.2% more money
Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $43,800 as of 2004, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $52,200 as of 2017.
be 30.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Cayman Islands, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Iceland, that number is 2.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 61.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Cayman Islands, approximately 5.5 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Iceland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2020.
have 11.8% more children
In Cayman Islands, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Iceland, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 25.3% more likely to have internet access
In Cayman Islands, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In Iceland, about 99.0% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 31.1 times more coastline
Cayman Islands has a total of 160 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Cayman Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.