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

Health

live 3.4 years longer

In Cayman Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 58.5% less money

Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $104,293 as of 2024, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $43,309 as of 2025.

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Life

be 69.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Cayman Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Italy, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2024.

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have 45.5% fewer children

In Cayman Islands, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 10.0% more likely to have internet access

In Cayman Islands, approximately 81.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 89.2% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on education

Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Italy spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 47.5 times more coastline

Cayman Islands has a total of 160 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

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Safety

be 87.0% less likely to be murdered

Cayman Islands has a homicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 43.6% less home broadband

Cayman Islands has 56.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Italy has 31.8 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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