Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Cayman Islands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 41.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Cayman Islands, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
make 43.8% less money
Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $73,600 as of 2019, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
Life
be 75.2% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 40.5% fewer children
In Cayman Islands, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% more likely to have internet access
In Cayman Islands, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 185.9 times more coastline
Cayman Islands has a total of 160 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Cayman Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.