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

Health

live 3.3 years longer

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

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Economy

make 63.0% less money

Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $104,293 as of 2024, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,627 as of 2025.

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Life

be 66.0% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.

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have 43.8% fewer children

In Cayman Islands, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 18.1% more likely to have internet access

In Cayman Islands, approximately 81.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Spain, about 95.8% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.9 times more on education

Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 31.0 times more coastline

Cayman Islands has a total of 160 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.

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Safety

be 84.2% less likely to be murdered

Cayman Islands has a homicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 30.4% less home broadband

Cayman Islands has 56.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Spain has 39.2 as of 2024.

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

Spain: At a glance

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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