Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Cayman Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 39.5% less money
Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $104,293 as of 2024, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $63,133 as of 2025.
Life
be 73.9% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.
have 19.6% fewer children
In Cayman Islands, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.7 times more on education
Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Sweden spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 20.1 times more coastline
Cayman Islands has a total of 160 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
Safety
be 73.7% less likely to be murdered
Cayman Islands has a homicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 27.9% less home broadband
Cayman Islands has 56.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 28.6% less CO2
Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sweden emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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