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

Health

live 3.4 years longer

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 69.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2005. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

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Life

be 52.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.

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Basic Needs

be 25.2% more likely to have internet access

In Cook Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 65.9% less on education

Cook Islands spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 33.3% more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

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Infrastructure

find 3.1 times more home broadband

Cook Islands has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2005–2022), World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

Cayman Islands: At a glance

Cayman Islands is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 264 sq km. The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.
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