Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.
be 50.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.
Life
have 18.1% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 87.6% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cayman Islands: At a glance
How big is Cayman Islands compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.