Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
Life
have 34.1% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 6.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.1% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 81.4% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.7% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Infrastructure
find 18.3 times more home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.6 times more CO2
Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Cayman Islands: At a glance
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