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

Health

live 1.7 years less

In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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.

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Economy

make 35.5% more money

Denmark has a GDP per capita of $76,970 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.

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Life

have 21.7% more children

In Denmark, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Denmark, approximately 3.5 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.

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Basic Needs

be 18.7% less likely to have internet access

In Denmark, approximately 99.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 75.3% less on education

Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 97.8% less coastline

Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

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Safety

be 5.2 times more likely to be murdered

Denmark has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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Infrastructure

find 29.9% more home broadband

Denmark has 43.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 16.8% more CO2

Denmark emits 4.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). 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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