Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years longer
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 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.
Economy
make 9.5 times more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $10,989 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
be 77.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 33.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 70.9% less on education
Dominica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 83.9% less likely to be murdered
Dominica has a homicide rate of 27.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Dominica has 20.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 3.9 times more CO2
Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Cayman Islands: At a glance
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