Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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 14.6 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
be 29.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 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.
have 22.0% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 57.5% less on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 92.8% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Safety
be 90.4% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 3.3 times more home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 89.4% more CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 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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