Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 11.7 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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
be 29.1% more likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.
be 69.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 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 59.7% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 83.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 92.8% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Infrastructure
find 331.5 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 22.7 times more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 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 (2018–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Cayman Islands: At a glance
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