Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 14.4 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 33.5 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.
Life
be 94.7% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2007.
be 79.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.
have 59.4% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 100.0% more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cayman Islands: At a glance
How big is Cayman Islands compared to Gambia? See an in-depth size comparison.