Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 3.1 years less

In Gibraltar, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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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Life

be 22.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 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.

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Basic Needs

be 14.1% less likely to have internet access

In Gibraltar, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 13.3 times more coastline

Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

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Environment

emit 69.0% less CO2

Gibraltar emits 16.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this

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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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