Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 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 2.5 times more money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
be 33.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Guam, approximately 11.5 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 33.3% fewer children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 27.5% more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Infrastructure
find 30.6 times more home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Guam vs. Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: At a glance
How big is Cayman Islands compared to Guam? See an in-depth size comparison.