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

Health

live 19.6 years longer

In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 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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Economy

make 55.6 times more money

Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.

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Life

be 2.2 times more likely to be literate

In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

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be 87.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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.

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have 65.3% fewer children

In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 95.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% 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.

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be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

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be 28.7% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Guinea, approximately 74% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, 95% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 50.0% less coastline

Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

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Infrastructure

find 5636.0 times more home broadband

Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 14.3 times more CO2

Guinea emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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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