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

Health

live 10.2 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 3.9 times more money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.

be 64.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 11.8% more likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2007.

be 65.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 30.1% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 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 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cayman Islands, about 81.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 65.1% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 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

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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