Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of India, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 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 38.6 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $2,702 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
be 26.5% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 78.2% as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.
be 67.2% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 23.3 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.
have 27.7% fewer children
In India, there are approximately 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 61.7% less on education
India spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.7% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Safety
be 55.0% more likely to be murdered
India has a homicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 17.9 times more home broadband
India has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.3 times more CO2
India emits 2.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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