Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years longer
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 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 19.3 times more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
be 17.7% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 84.1% as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.
be 61.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 20.1 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 54.8% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 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 2.8 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Infrastructure
find 3.2 times more home broadband
Iraq has 17.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Cayman Islands: At a glance
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