Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 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 2.9 times more money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $35,951 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Japan, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 53.0% less on education
Japan spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Safety
be 19.0 times more likely to be murdered
Japan has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 45.9% more home broadband
Japan has 38.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 36.2% less CO2
Japan emits 7.8 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 (2022). How we calculate this
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