Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 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 4.0 times more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
have 67.5% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 12.5% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 92.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 63.7% less on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 67.9% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Safety
be 74.8% more likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 2.2 times more home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 37.0% more CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 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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Cayman Islands: At a glance
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