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

Health

live 9.4 years longer

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 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.

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Economy

make 16.2 times more money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $6,449 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.

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Life

have 29.9% fewer children

In Libya, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 36.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 73% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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Geography

see 91.0% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

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Infrastructure

find 12.5 times more home broadband

Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 42.3% less CO2

Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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