Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 9.6 years longer

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 49.1 times more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.

be 80.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 59.3% more likely to be literate

In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2007.

be 77.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Malawi, approximately 33.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.

have 58.2% fewer children

In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 7.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 13% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 5.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cayman Islands, about 81.0% do as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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