Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.2 years less

In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 87.8% more money

Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.

be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

have 20.1% more children

In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 68.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Malta, approximately 4.5 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.

Geography

see 18.7% less coastline

Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

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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