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

Health

live 16.8 years longer

In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 14.7 times more money

Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.

be 60.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 84.9% more likely to be literate

In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2007.

be 85.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 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 58.3% fewer children

In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 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 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mauritania, approximately 32% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 97.6% more likely to have internet access

In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, about 81.0% do as of 2020.

be 14.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

Geography

see 78.8% less coastline

Mauritania has a total of 754 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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