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

Health

live 2.7 years longer

In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 7.0 times more money

Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $14,817 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.

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Life

be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Montenegro, approximately 1.9 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.

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Geography

see 45.5% less coastline

Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

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Safety

be 5.5 times more likely to be murdered

Montenegro has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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Infrastructure

find 74.4% more home broadband

Montenegro has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). 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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