Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 12.7 years longer
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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.
Economy
make 65.4 times more money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $1,596 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
be 68.0% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.9% as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.
be 84.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 48.2 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.
have 57.8% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 27.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 41.7% more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 57.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 19.5% less on education
Pakistan spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 84.7% less coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Infrastructure
find 38.3 times more home broadband
Pakistan has 1.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 6.2 times more CO2
Pakistan emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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