Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Peru, 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.
Economy
make 10.8 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
be 30.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 11.0 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 26.6% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 64.0% less on education
Peru spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Safety
be 49.2% less likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 4.8 times more home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.5 times more CO2
Peru emits 2.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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