Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 3.3 times more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
have 46.3% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 65.5% less on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.1% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Safety
be 6.1 times more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 24.6% more home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 50.6% more CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 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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Cayman Islands: At a glance
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