Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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 2.6 times more money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $40,620 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 63.2% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 68.1% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Safety
be 70.0% less likely to be murdered
Puerto Rico has a homicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 2.0 times more home broadband
Puerto Rico has 28.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
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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