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

Health

live 2.2 years longer

In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 55.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

make 13.7% less money

Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.

Life

have 25.3% more children

In Qatar, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 15.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Qatar, approximately 6.6 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.

Basic Needs

be 19.0% less likely to have internet access

In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, about 81.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 71.6% less coastline

Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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