Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 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 43.8% more money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
have 21.4% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 59.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 4.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.3% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 98.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 51.4% less on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 71.6% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Safety
be 62.4 times more likely to be murdered
Qatar has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 4.8 times more home broadband
Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 89.4% less CO2
Qatar emits 47.3 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 (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Cayman Islands: At a glance
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