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

Health

live 11.6 years longer

In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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.

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Economy

make 53.4 times more money

Senegal has a GDP per capita of $1,955 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.

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Life

be 96.4% more likely to be literate

In Senegal, the literacy rate is 50.4% as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

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be 73.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Senegal, approximately 28.9 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.

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have 60.4% fewer children

In Senegal, there are approximately 29.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 34.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Senegal, approximately 74% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 34.9% more likely to have internet access

In Senegal, approximately 60.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

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Expenditures

spend 74.5% less on education

Senegal spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 69.9% less coastline

Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

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Infrastructure

find 14.0 times more home broadband

Senegal has 4.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 6.5 times more CO2

Senegal emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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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