Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

live 4.5 years longer

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 5.9 times more money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.

be 17.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

have 15.3% fewer children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, about 81.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 88.1% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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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