Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 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 65.2% more money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $63,133 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
have 24.3% more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 78.6% less on education
Sweden spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.0% less coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Safety
be 3.8 times more likely to be murdered
Sweden has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 38.7% more home broadband
Sweden has 40.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 40.1% more CO2
Sweden emits 3.6 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 (2022). How we calculate this
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Cayman Islands: At a glance
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