Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years less
In Switzerland, 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.
Life
have 32.9% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.4 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 67.7% less on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 7.3 times more likely to be murdered
Switzerland has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 19.9% more home broadband
Switzerland has 47.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 33.3% more CO2
Switzerland emits 3.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Cayman Islands: At a glance
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