Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 12.1 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 23.0 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.
Life
be 45.2% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2007.
be 77.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2022.
have 62.2% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 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 16.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
be 11.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.
Geography
see 77.3% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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
How big is Cayman Islands compared to Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.