Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.1 years longer

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 5.6 times more money

Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 49.4% less on education

Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 97.8% less coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

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Safety

be 35.3% more likely to be murdered

Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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Infrastructure

find 2.4 times more home broadband

Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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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