Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Tuvalu, you would:
Health
live 13.3 years longer
In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 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 17.3 times more money
Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
be 53.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Tuvalu, approximately 16.5 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.
have 47.4% fewer children
In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 87.8% less on education
Tuvalu spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.7 times more coastline
Tuvalu has a total of 24 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Infrastructure
find 12.5 times more home broadband
Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Tuvalu vs. Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: At a glance
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