Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
live 12.1 years longer
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 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 86.5 times more money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $1,206 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
be 28.4% more likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.
be 78.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 35.9 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 66.4% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 94.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 52% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 9.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 8.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.
be 51.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Uganda, approximately 63% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, 95% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.7% less on education
Uganda spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 51.3% less likely to be murdered
Uganda has a homicide rate of 9.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 268.4 times more home broadband
Uganda has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 29.4 times more CO2
Uganda emits 0.2 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 (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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