Quality of life comparison

live 6.9 years longer

In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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.

make 26.3 times more money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 13.0% more likely to be literate

In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2007.

be 46.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 45.8% fewer children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 61.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cayman Islands, about 81.0% do as of 2020.

see 93.7% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.