Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 20.6 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $5,066 as of 2025, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $104,293 as of 2024.
Life
be 36.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 12.0 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 13.9% fewer children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 13.4 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 45.7% less on education
Vietnam spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cayman Islands spends 1.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.4% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.4 times more home broadband
Vietnam has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 17.1% more CO2
Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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Cayman Islands: At a glance
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