Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 11.1 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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.
Life
be 77.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 33.8 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 Yemen, 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 19.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 84% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 75% 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 4.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.
be 27.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 75% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, 95% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 91.6% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.
Infrastructure
find 44.4 times more home broadband
Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cayman Islands has 56.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 19.2 times more CO2
Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cayman Islands emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Cayman Islands: At a glance
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