If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Angola, you would:

Health

live 19.9 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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.

Economy

make 12.1 times more money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $5,900 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 72.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 14.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 39.1% more likely to be literate

In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 87.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 58.9 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 72.0% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 48% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 46.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

Expenditures

spend 12.5% less on education

Angola spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 90.0% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Cayman Islands: At a glance

Cayman Islands is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 264 sq km. The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.
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