Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.1 years longer

In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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 2.5 times more money

Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.

be 34.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

have 33.9% more children

In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 57.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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.

Geography

see 67.9% less coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 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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