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

Health

live 19.6 years longer

In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 34.0 times more money

Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 27.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Mali, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 2.8 times more likely to be literate

In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 87.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Mali, approximately 60.6 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 Mali, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 87.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mali, approximately 53% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Mali, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 12.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mali, approximately 86% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

Expenditures

spend 52.3% less on education

Mali spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.


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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