Quality of life comparison

live 7.3 years longer

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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.

make 12.3 times more money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2022, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 19.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

be 19.7% more likely to be literate

In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 59.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 29.9% fewer children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cayman Islands, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 42.3% more likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

be 17.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cayman Islands, 97% of people do as of 2015.

spend 54.3% less on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 82.4% less coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.