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

Health

live 14.5 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 28.6 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $71,400 as of 2022.

be 77.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Life

be 41.1% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Cayman Islands, it is 98.9% as of 2021.

be 83.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 50.9% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 33.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 75% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Cayman Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cayman Islands, about 81.1% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 91.6% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 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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