The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Cayman Islands fits inside the Bahamas 53 times
Bahamas: 13,878 km² (2024) · Cayman Islands: 264 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The Bahamas’ coastline is 22 times as long as Cayman Islands’
Bahamas: 3,542 km (2026 edition) · Cayman Islands: 160 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Bahamas’ highest peak towers 14 m above Cayman Islands’
Bahamas: 64 m (2026 edition) · Cayman Islands: 50 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 11% of Cayman Islands, versus 1.3% of the Bahamas
Bahamas: 1.3% (2024) · Cayman Islands: 11.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Bahamas has 5.3 times as many people as Cayman Islands
Bahamas: 403,033 (2025) · Cayman Islands: 75,844 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Cayman Islands is 7.8 times as densely populated as the Bahamas
Bahamas: 40 per km² (2025) · Cayman Islands: 316 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Bahamas: 174.4 cm (2019) · Cayman Islands: no data
How tall are the women?
Bahamas: 163.5 cm (2019) · Cayman Islands: no data
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Cayman Islands is 3.3 years older than in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 34.6 years (2023) · Cayman Islands: 37.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Cayman Islands have 0.2 more children on average than in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 1.37 children per woman (2024) · Cayman Islands: 1.53 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in the Bahamas are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Cayman Islands
Bahamas: 12.1% (2025) · Cayman Islands: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Cayman Islands hosts 28 times as many refugees per resident as the Bahamas
Bahamas: 0.025 per 1,000 (2025) · Cayman Islands: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many official languages?
The Bahamas and Cayman Islands are practically level
Bahamas: 1 (2026) · Cayman Islands: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Bahamas’ economy is 2 times the size of Cayman Islands’
Bahamas: $15.8 billion (2024) · Cayman Islands: $7.77 billion (2024)
How much is produced per person?
Cayman Islands produces 2.2 times as much per person as the Bahamas
Bahamas: Int$41,258 (2024) · Cayman Islands: Int$92,201 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Bahamas: 9.2% (2025) · Cayman Islands: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Bahamas: 17.3% (2024) · Cayman Islands: no data
How expensive is it?
Cayman Islands’ price level (US = 100) is 1.2× the Bahamas’
Bahamas: 96% (2024) · Cayman Islands: 113% (2024)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Bahamas: $2,262 (2023) · Cayman Islands: no data
How long do people live?
People in Cayman Islands live 5.8 years longer than in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 74.7 years (2024) · Cayman Islands: 80.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Bahamas: 11.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Cayman Islands: no data
How many doctors are there?
Bahamas: 1.9 per 1,000 (2017) · Cayman Islands: no data
How many hospital beds are there?
Bahamas: 2.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Cayman Islands: no data
How common is suicide?
Bahamas: 2.4 per 100k (2023) · Cayman Islands: no data
How common is obesity?
Bahamas: 48.4% (2024) · Cayman Islands: no data
How many adults smoke?
Bahamas: 17.3% (2024) · Cayman Islands: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cayman Islands drink 44% more alcohol than in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 8.1 litres (2023) · Cayman Islands: 11.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Bahamas: 114.9 kg (2023) · Cayman Islands: no data
How much food is there per day?
Bahamas: 2,672 kcal (2023) · Cayman Islands: no data
How long do people go to school?
Bahamas: 12.8 years (2023) · Cayman Islands: no data
How many tourists visit?
The Bahamas welcomed 17% more tourists per resident than Cayman Islands (2019)
Bahamas: 4.66 (2024) · Cayman Islands: 3.97 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Bahamas: 0 (2026) · Cayman Islands: no data
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Bahamas has won 16 Olympic medals, Cayman Islands none
Bahamas: 16 (2026 edition) · Cayman Islands: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in the Bahamas are online, versus 81% in Cayman Islands
Bahamas: 92% (2024) · Cayman Islands: 81% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Cayman Islands is 48% faster than in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 167 Mbps (2026) · Cayman Islands: 246 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
The Bahamas and Cayman Islands are practically level
Bahamas: 100% (2024) · Cayman Islands: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Cayman Islands live in cities, versus 81% in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 81% (2025) · Cayman Islands: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Cayman Islands has 139 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Bahamas 97
Bahamas: 97 (2024) · Cayman Islands: 139 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Bahamas: 3.64 (2023) · Cayman Islands: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Cayman Islands, but only 51% of the Bahamas
Bahamas: 50.9% (2024) · Cayman Islands: 53% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Bahamas: 7.6 t (2024) · Cayman Islands: no data
How green is the power grid?
4.2% of Cayman Islands’ electricity is renewable, versus 0.9% in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 0.9% (2024) · Cayman Islands: 4.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Cayman Islands carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Cayman Islands: 15 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.4 times as likely to be murdered in the Bahamas as in Cayman Islands
Bahamas: 32.2 per 100k (2022) · Cayman Islands: 4.4 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Bahamas: 30.5 per 100k (2023) · Cayman Islands: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Cayman Islands is on average 1.3 °C warmer than the Bahamas
Bahamas: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Cayman Islands: 27.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Bahamas gets 3% more rain than Cayman Islands
Bahamas: 934 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Cayman Islands: 908 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is the Bahamas bigger than Cayman Islands?
The Bahamas is larger. Cayman Islands fits inside the Bahamas 53 times.
Which has more people, the Bahamas or Cayman Islands?
The Bahamas has 5.3 times as many people as Cayman Islands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Bahamas or Cayman Islands?
People in Cayman Islands live 5.8 years longer than in the Bahamas. Life expectancy at birth is 74.7 years in the Bahamas and 80.5 in Cayman Islands.