Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Cayman Islands fits inside Belize 87 times.
Belize: 22,966 km² (2023) · Cayman Islands: 264 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Belize’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as Cayman Islands’.
Belize: 386 km (2026 edition) · Cayman Islands: 160 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Belize’s highest peak towers 1,074 m above Cayman Islands’.
Belize: 1,124 m (2026 edition) · Cayman Islands: 50 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Belize has 5.6 times as many people as Cayman Islands.
Belize: 422,924 (2025) · Cayman Islands: 75,844 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Cayman Islands is 17 times as densely populated as Belize.
Belize: 19 per km² (2025) · Cayman Islands: 316 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Belize: 170.5 cm (2019) · Cayman Islands: no data
How tall are the women?
Belize: 158.1 cm (2019) · Cayman Islands: no data
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Cayman Islands is 12 years older than in Belize.
Belize: 25.9 years (2023) · Cayman Islands: 37.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Belize have 0.5 more children on average than in Cayman Islands.
Belize: 2.02 children per woman (2024) · Cayman Islands: 1.53 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Cayman Islands are 65 or older, versus 5.2% in Belize.
Belize: 5.2% (2025) · Cayman Islands: 9.5% (2025)
How many official languages?
Belize has 3 official languages, Cayman Islands 1.
Belize: 3 (2026) · Cayman Islands: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Cayman Islands’ economy is 2.3 times the size of Belize’s.
Belize: $3.33 billion (2025) · Cayman Islands: $7.77 billion (2024)
How much is produced per person?
Cayman Islands produces 6.2 times as much per person as Belize.
Belize: Int$14,966 (2025) · Cayman Islands: Int$92,201 (2024)
How evenly is income shared?
Belize: 39.9 (2018) · Cayman Islands: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Belize: 8.9% (2025) · Cayman Islands: no data
How much goes to the military?
Belize: 0.9% (2024) · Cayman Islands: no data
How expensive is it?
Cayman Islands’ price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Belize’s.
Belize: 53% (2025) · Cayman Islands: 113% (2024)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Belize: $309 (2023) · Cayman Islands: no data
How long do people live?
People in Cayman Islands live 6.8 years longer than in Belize.
Belize: 73.7 years (2024) · Cayman Islands: 80.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Belize: 10.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Cayman Islands: no data
How many doctors are there?
Belize: 1.1 per 1,000 (2018) · Cayman Islands: no data
How common is obesity?
Belize: 43.2% (2024) · Cayman Islands: no data
How many adults smoke?
Belize: 8.5% (2024) · Cayman Islands: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Belize: 6.71 (2025) · Cayman Islands: no data
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cayman Islands drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Belize.
Belize: 5 litres (2023) · Cayman Islands: 11.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Belize: 68.2 kg (2023) · Cayman Islands: no data
How much food is there per day?
Belize: 2,832 kcal (2023) · Cayman Islands: no data
How long do people go to school?
Belize: 8.8 years (2023) · Cayman Islands: no data
How many tourists visit?
Cayman Islands welcomed 4.3 times as many tourists per resident as Belize (2019).
Belize: 0.93 (2022) · Cayman Islands: 3.97 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
81% of people in Cayman Islands are online, versus 80% in Belize.
Belize: 80% (2024) · Cayman Islands: 81% (2017)
Who has electricity at home?
Cayman Islands and Belize are practically level.
Belize: 99.6% (2024) · Cayman Islands: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Cayman Islands live in cities, versus 42% in Belize.
Belize: 42% (2025) · Cayman Islands: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Cayman Islands has 139 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belize 67.
Belize: 67 (2022) · Cayman Islands: 139 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Belize: 1.84 (2023) · Cayman Islands: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 55% of Belize, but only 52% of Cayman Islands.
Belize: 54.5% (2023) · Cayman Islands: 52.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Belize: 1.9 t (2024) · Cayman Islands: no data
How green is the power grid?
87% of Belize’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.2% in Cayman Islands.
Belize: 87.2% (2024) · Cayman Islands: 4.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Cayman Islands carries 4% more fine dust than in Belize.
Belize: 14.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Cayman Islands: 15 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.4 times as likely to be murdered in Belize as in Cayman Islands.
Belize: 28.1 per 100k (2022) · Cayman Islands: 4.4 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Belize: 17.5 per 100k (2021) · Cayman Islands: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Cayman Islands is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Belize.
Belize: 26.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Cayman Islands: 27.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Belize gets 71% more rain than Cayman Islands.
Belize: 1,553 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Cayman Islands: 908 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Belize bigger than Cayman Islands?
Belize is larger. Cayman Islands fits inside Belize 87 times.
Which has more people, Belize or Cayman Islands?
Belize has 5.6 times as many people as Cayman Islands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Belize or Cayman Islands?
People in Cayman Islands live 6.8 years longer than in Belize. Life expectancy at birth is 73.7 years in Belize and 80.5 in Cayman Islands.
