The duel
World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Cayman Islands fits inside the median country 422 times
Cayman Islands: 264 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Cayman Islands’
Cayman Islands: 160 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,285 m above Cayman Islands’
Cayman Islands: 50 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 11% of Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: 11.3% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 98 times as many people as Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: 75,844 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Cayman Islands is 3.2 times as densely populated as the median country
Cayman Islands: 316 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Cayman Islands is 6.8 years older than in the median country
Cayman Islands: 37.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.4 more children on average than in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: 1.53 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Cayman Islands are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Cayman Islands: 9.5% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 17% more refugees per resident than Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Cayman Islands and the median country are practically level
Cayman Islands: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 5.9 times the size of Cayman Islands’
Cayman Islands: $7.77 billion (2024) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Cayman Islands produces 4.4 times as much per person as the median country
Cayman Islands: Int$92,201 (2024) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Cayman Islands’ price level (US = 100) is 2.5× the median country’s
Cayman Islands: 113% (2024) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Cayman Islands live 5.9 years longer than in the median country
Cayman Islands: 80.5 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Cayman Islands drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in the median country
Cayman Islands: 11.7 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Cayman Islands welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019)
Cayman Islands: 3.97 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Cayman Islands none
Cayman Islands: 0 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
The median country and Cayman Islands are practically level
Cayman Islands: 81% (2017) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Cayman Islands is 53% faster than in the median country
Cayman Islands: 246 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Cayman Islands and the median country are practically level
Cayman Islands: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Cayman Islands live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Cayman Islands: 100% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Cayman Islands has 139 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Cayman Islands: 139 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Cayman Islands, but only 33% of the median country
Cayman Islands: 53% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.2% in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: 4.2% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 11% more fine dust than in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: 15 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 93% more likely to be murdered in Cayman Islands than in the median country
Cayman Islands: 4.4 per 100k (2020) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Cayman Islands: no data · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Cayman Islands is on average 4.3 °C warmer than the median country
Cayman Islands: 27.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 12% more rain than Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: 908 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Cayman Islands bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Cayman Islands fits inside the median country 422 times.
Which has more people, Cayman Islands or the median country?
The median country has 98 times as many people as Cayman Islands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cayman Islands or the median country?
People in Cayman Islands live 5.9 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 80.5 years in Cayman Islands and 74.6 in the median country.