The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 11M in Cuba (ranked 86/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 40,077 sq mi for Cuba (ranked 190th vs. 103rd).
By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
76930
|
10937204
|
| Population rank | 187/197 | 89/197 |
| GDP |
$7.14B
2023 |
$107B
2020 |
| GDP rank | 159/197 | 69/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$97,750
2023 |
$9,605
2020 |
| GDP per capita rank | 6/197 | 87/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$86,689
2023 |
$12,300
2016 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$82,674
2025 |
$3,584
2025 |
| Land area |
92.7 sq mi
2025 |
40,077 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
804 ppl/mi²
2024 |
274 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
1.53
2023 |
1.44
2023 |
| Median age |
39.3 years
2024 |
43.1 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
80.7 years
2025 |
78.4 years
2025 |
Cayman Islands and Cuba: Comparison Charts
Cayman Islands and Cuba economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1970 | - | $5,693,005,200 |
| 1971 | - | $6,914,658,400 |
| 1972 | - | $8,135,150,892 |
| 1973 | - | $9,987,709,650 |
| 1974 | - | $11,405,957,317 |
| 1975 | - | $13,027,415,244 |
| 1976 | - | $13,789,579,903 |
| 1977 | - | $14,206,158,675 |
| 1978 | - | $17,844,705,325 |
| 1979 | - | $19,584,443,288 |
| 1980 | - | $19,912,889,861 |
| 1981 | - | $20,150,254,096 |
| 1982 | - | $20,953,510,235 |
| 1983 | - | $22,204,940,512 |
| 1984 | - | $24,039,383,608 |
| 1985 | - | $22,920,490,774 |
| 1986 | - | $24,226,574,634 |
| 1987 | - | $25,213,935,012 |
| 1988 | - | $27,458,999,472 |
| 1989 | - | $27,023,468,666 |
| 1990 | - | $28,645,436,569 |
| 1991 | - | $24,316,556,026 |
| 1992 | - | $22,085,858,243 |
| 1993 | - | $22,367,254,865 |
| 1994 | - | $28,448,326,757 |
| 1995 | - | $30,429,803,651 |
| 1996 | - | $25,017,368,700 |
| 1997 | - | $25,365,908,100 |
| 1998 | - | $25,736,331,200 |
| 1999 | - | $28,364,615,200 |
| 2000 | - | $30,565,400,000 |
| 2001 | - | $31,682,400,000 |
| 2002 | - | $33,590,500,000 |
| 2003 | - | $35,901,200,000 |
| 2004 | - | $38,203,000,000 |
| 2005 | - | $42,643,836,100 |
| 2006 | $4,200,288,241 | $48,835,925,926 |
| 2007 | $4,466,278,065 | $54,262,870,370 |
| 2008 | $4,585,949,024 | $56,302,129,630 |
| 2009 | $4,281,714,567 | $57,481,481,481 |
| 2010 | $4,156,841,107 | $59,562,962,963 |
| 2011 | $4,186,073,104 | $68,990,000,000 |
| 2012 | $4,291,004,524 | $73,141,000,000 |
| 2013 | $4,405,796,023 | $77,148,000,000 |
| 2014 | $4,562,853,611 | $80,656,100,000 |
| 2015 | $4,708,167,233 | $87,132,800,000 |
| 2016 | $4,909,322,237 | $91,370,407,864 |
| 2017 | $5,166,281,305 | $96,850,649,692 |
| 2018 | $5,530,178,441 | $100,050,036,096 |
| 2019 | $5,941,896,608 | $103,427,600,000 |
| 2020 | $5,655,358,021 | $107,351,800,000 |
| 2021 | $6,060,026,520 | - |
| 2022 | $6,600,843,963 | - |
| 2023 | $7,139,428,558 | - |
Cayman Islands and Cuba economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1970 | - | $645 |
| 1971 | - | $770 |
| 1972 | - | $892 |
| 1973 | - | $1,079 |
| 1974 | - | $1,217 |
| 1975 | - | $1,374 |
| 1976 | - | $1,441 |
| 1977 | - | $1,472 |
| 1978 | - | $1,837 |
| 1979 | - | $2,006 |
| 1980 | - | $2,031 |
| 1981 | - | $2,046 |
| 1982 | - | $2,114 |
| 1983 | - | $2,222 |
| 1984 | - | $2,386 |
| 1985 | - | $2,257 |
| 1986 | - | $2,365 |
| 1987 | - | $2,440 |
| 1988 | - | $2,632 |
| 1989 | - | $2,566 |
| 1990 | - | $2,694 |
| 1991 | - | $2,269 |
| 1992 | - | $2,048 |
| 1993 | - | $2,063 |
| 1994 | - | $2,613 |
| 1995 | - | $2,785 |
| 1996 | - | $2,282 |
| 1997 | - | $2,306 |
| 1998 | - | $2,332 |
| 1999 | - | $2,562 |
| 2000 | - | $2,751 |
| 2001 | - | $2,843 |
| 2002 | - | $3,005 |
| 2003 | - | $3,203 |
| 2004 | - | $3,399 |
| 2005 | - | $3,786 |
| 2006 | $87,085 | $4,330 |
| 2007 | $89,888 | $4,807 |
| 2008 | $89,655 | $4,986 |
| 2009 | $81,374 | $5,089 |
| 2010 | $76,838 | $5,272 |
| 2011 | $75,281 | $6,104 |
| 2012 | $75,102 | $6,471 |
| 2013 | $75,114 | $6,828 |
| 2014 | $75,845 | $7,147 |
| 2015 | $76,379 | $7,728 |
| 2016 | $77,802 | $8,111 |
| 2017 | $80,054 | $8,611 |
| 2018 | $83,866 | $8,911 |
| 2019 | $88,254 | $9,232 |
| 2020 | $82,339 | $9,605 |
| 2021 | $86,438 | - |
| 2022 | $92,202 | - |
| 2023 | $97,750 | - |
Cayman Islands vs. Cuba life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1950 | 54 | 59 |
| 1951 | 54.5 | 59.4 |
| 1952 | 55 | 59.8 |
| 1953 | 55.4 | 60.2 |
| 1954 | 55.9 | 60.7 |
| 1955 | 56.4 | 61.2 |
| 1956 | 56.8 | 61.5 |
| 1957 | 57.3 | 61.9 |
| 1958 | 57.7 | 62.3 |
| 1959 | 58.2 | 62.8 |
| 1960 | 58.8 | 63.3 |
| 1961 | 59.4 | 63.7 |
| 1962 | 60.1 | 64.4 |
| 1963 | 60.8 | 64.3 |
| 1964 | 61.4 | 65.3 |
| 1965 | 62.2 | 65.6 |
| 1966 | 62.8 | 66.1 |
| 1967 | 63.2 | 66.5 |
| 1968 | 63.6 | 66.9 |
| 1969 | 64 | 67.4 |
| 1970 | 64.4 | 67.9 |
| 1971 | 64.8 | 68.4 |
| 1972 | 65.4 | 68.9 |
| 1973 | 65.9 | 69.3 |
| 1974 | 66.5 | 69.9 |
| 1975 | 67 | 70.4 |
| 1976 | 67.5 | 70.9 |
| 1977 | 68.1 | 71.4 |
| 1978 | 68.5 | 71.9 |
| 1979 | 69 | 72.3 |
| 1980 | 69.5 | 72.6 |
| 1981 | 70 | 73 |
| 1982 | 70.4 | 73.4 |
| 1983 | 70.8 | 73.6 |
| 1984 | 71.2 | 73.6 |
| 1985 | 71.6 | 73.5 |
| 1986 | 71.9 | 73.6 |
| 1987 | 72.1 | 73.6 |
| 1988 | 72.4 | 73.7 |
| 1989 | 72.5 | 73.7 |
| 1990 | 72.7 | 73.8 |
| 1991 | 72.9 | 73.8 |
| 1992 | 73.1 | 73.8 |
| 1993 | 73.2 | 73.9 |
| 1994 | 73.4 | 74.1 |
| 1995 | 73.6 | 74.3 |
| 1996 | 73.7 | 74.7 |
| 1997 | 73.9 | 75.1 |
| 1998 | 74.1 | 75.4 |
| 1999 | 74.2 | 75.7 |
| 2000 | 74.4 | 75.9 |
| 2001 | 74.5 | 76.4 |
| 2002 | 74.6 | 76.8 |
| 2003 | 74.6 | 77.4 |
| 2004 | 74.6 | 77.3 |
| 2005 | 74.9 | 77.5 |
| 2006 | 75 | 77.4 |
| 2007 | 75.2 | 77.6 |
| 2008 | 75.4 | 77.6 |
| 2009 | 75.7 | 77.6 |
| 2010 | 76.1 | 77.9 |
| 2011 | 76.6 | 78.1 |
| 2012 | 77.1 | 78.2 |
| 2013 | 77.7 | 78 |
| 2014 | 77.9 | 77.8 |
| 2015 | 78.1 | 77.7 |
| 2016 | 78.4 | 77.6 |
| 2017 | 78.6 | 77.3 |
| 2018 | 78.8 | 77.4 |
| 2019 | 79.1 | 77.4 |
| 2020 | 79.2 | 77.4 |
| 2021 | 79.3 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 80 | 77.6 |
| 2023 | 80.4 | 78.1 |
| 2024 | 80.5 | 78.3 |
| 2025 | 80.7 | 78.4 |
Cayman Islands and Cuba population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 8,428 | 7,238,081 |
| 1961 | 8,601 | 7,387,117 |
| 1962 | 8,781 | 7,541,098 |
| 1963 | 8,970 | 7,701,660 |
| 1964 | 9,166 | 7,866,020 |
| 1965 | 9,361 | 8,030,797 |
| 1966 | 9,560 | 8,193,450 |
| 1967 | 9,769 | 8,352,625 |
| 1968 | 9,971 | 8,509,522 |
| 1969 | 10,165 | 8,666,640 |
| 1970 | 10,517 | 8,824,382 |
| 1971 | 11,098 | 8,979,085 |
| 1972 | 11,764 | 9,123,891 |
| 1973 | 12,438 | 9,255,328 |
| 1974 | 13,114 | 9,374,183 |
| 1975 | 13,788 | 9,479,726 |
| 1976 | 14,454 | 9,571,242 |
| 1977 | 15,105 | 9,648,440 |
| 1978 | 15,727 | 9,711,980 |
| 1979 | 16,351 | 9,763,355 |
| 1980 | 17,079 | 9,804,796 |
| 1981 | 17,905 | 9,849,320 |
| 1982 | 18,750 | 9,912,681 |
| 1983 | 19,598 | 9,991,026 |
| 1984 | 20,454 | 10,073,299 |
| 1985 | 21,324 | 10,157,228 |
| 1986 | 22,197 | 10,244,247 |
| 1987 | 23,073 | 10,335,342 |
| 1988 | 23,951 | 10,432,585 |
| 1989 | 24,874 | 10,533,243 |
| 1990 | 25,999 | 10,631,799 |
| 1991 | 27,294 | 10,717,640 |
| 1992 | 28,621 | 10,785,801 |
| 1993 | 29,976 | 10,841,031 |
| 1994 | 31,352 | 10,886,021 |
| 1995 | 32,743 | 10,925,362 |
| 1996 | 34,143 | 10,962,010 |
| 1997 | 35,543 | 10,997,934 |
| 1998 | 36,922 | 11,034,712 |
| 1999 | 38,284 | 11,072,230 |
| 2000 | 39,674 | 11,109,109 |
| 2001 | 41,089 | 11,144,132 |
| 2002 | 42,514 | 11,177,418 |
| 2003 | 43,934 | 11,209,383 |
| 2004 | 45,352 | 11,238,756 |
| 2005 | 46,788 | 11,262,554 |
| 2006 | 48,232 | 11,278,550 |
| 2007 | 49,687 | 11,287,272 |
| 2008 | 51,151 | 11,291,762 |
| 2009 | 52,618 | 11,294,719 |
| 2010 | 54,099 | 11,297,409 |
| 2011 | 55,606 | 11,301,571 |
| 2012 | 57,136 | 11,303,175 |
| 2013 | 58,655 | 11,298,167 |
| 2014 | 60,160 | 11,285,775 |
| 2015 | 61,642 | 11,275,065 |
| 2016 | 63,100 | 11,265,612 |
| 2017 | 64,535 | 11,247,829 |
| 2018 | 65,941 | 11,227,118 |
| 2019 | 67,327 | 11,202,846 |
| 2020 | 68,684 | 11,176,354 |
| 2021 | 70,108 | 11,122,168 |
| 2022 | 71,591 | 11,059,820 |
| 2023 | 73,038 | 11,019,931 |
| 2024 | 74,457 | 10,979,783 |
Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Cuba
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 4.71 | 4.13 |
| 1961 | 4.78 | 4.26 |
| 1962 | 4.79 | 4.42 |
| 1963 | 4.69 | 4.56 |
| 1964 | 4.41 | 4.53 |
| 1965 | 4.16 | 4.5 |
| 1966 | 4.08 | 4.4 |
| 1967 | 4.05 | 4.29 |
| 1968 | 3.99 | 4.19 |
| 1969 | 3.52 | 4.12 |
| 1970 | 4.66 | 3.98 |
| 1971 | 3.47 | 3.8 |
| 1972 | 4.89 | 3.61 |
| 1973 | 3.56 | 3.4 |
| 1974 | 2.96 | 3.16 |
| 1975 | 2.72 | 2.82 |
| 1976 | 2.53 | 2.51 |
| 1977 | 2.41 | 2.21 |
| 1978 | 2.37 | 1.88 |
| 1979 | 2.37 | 1.77 |
| 1980 | 2.4 | 1.64 |
| 1981 | 2.38 | 1.59 |
| 1982 | 2.01 | 1.78 |
| 1983 | 1.83 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 1.79 | 1.77 |
| 1985 | 1.75 | 1.77 |
| 1986 | 1.69 | 1.78 |
| 1987 | 1.58 | 1.8 |
| 1988 | 1.63 | 1.85 |
| 1989 | 1.76 | 1.83 |
| 1990 | 1.78 | 1.81 |
| 1991 | 1.85 | 1.66 |
| 1992 | 1.73 | 1.56 |
| 1993 | 1.67 | 1.49 |
| 1994 | 1.66 | 1.47 |
| 1995 | 1.67 | 1.48 |
| 1996 | 1.69 | 1.46 |
| 1997 | 1.7 | 1.59 |
| 1998 | 1.7 | 1.62 |
| 1999 | 1.71 | 1.64 |
| 2000 | 1.71 | 1.61 |
| 2001 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | 1.68 | 1.65 |
| 2003 | 1.67 | 1.63 |
| 2004 | 1.67 | 1.55 |
| 2005 | 1.67 | 1.49 |
| 2006 | 1.67 | 1.4 |
| 2007 | 1.68 | 1.44 |
| 2008 | 1.7 | 1.58 |
| 2009 | 1.72 | 1.68 |
| 2010 | 1.69 | 1.67 |
| 2011 | 1.64 | 1.73 |
| 2012 | 1.53 | 1.67 |
| 2013 | 1.45 | 1.68 |
| 2014 | 1.33 | 1.66 |
| 2015 | 1.27 | 1.69 |
| 2016 | 1.23 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 1.22 | 1.59 |
| 2018 | 1.28 | 1.61 |
| 2019 | 1.51 | 1.54 |
| 2020 | 1.55 | 1.49 |
| 2021 | 1.55 | 1.43 |
| 2022 | 1.54 | 1.41 |
| 2023 | 1.53 | 1.44 |
Cayman Islands and Cuba demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 23.5 | 22.5 |
| 1961 | 23.3 | 22.5 |
| 1962 | 22.9 | 22.4 |
| 1963 | 22.6 | 22.3 |
| 1964 | 22.3 | 22.2 |
| 1965 | 22.1 | 22.1 |
| 1966 | 21.8 | 22 |
| 1967 | 21.6 | 21.9 |
| 1968 | 21.3 | 21.9 |
| 1969 | 21.2 | 21.8 |
| 1970 | 21.2 | 21.8 |
| 1971 | 21.4 | 21.9 |
| 1972 | 21.8 | 21.9 |
| 1973 | 22.2 | 22.1 |
| 1974 | 22.6 | 22.2 |
| 1975 | 23.1 | 22.5 |
| 1976 | 23.7 | 22.7 |
| 1977 | 24.3 | 23 |
| 1978 | 25 | 23.4 |
| 1979 | 25.7 | 23.7 |
| 1980 | 26 | 24.1 |
| 1981 | 26.1 | 24.5 |
| 1982 | 26.2 | 24.8 |
| 1983 | 26.4 | 25.1 |
| 1984 | 26.8 | 25.5 |
| 1985 | 27.2 | 25.9 |
| 1986 | 27.6 | 26.3 |
| 1987 | 28.1 | 26.7 |
| 1988 | 28.6 | 27.1 |
| 1989 | 29.1 | 27.5 |
| 1990 | 29.5 | 27.9 |
| 1991 | 29.6 | 28.3 |
| 1992 | 29.9 | 28.7 |
| 1993 | 30.1 | 29.2 |
| 1994 | 30.5 | 29.7 |
| 1995 | 30.8 | 30.3 |
| 1996 | 31.3 | 30.9 |
| 1997 | 31.8 | 31.4 |
| 1998 | 32.3 | 32 |
| 1999 | 32.9 | 32.5 |
| 2000 | 33.2 | 33.1 |
| 2001 | 33.3 | 33.6 |
| 2002 | 33.4 | 34.2 |
| 2003 | 33.5 | 34.7 |
| 2004 | 33.7 | 35.2 |
| 2005 | 33.9 | 35.7 |
| 2006 | 34.2 | 36.2 |
| 2007 | 34.5 | 36.8 |
| 2008 | 34.8 | 37.3 |
| 2009 | 35.1 | 37.7 |
| 2010 | 35.4 | 38.2 |
| 2011 | 35.7 | 38.6 |
| 2012 | 35.8 | 39.1 |
| 2013 | 35.9 | 39.7 |
| 2014 | 36.1 | 40.2 |
| 2015 | 36.3 | 40.6 |
| 2016 | 36.5 | 40.9 |
| 2017 | 36.8 | 41.3 |
| 2018 | 37.1 | 41.6 |
| 2019 | 37.4 | 41.9 |
| 2020 | 37.8 | 42.1 |
| 2021 | 38.1 | 42.3 |
| 2022 | 38.5 | 42.5 |
| 2023 | 38.9 | 42.8 |
| 2024 | 39.3 | 43.1 |
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Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$4.42B
2022 |
$101B
2019 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
14%
2025 |
49%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
1.57%
2023 |
8.44%
2022 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP | n/a |
2.88%
2018 |
| Armed forces personnel | n/a |
76,000
2020 |
| Unemployment rate |
4.24%
2015 |
1.7%
2018 |
| Services, % of GDP |
85.4%
2022 |
70%
2023 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
8.19%
2022 |
27.5%
2023 |
| Economic freedom index |
74
2025 |
25.4
2025 |
| Listed domestic companies |
4
2020 |
n/a |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$644M
2020 |
n/a |
| Total reserves including gold |
$234M
2023 |
$144M
1960 |
| Personal remittances received |
$10.2M
2024 |
n/a |
| International tourist arrivals |
660,000
2020 |
1,086,000
2020 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
22.9%
2019 |
n/a |
Energy
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita | n/a |
816 kg
2022 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
0.36 megatons
2023 |
22.1 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
4.9 tons
2023 |
2 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share | n/a |
88.1%
2022 |
| Renewable energy use share |
0%
2022 |
20.9%
2021 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a |
0.34%
2022 |
| Net energy imports use share | n/a |
62.8%
2022 |
| Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
1,102 kWh
2022 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
2.94%
2021 |
5.19%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
0.77%
2022 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.0009%
2024 |
0.13%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+896
2024 |
-22,356
2024 |
| Urban population |
100%
2024 |
77.7%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height | n/a |
5.7 ft
2025 |
| Average female height | n/a |
5.25 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
83.2
2025 |
47.4
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
76
2025 |
41
2024 |
| Higher education index |
20
2025 |
52
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
4.46
2020 |
4.42
2019 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
14
2025 |
8.9
2019 |
| Visa free countries | n/a |
75
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
99%
2017 |
99.7%
2021 |
| English speaking |
76.6%
2023 |
6%
2025 |
| People using the Internet |
81.1%
2017 |
71.3%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$1,199
2020 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$107
2020 |
| Life expectancy |
80.7 years
2025 |
78.4 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure | n/a |
0.03%
2022 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
1.94
1997 |
9.43
2021 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births | n/a |
35
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | n/a |
8.3
2023 |
| Obesity rate | n/a |
22.6%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
11.1%
2024 |
9.4%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
78
2025 |
90
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence | n/a |
17.4%
2022 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita | n/a |
5.38 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.0002%
2025 |
0.07%
2025 |
| Land area per capita |
1,245 sq mi
2024 |
3,650 sq mi
2024 |
| Agricultural land area |
10.4 sq mi
2025 |
24,714 sq mi
2025 |
| Forest area |
48.6 sq mi
2025 |
12,517 sq mi
2025 |
| Roads length |
488 mi
2007 |
n/a |
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