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Cayman Islands vs Denmark statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 5.98M in Denmark (ranked 114/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 15,444 sq mi for Denmark (ranked 190th vs. 130th).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Denmark
Population
76930
6018959
Population rank 187/197 114/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$429B
2024
GDP rank 159/197 38/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$71,852
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 12/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$79,514
2024
Government debt n/a
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
26.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$20,114
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 31/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$50,067
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
15,444 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
387 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
42.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Cayman Islands and Denmark: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Denmark economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Denmark
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Denmark
1960 - $6,361,166,545
1961 - $7,058,361,229
1962 - $7,953,274,741
1963 - $8,466,044,980
1964 - $9,677,401,337
1965 - $10,870,670,865
1966 - $11,931,740,293
1967 - $13,059,064,806
1968 - $13,505,574,133
1969 - $15,414,902,667
1970 - $17,075,457,733
1971 - $19,086,192,720
1972 - $23,230,667,549
1973 - $30,718,181,337
1974 - $34,125,712,481
1975 - $40,418,967,666
1976 - $44,503,607,444
1977 - $49,711,709,588
1978 - $60,320,089,218
1979 - $70,393,030,603
1980 - $70,811,287,816
1981 - $61,459,941,461
1982 - $60,084,214,872
1983 - $60,331,158,447
1984 - $58,868,891,335
1985 - $62,452,421,011
1986 - $87,748,695,217
1987 - $109,183,446,340
1988 - $115,540,189,705
1989 - $112,312,200,761
1990 - $138,217,740,684
1991 - $139,180,507,778
1992 - $152,966,494,260
1993 - $143,111,306,004
1994 - $156,017,919,221
1995 - $184,848,481,008
1996 - $187,481,157,846
1997 - $173,241,365,735
1998 - $176,877,077,513
1999 - $177,887,720,536
2000 - $164,043,817,224
2001 - $164,881,594,415
2002 - $178,788,209,558
2003 - $218,421,193,436
2004 - $251,986,155,631
2005 - $265,150,087,712
2006 $4,200,288,241 $283,386,151,544
2007 $4,466,278,065 $320,213,157,595
2008 $4,585,949,024 $354,979,471,960
2009 $4,281,714,567 $322,619,152,195
2010 $4,156,841,107 $322,345,594,075
2011 $4,186,073,104 $344,315,595,263
2012 $4,291,004,524 $326,792,574,245
2013 $4,405,796,023 $344,631,016,965
2014 $4,562,853,611 $352,832,602,064
2015 $4,708,167,233 $301,758,922,338
2016 $4,909,322,237 $312,181,849,372
2017 $5,166,281,305 $331,610,593,962
2018 $5,530,178,441 $355,293,374,912
2019 $5,941,896,608 $345,401,473,013
2020 $5,655,358,021 $355,631,021,932
2021 $6,060,026,520 $408,378,204,640
2022 $6,600,843,963 $401,945,576,108
2023 $7,139,428,558 $407,091,920,305
2024 - $429,457,372,072

Cayman Islands and Denmark economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Denmark
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Denmark
1960 - $1,389
1961 - $1,531
1962 - $1,711
1963 - $1,807
1964 - $2,049
1965 - $2,284
1966 - $2,487
1967 - $2,701
1968 - $2,776
1969 - $3,151
1970 - $3,464
1971 - $3,846
1972 - $4,654
1973 - $6,117
1974 - $6,764
1975 - $7,988
1976 - $8,773
1977 - $9,770
1978 - $11,818
1979 - $13,757
1980 - $13,822
1981 - $12,000
1982 - $11,740
1983 - $11,797
1984 - $11,517
1985 - $12,213
1986 - $17,137
1987 - $21,296
1988 - $22,525
1989 - $21,882
1990 - $26,886
1991 - $27,003
1992 - $29,579
1993 - $27,582
1994 - $29,968
1995 - $35,321
1996 - $35,622
1997 - $32,780
1998 - $33,346
1999 - $33,426
2000 - $30,722
2001 - $30,768
2002 - $33,257
2003 - $40,519
2004 - $46,625
2005 - $48,926
2006 $87,085 $52,119
2007 $89,888 $58,632
2008 $89,655 $64,617
2009 $81,374 $58,413
2010 $76,838 $58,105
2011 $75,281 $61,810
2012 $75,102 $58,444
2013 $75,114 $61,378
2014 $75,845 $62,520
2015 $76,379 $53,094
2016 $77,802 $54,501
2017 $80,054 $57,522
2018 $83,866 $61,325
2019 $88,254 $59,404
2020 $82,339 $60,985
2021 $86,438 $69,728
2022 $92,202 $68,091
2023 $97,750 $68,454
2024 - $71,852

Cayman Islands vs. Denmark life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Denmark
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Denmark
1950 54 70.3
1951 54.5 70.9
1952 55 70.8
1953 55.4 71.2
1954 55.9 71.3
1955 56.4 71.9
1956 56.8 72
1957 57.3 71.8
1958 57.7 72.2
1959 58.2 72.2
1960 58.8 72.2
1961 59.4 72.5
1962 60.1 72.4
1963 60.8 72.4
1964 61.4 72.5
1965 62.2 72.4
1966 62.8 72.5
1967 63.2 73
1968 63.6 73.1
1969 64 73.2
1970 64.4 73.4
1971 64.8 73.4
1972 65.4 73.5
1973 65.9 73.7
1974 66.5 73.8
1975 67 74.1
1976 67.5 73.8
1977 68.1 74.7
1978 68.5 74.4
1979 69 74.2
1980 69.5 74.1
1981 70 74.3
1982 70.4 74.6
1983 70.8 74.5
1984 71.2 74.6
1985 71.6 74.5
1986 71.9 74.6
1987 72.1 74.7
1988 72.4 74.8
1989 72.5 74.9
1990 72.7 74.9
1991 72.9 75.2
1992 73.1 75.3
1993 73.2 75.2
1994 73.4 75.4
1995 73.6 75.3
1996 73.7 75.7
1997 73.9 76
1998 74.1 76.4
1999 74.2 76.6
2000 74.4 76.8
2001 74.5 77
2002 74.6 77.1
2003 74.6 77.4
2004 74.6 77.8
2005 74.9 78.2
2006 75 78.2
2007 75.2 78.3
2008 75.4 78.7
2009 75.7 79
2010 76.1 79.2
2011 76.6 79.8
2012 77.1 80.1
2013 77.7 80.3
2014 77.9 80.6
2015 78.1 80.7
2016 78.4 80.9
2017 78.6 81.1
2018 78.8 81
2019 79.1 81.4
2020 79.2 81.5
2021 79.3 81.4
2022 80 81.3
2023 80.4 81.9
2024 80.5 82.1
2025 80.7 82.2

Cayman Islands and Denmark population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Denmark
Year Population
Cayman Islands Denmark
1960 8,428 4,579,603
1961 8,601 4,611,687
1962 8,781 4,647,727
1963 8,970 4,684,483
1964 9,166 4,722,072
1965 9,361 4,759,012
1966 9,560 4,797,381
1967 9,769 4,835,354
1968 9,971 4,864,883
1969 10,165 4,891,860
1970 10,517 4,928,757
1971 11,098 4,963,126
1972 11,764 4,991,596
1973 12,438 5,021,861
1974 13,114 5,045,297
1975 13,788 5,059,862
1976 14,454 5,072,596
1977 15,105 5,088,419
1978 15,727 5,104,248
1979 16,351 5,116,801
1980 17,079 5,123,027
1981 17,905 5,121,572
1982 18,750 5,117,810
1983 19,598 5,114,297
1984 20,454 5,111,619
1985 21,324 5,113,691
1986 22,197 5,120,534
1987 23,073 5,127,024
1988 23,951 5,129,516
1989 24,874 5,132,594
1990 25,999 5,140,939
1991 27,294 5,154,298
1992 28,621 5,171,370
1993 29,976 5,188,628
1994 31,352 5,206,180
1995 32,743 5,233,373
1996 34,143 5,263,074
1997 35,543 5,284,991
1998 36,922 5,304,219
1999 38,284 5,321,799
2000 39,674 5,339,616
2001 41,089 5,358,783
2002 42,514 5,375,931
2003 43,934 5,390,574
2004 45,352 5,404,523
2005 46,788 5,419,432
2006 48,232 5,437,272
2007 49,687 5,461,438
2008 51,151 5,493,621
2009 52,618 5,523,095
2010 54,099 5,547,683
2011 55,606 5,570,572
2012 57,136 5,591,572
2013 58,655 5,614,932
2014 60,160 5,643,475
2015 61,642 5,683,483
2016 63,100 5,728,010
2017 64,535 5,764,980
2018 65,941 5,793,636
2019 67,327 5,814,422
2020 68,684 5,831,404
2021 70,108 5,856,733
2022 71,591 5,903,037
2023 73,038 5,946,952
2024 74,457 5,976,992

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Denmark

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Denmark
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Denmark
1960 4.71 2.57
1961 4.78 2.55
1962 4.79 2.55
1963 4.69 2.67
1964 4.41 2.6
1965 4.16 2.61
1966 4.08 2.62
1967 4.05 2.35
1968 3.99 2.12
1969 3.52 2
1970 4.66 1.95
1971 3.47 2.04
1972 4.89 2.03
1973 3.56 1.92
1974 2.96 1.9
1975 2.72 1.92
1976 2.53 1.75
1977 2.41 1.66
1978 2.37 1.67
1979 2.37 1.6
1980 2.4 1.55
1981 2.38 1.44
1982 2.01 1.43
1983 1.83 1.38
1984 1.79 1.4
1985 1.75 1.45
1986 1.69 1.48
1987 1.58 1.5
1988 1.63 1.56
1989 1.76 1.62
1990 1.78 1.67
1991 1.85 1.68
1992 1.73 1.76
1993 1.67 1.75
1994 1.66 1.81
1995 1.67 1.8
1996 1.69 1.75
1997 1.7 1.75
1998 1.7 1.72
1999 1.71 1.73
2000 1.71 1.77
2001 1.7 1.74
2002 1.68 1.72
2003 1.67 1.76
2004 1.67 1.78
2005 1.67 1.8
2006 1.67 1.85
2007 1.68 1.84
2008 1.7 1.89
2009 1.72 1.84
2010 1.69 1.87
2011 1.64 1.75
2012 1.53 1.73
2013 1.45 1.67
2014 1.33 1.69
2015 1.27 1.71
2016 1.23 1.79
2017 1.22 1.75
2018 1.28 1.73
2019 1.51 1.7
2020 1.55 1.68
2021 1.55 1.72
2022 1.54 1.55
2023 1.53 1.5

Cayman Islands and Denmark demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Denmark
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Denmark
1960 23.5 33
1961 23.3 33.1
1962 22.9 33
1963 22.6 33
1964 22.3 32.9
1965 22.1 32.8
1966 21.8 32.6
1967 21.6 32.5
1968 21.3 32.5
1969 21.2 32.5
1970 21.2 32.5
1971 21.4 32.5
1972 21.8 32.6
1973 22.2 32.7
1974 22.6 32.8
1975 23.1 33
1976 23.7 33.2
1977 24.3 33.4
1978 25 33.7
1979 25.7 33.9
1980 26 34.3
1981 26.1 34.7
1982 26.2 35.1
1983 26.4 35.5
1984 26.8 35.7
1985 27.2 36
1986 27.6 36.2
1987 28.1 36.5
1988 28.6 36.7
1989 29.1 36.9
1990 29.5 37.1
1991 29.6 37.3
1992 29.9 37.4
1993 30.1 37.5
1994 30.5 37.6
1995 30.8 37.7
1996 31.3 37.7
1997 31.8 37.9
1998 32.3 38
1999 32.9 38.2
2000 33.2 38.4
2001 33.3 38.6
2002 33.4 38.8
2003 33.5 39
2004 33.7 39.2
2005 33.9 39.5
2006 34.2 39.8
2007 34.5 40.1
2008 34.8 40.2
2009 35.1 40.4
2010 35.4 40.5
2011 35.7 40.7
2012 35.8 41
2013 35.9 41.2
2014 36.1 41.4
2015 36.3 41.5
2016 36.5 41.6
2017 36.8 41.7
2018 37.1 41.8
2019 37.4 41.9
2020 37.8 42.1
2021 38.1 42.2
2022 38.5 42.1
2023 38.9 42.2
2024 39.3 42.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Denmark
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$441B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
48.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
6.36%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.95%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+1.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
6.15%
2024
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
64%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
24%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
2025
79.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.6%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
9
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
178
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
$151B
2004
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$108B
2024
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$1.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
15,595,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
4.5%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98.7%
2024

Energy

Cayman Islands Denmark
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,483 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$29.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
26.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
4.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
50%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
39.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
43.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,878 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.06%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Denmark
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
+25,639
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
88.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.56 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
95.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
90
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
0.99
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
3.7
2019
Visa free countries n/a
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
99%
2003
English speaking
76.6%
2023
86.1%
2023
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
99.8%
2024

Health

Cayman Islands Denmark
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$6,432
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$890
2023
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
4.38
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
3.4
2023
Obesity rate n/a
13.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
6.4%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
84
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
16.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
9.49 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Denmark
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
2,584 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
10,120 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
2,437 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
45,717 mi
2010

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