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Cayman Islands vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 190th vs. 81st).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Ghana
Population
76930
35572974
Population rank 187/197 47/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 159/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$8,027
2024
Government debt n/a
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Cayman Islands and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Ghana
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Ghana
1960 - $1,217,230,095
1961 - $1,302,674,325
1962 - $1,382,515,654
1963 - $1,540,797,589
1964 - $1,731,296,200
1965 - $2,053,462,968
1966 - $2,126,300,672
1967 - $1,747,187,645
1968 - $1,666,909,518
1969 - $1,962,050,556
1970 - $2,215,028,588
1971 - $2,417,108,578
1972 - $2,112,293,280
1973 - $3,006,766,758
1974 - $2,894,409,938
1975 - $2,810,106,383
1976 - $2,765,254,237
1977 - $3,189,428,571
1978 - $3,662,478,185
1979 - $4,020,227,920
1980 - $4,445,228,216
1981 - $4,222,441,860
1982 - $4,035,994,398
1983 - $4,057,275,132
1984 - $4,412,279,843
1985 - $4,504,306,723
1986 - $5,735,677,434
1987 - $5,074,829,932
1988 - $5,197,765,032
1989 - $5,251,858,440
1990 - $5,889,106,573
1991 - $6,603,185,268
1992 - $6,416,103,926
1993 - $5,968,922,939
1994 - $5,446,383,727
1995 - $6,464,382,808
1996 - $6,932,991,739
1997 - $6,891,443,192
1998 - $7,482,069,162
1999 - $7,718,109,982
2000 - $4,982,850,662
2001 - $5,314,872,854
2002 - $6,166,197,848
2003 - $7,632,723,556
2004 - $8,881,417,907
2005 - $10,744,568,381
2006 $4,200,288,241 $20,885,037,597
2007 $4,466,278,065 $24,827,339,138
2008 $4,585,949,024 $28,679,383,241
2009 $4,281,714,567 $26,048,720,006
2010 $4,156,841,107 $32,197,655,567
2011 $4,186,073,104 $39,336,668,081
2012 $4,291,004,524 $41,271,701,061
2013 $4,405,796,023 $62,845,721,960
2014 $4,562,853,611 $54,678,533,806
2015 $4,708,167,233 $49,436,806,230
2016 $4,909,322,237 $56,144,179,398
2017 $5,166,281,305 $60,385,409,435
2018 $5,530,178,441 $67,259,353,966
2019 $5,941,896,608 $68,352,629,246
2020 $5,655,358,021 $70,008,243,860
2021 $6,060,026,520 $79,514,204,730
2022 $6,600,843,963 $73,919,003,210
2023 $7,139,428,558 $80,547,146,878
2024 - $82,825,288,889

Cayman Islands and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Ghana
1960 - $174.9
1961 - $181.9
1962 - $188.4
1963 - $205
1964 - $225
1965 - $260.5
1966 - $263.3
1967 - $211.2
1968 - $196.7
1969 - $225.8
1970 - $248.2
1971 - $263.4
1972 - $223.8
1973 - $310
1974 - $289.4
1975 - $273
1976 - $261
1977 - $292.3
1978 - $326
1979 - $347
1980 - $372
1981 - $344
1982 - $319
1983 - $311
1984 - $330
1985 - $330
1986 - $411
1987 - $355
1988 - $355
1989 - $350
1990 - $383
1991 - $418
1992 - $396
1993 - $360
1994 - $321
1995 - $372
1996 - $389
1997 - $378
1998 - $400
1999 - $403
2000 - $253.7
2001 - $263.5
2002 - $297.5
2003 - $358
2004 - $406
2005 - $479
2006 $87,085 $906
2007 $89,888 $1,050
2008 $89,655 $1,183
2009 $81,374 $1,048
2010 $76,838 $1,264
2011 $75,281 $1,507
2012 $75,102 $1,544
2013 $75,114 $2,295
2014 $75,845 $1,950
2015 $76,379 $1,723
2016 $77,802 $1,912
2017 $80,054 $2,012
2018 $83,866 $2,195
2019 $88,254 $2,187
2020 $82,339 $2,195
2021 $86,438 $2,445
2022 $92,202 $2,230
2023 $97,750 $2,384
2024 - $2,406

Cayman Islands vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Ghana
1950 54 43.1
1951 54.5 43.6
1952 55 44
1953 55.4 44.5
1954 55.9 45
1955 56.4 45.4
1956 56.8 45.7
1957 57.3 46.1
1958 57.7 46.4
1959 58.2 46.7
1960 58.8 46.9
1961 59.4 47.1
1962 60.1 47.3
1963 60.8 47.5
1964 61.4 47.6
1965 62.2 47.7
1966 62.8 47.7
1967 63.2 47.7
1968 63.6 47.8
1969 64 47.9
1970 64.4 47.9
1971 64.8 47.9
1972 65.4 48.3
1973 65.9 48.6
1974 66.5 48.9
1975 67 49.3
1976 67.5 49.7
1977 68.1 50.1
1978 68.5 50.5
1979 69 50.8
1980 69.5 51.1
1981 70 51.3
1982 70.4 51.4
1983 70.8 51.8
1984 71.2 52.2
1985 71.6 52.7
1986 71.9 53.3
1987 72.1 53.8
1988 72.4 54.4
1989 72.5 54.9
1990 72.7 55.4
1991 72.9 55.7
1992 73.1 56.1
1993 73.2 56.3
1994 73.4 56.2
1995 73.6 56.7
1996 73.7 57
1997 73.9 57.2
1998 74.1 57.5
1999 74.2 57.8
2000 74.4 58.1
2001 74.5 58.4
2002 74.6 58.7
2003 74.6 59
2004 74.6 59.3
2005 74.9 59.6
2006 75 60
2007 75.2 60.3
2008 75.4 60.6
2009 75.7 60.9
2010 76.1 61.3
2011 76.6 61.6
2012 77.1 62
2013 77.7 62.4
2014 77.9 62.8
2015 78.1 63.2
2016 78.4 63.5
2017 78.6 63.8
2018 78.8 64.1
2019 79.1 64.5
2020 79.2 64.3
2021 79.3 64.3
2022 80 65.2
2023 80.4 65.5
2024 80.5 65.7
2025 80.7 65.9

Cayman Islands and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Ghana
Year Population
Cayman Islands Ghana
1960 8,428 6,961,215
1961 8,601 7,162,667
1962 8,781 7,337,375
1963 8,970 7,514,714
1964 9,166 7,695,739
1965 9,361 7,882,606
1966 9,560 8,074,521
1967 9,769 8,271,913
1968 9,971 8,475,729
1969 10,165 8,690,383
1970 10,517 8,925,813
1971 11,098 9,176,264
1972 11,764 9,438,187
1973 12,438 9,714,617
1974 13,114 10,000,523
1975 13,788 10,294,308
1976 14,454 10,594,913
1977 15,105 10,911,871
1978 15,727 11,248,450
1979 16,351 11,597,255
1980 17,079 11,941,448
1981 17,905 12,281,712
1982 18,750 12,643,819
1983 19,598 13,029,836
1984 20,454 13,370,590
1985 21,324 13,661,229
1986 22,197 13,965,217
1987 23,073 14,289,108
1988 23,951 14,636,568
1989 24,874 15,006,813
1990 25,999 15,394,648
1991 27,294 15,787,496
1992 28,621 16,184,855
1993 29,976 16,589,519
1994 31,352 16,993,190
1995 32,743 17,399,017
1996 34,143 17,810,181
1997 35,543 18,238,958
1998 36,922 18,688,036
1999 38,284 19,149,864
2000 39,674 19,637,087
2001 41,089 20,167,069
2002 42,514 20,729,388
2003 43,934 21,296,705
2004 45,352 21,868,298
2005 46,788 22,449,438
2006 48,232 23,040,702
2007 49,687 23,642,279
2008 51,151 24,249,946
2009 52,618 24,862,664
2010 54,099 25,474,995
2011 55,606 26,095,088
2012 57,136 26,734,268
2013 58,655 27,386,193
2014 60,160 28,041,592
2015 61,642 28,696,068
2016 63,100 29,356,742
2017 64,535 30,008,354
2018 65,941 30,637,585
2019 67,327 31,258,945
2020 68,684 31,887,809
2021 70,108 32,518,665
2022 71,591 33,149,152
2023 73,038 33,787,914
2024 74,457 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Ghana

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Ghana
1960 4.71 6.89
1961 4.78 6.91
1962 4.79 6.94
1963 4.69 6.94
1964 4.41 6.9
1965 4.16 6.88
1966 4.08 6.86
1967 4.05 6.89
1968 3.99 6.89
1969 3.52 6.95
1970 4.66 6.95
1971 3.47 6.95
1972 4.89 6.92
1973 3.56 6.87
1974 2.96 6.82
1975 2.72 6.76
1976 2.53 6.7
1977 2.41 6.64
1978 2.37 6.56
1979 2.37 6.51
1980 2.4 6.47
1981 2.38 6.42
1982 2.01 6.31
1983 1.83 6.23
1984 1.79 6.15
1985 1.75 6.12
1986 1.69 6.08
1987 1.58 6.02
1988 1.63 5.92
1989 1.76 5.82
1990 1.78 5.74
1991 1.85 5.63
1992 1.73 5.52
1993 1.67 5.41
1994 1.66 5.25
1995 1.67 5.11
1996 1.69 4.96
1997 1.7 4.88
1998 1.7 4.83
1999 1.71 4.82
2000 1.71 4.83
2001 1.7 4.77
2002 1.68 4.69
2003 1.67 4.6
2004 1.67 4.5
2005 1.67 4.5
2006 1.67 4.4
2007 1.68 4.29
2008 1.7 4.22
2009 1.72 4.18
2010 1.69 4.18
2011 1.64 4.18
2012 1.53 4.15
2013 1.45 4.11
2014 1.33 4.03
2015 1.27 3.98
2016 1.23 3.87
2017 1.22 3.72
2018 1.28 3.65
2019 1.51 3.59
2020 1.55 3.54
2021 1.55 3.49
2022 1.54 3.43
2023 1.53 3.4

Cayman Islands and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Ghana
1960 23.5 17.7
1961 23.3 17.4
1962 22.9 17.2
1963 22.6 16.9
1964 22.3 16.7
1965 22.1 16.5
1966 21.8 16.4
1967 21.6 16.2
1968 21.3 16.1
1969 21.2 16
1970 21.2 15.9
1971 21.4 15.9
1972 21.8 15.8
1973 22.2 15.8
1974 22.6 15.8
1975 23.1 15.9
1976 23.7 16
1977 24.3 16.2
1978 25 16.4
1979 25.7 16.5
1980 26 16.7
1981 26.1 16.7
1982 26.2 16.9
1983 26.4 17
1984 26.8 17.1
1985 27.2 17.1
1986 27.6 17.1
1987 28.1 17.1
1988 28.6 17.1
1989 29.1 17.1
1990 29.5 17.2
1991 29.6 17.2
1992 29.9 17.3
1993 30.1 17.4
1994 30.5 17.5
1995 30.8 17.6
1996 31.3 17.7
1997 31.8 17.9
1998 32.3 18.1
1999 32.9 18.3
2000 33.2 18.4
2001 33.3 18.6
2002 33.4 18.8
2003 33.5 19
2004 33.7 19.1
2005 33.9 19.3
2006 34.2 19.5
2007 34.5 19.7
2008 34.8 19.9
2009 35.1 20
2010 35.4 20.2
2011 35.7 20.3
2012 35.8 20.5
2013 35.9 20.6
2014 36.1 20.7
2015 36.3 20.8
2016 36.5 20.9
2017 36.8 21
2018 37.1 21.2
2019 37.4 21.3
2020 37.8 21.5
2021 38.1 21.7
2022 38.5 21.8
2023 38.9 22
2024 39.3 22.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.6%
2016
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
0.87%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.2%
2024

Energy

Cayman Islands Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Ghana
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
42
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
25.7
2019
Visa free countries n/a
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
76.5%
2021
English speaking
76.6%
2023
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
69.9%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
37.1
2023
Obesity rate n/a
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Ghana
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
68,049 mi
2009

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