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Cayman Islands vs Iran statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 91.6M in Iran (ranked 17/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 626,451 sq mi for Iran (ranked 190th vs. 17th).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Iran
Population
76930
93020793
Population rank 187/197 17/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$437B
2024
GDP rank 159/197 37/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$4,771
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 122/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$18,442
2024
Government debt n/a
$161B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$1,758
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 121/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$2,970
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
626,451 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
1.7
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
34.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Cayman Islands and Iran: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Iran economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Iran
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Iran
1960 - $4,199,134,390
1961 - $4,426,949,095
1962 - $4,693,566,416
1963 - $4,928,628,018
1964 - $5,379,845,648
1965 - $6,197,319,929
1966 - $6,789,938,672
1967 - $7,555,383,690
1968 - $8,623,172,960
1969 - $9,743,089,607
1970 - $10,976,245,154
1971 - $13,731,802,833
1972 - $17,153,463,263
1973 - $27,081,698,250
1974 - $46,209,092,072
1975 - $51,776,222,350
1976 - $68,055,295,081
1977 - $80,600,122,702
1978 - $77,994,316,621
1979 - $90,391,877,326
1980 - $94,362,275,580
1981 - $100,499,312,750
1982 - $125,948,756,439
1983 - $156,365,156,618
1984 - $162,276,728,620
1985 - $180,183,629,600
1986 - $209,094,561,833
1987 - $134,009,995,923
1988 - $123,057,861,334
1989 - $120,496,362,916
1990 - $124,813,263,926
1991 - $131,637,664,958
1992 - $119,768,691,217
1993 - $63,743,623,231
1994 - $71,841,461,172
1995 - $96,419,225,745
1996 - $120,403,931,883
1997 - $113,919,163,421
1998 - $110,276,913,362
1999 - $113,848,450,089
2000 - $109,591,707,801
2001 - $126,878,750,296
2002 - $128,626,917,504
2003 - $151,911,222,120
2004 - $187,754,571,247
2005 - $224,970,371,329
2006 $4,200,288,241 $265,602,187,406
2007 $4,466,278,065 $349,736,591,836
2008 $4,585,949,024 $406,070,949,551
2009 $4,281,714,567 $414,059,094,950
2010 $4,156,841,107 $487,069,570,461
2011 $4,186,073,104 $629,082,257,472
2012 $4,291,004,524 $644,019,315,004
2013 $4,405,796,023 $500,399,839,840
2014 $4,562,853,611 $462,284,793,281
2015 $4,708,167,233 $409,191,686,497
2016 $4,909,322,237 $459,042,684,193
2017 $5,166,281,305 $489,168,731,811
2018 $5,530,178,441 $398,880,231,367
2019 $5,941,896,608 $333,519,146,339
2020 $5,655,358,021 $262,186,179,356
2021 $6,060,026,520 $383,436,202,447
2022 $6,600,843,963 $394,362,621,793
2023 $7,139,428,558 $404,625,655,076
2024 - $436,906,331,672

Cayman Islands and Iran economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Iran
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Iran
1960 - $195.6
1961 - $200.1
1962 - $205.8
1963 - $209.6
1964 - $221.7
1965 - $247.5
1966 - $262.9
1967 - $283.7
1968 - $314
1969 - $345
1970 - $377
1971 - $457
1972 - $555
1973 - $851
1974 - $1,409
1975 - $1,532
1976 - $1,954
1977 - $2,243
1978 - $2,101
1979 - $2,352
1980 - $2,368
1981 - $2,393
1982 - $2,845
1983 - $3,397
1984 - $3,395
1985 - $3,634
1986 - $4,064
1987 - $2,513
1988 - $2,234
1989 - $2,125
1990 - $2,138
1991 - $2,194
1992 - $1,957
1993 - $1,038
1994 - $1,168
1995 - $1,550
1996 - $1,915
1997 - $1,790
1998 - $1,709
1999 - $1,740
2000 - $1,650
2001 - $1,881
2002 - $1,891
2003 - $2,209
2004 - $2,672
2005 - $3,132
2006 $87,085 $3,619
2007 $89,888 $4,688
2008 $89,655 $5,377
2009 $81,374 $5,416
2010 $76,838 $6,291
2011 $75,281 $8,026
2012 $75,102 $8,114
2013 $75,114 $6,223
2014 $75,845 $5,672
2015 $76,379 $4,953
2016 $77,802 $5,477
2017 $80,054 $5,753
2018 $83,866 $4,632
2019 $88,254 $3,831
2020 $82,339 $2,989
2021 $86,438 $4,335
2022 $92,202 $4,405
2023 $97,750 $4,466
2024 - $4,771

Cayman Islands vs. Iran life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Iran
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Iran
1950 54 38.2
1951 54.5 38.7
1952 55 39.2
1953 55.4 39.5
1954 55.9 40
1955 56.4 40.6
1956 56.8 41.1
1957 57.3 41.3
1958 57.7 42.2
1959 58.2 42.8
1960 58.8 43.3
1961 59.4 43.9
1962 60.1 43.8
1963 60.8 45.1
1964 61.4 45.7
1965 62.2 46.4
1966 62.8 47.1
1967 63.2 47.8
1968 63.6 47.9
1969 64 49.4
1970 64.4 50.2
1971 64.8 51.1
1972 65.4 51.7
1973 65.9 52.9
1974 66.5 53.9
1975 67 54.8
1976 67.5 55.8
1977 68.1 56.7
1978 68.5 56
1979 69 58.5
1980 69.5 58.4
1981 70 56.6
1982 70.4 57.6
1983 70.8 58.5
1984 71.2 60.9
1985 71.6 61.5
1986 71.9 62.1
1987 72.1 62.7
1988 72.4 63.3
1989 72.5 65.3
1990 72.7 64.1
1991 72.9 66.2
1992 73.1 66.7
1993 73.2 67
1994 73.4 67.5
1995 73.6 67.9
1996 73.7 68.3
1997 73.9 68.6
1998 74.1 69.2
1999 74.2 69.7
2000 74.4 70.2
2001 74.5 70.6
2002 74.6 71.1
2003 74.6 70.5
2004 74.6 72
2005 74.9 72.4
2006 75 72.9
2007 75.2 73.3
2008 75.4 73.7
2009 75.7 74
2010 76.1 74.4
2011 76.6 74.7
2012 77.1 75
2013 77.7 75.3
2014 77.9 75.6
2015 78.1 75.9
2016 78.4 76.2
2017 78.6 76.4
2018 78.8 76.6
2019 79.1 76.9
2020 79.2 74.1
2021 79.3 73.8
2022 80 76.8
2023 80.4 77.7
2024 80.5 77.9
2025 80.7 78.1

Cayman Islands and Iran population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Iran
Year Population
Cayman Islands Iran
1960 8,428 21,470,434
1961 8,601 22,125,726
1962 8,781 22,807,907
1963 8,970 23,519,005
1964 9,166 24,262,859
1965 9,361 25,036,978
1966 9,560 25,829,270
1967 9,769 26,628,432
1968 9,971 27,437,391
1969 10,165 28,273,482
1970 10,517 29,145,100
1971 11,098 30,029,071
1972 11,764 30,921,179
1973 12,438 31,839,838
1974 13,114 32,796,463
1975 13,788 33,802,973
1976 14,454 34,837,271
1977 15,105 35,933,181
1978 15,727 37,126,535
1979 16,351 38,424,952
1980 17,079 39,842,324
1981 17,905 41,989,312
1982 18,750 44,272,141
1983 19,598 46,029,535
1984 20,454 47,793,998
1985 21,324 49,582,289
1986 22,197 51,446,045
1987 23,073 53,323,493
1988 23,951 55,072,694
1989 24,874 56,704,914
1990 25,999 58,380,092
1991 27,294 59,986,931
1992 28,621 61,184,983
1993 29,976 61,403,543
1994 31,352 61,520,598
1995 32,743 62,205,567
1996 34,143 62,881,300
1997 35,543 63,639,638
1998 36,922 64,519,859
1999 38,284 65,445,391
2000 39,674 66,418,659
2001 41,089 67,452,005
2002 42,514 68,011,317
2003 43,934 68,769,340
2004 45,352 70,256,316
2005 46,788 71,828,455
2006 48,232 73,392,747
2007 49,687 74,602,648
2008 51,151 75,514,204
2009 52,618 76,457,825
2010 54,099 77,420,842
2011 55,606 78,383,598
2012 57,136 79,370,580
2013 58,655 80,414,686
2014 60,160 81,502,045
2015 61,642 82,619,362
2016 63,100 83,812,228
2017 64,535 85,026,754
2018 65,941 86,117,998
2019 67,327 87,051,648
2020 68,684 87,723,443
2021 70,108 88,455,488
2022 71,591 89,524,246
2023 73,038 90,608,707
2024 74,457 91,567,738

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Iran

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Iran
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Iran
1960 4.71 7.52
1961 4.78 7.46
1962 4.79 7.4
1963 4.69 7.32
1964 4.41 7.24
1965 4.16 7.22
1966 4.08 7.21
1967 4.05 7.19
1968 3.99 7.12
1969 3.52 7.01
1970 4.66 6.8
1971 3.47 6.55
1972 4.89 6.26
1973 3.56 6.06
1974 2.96 5.97
1975 2.72 5.95
1976 2.53 6.07
1977 2.41 6.18
1978 2.37 6.34
1979 2.37 6.55
1980 2.4 6.63
1981 2.38 6.62
1982 2.01 6.59
1983 1.83 6.53
1984 1.79 6.43
1985 1.75 6.24
1986 1.69 6.01
1987 1.58 5.72
1988 1.63 5.43
1989 1.76 5.17
1990 1.78 4.93
1991 1.85 4.57
1992 1.73 4.1
1993 1.67 3.67
1994 1.66 3.24
1995 1.67 2.85
1996 1.69 2.54
1997 1.7 2.32
1998 1.7 2.19
1999 1.71 2.09
2000 1.71 2
2001 1.7 1.92
2002 1.68 1.84
2003 1.67 1.8
2004 1.67 1.78
2005 1.67 1.76
2006 1.67 1.76
2007 1.68 1.75
2008 1.7 1.74
2009 1.72 1.74
2010 1.69 1.75
2011 1.64 1.79
2012 1.53 1.85
2013 1.45 1.91
2014 1.33 1.98
2015 1.27 2.02
2016 1.23 2.05
2017 1.22 2.02
2018 1.28 1.92
2019 1.51 1.77
2020 1.55 1.7
2021 1.55 1.71
2022 1.54 1.7
2023 1.53 1.7

Cayman Islands and Iran demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Iran
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Iran
1960 23.5 19.1
1961 23.3 18.7
1962 22.9 18.4
1963 22.6 18.1
1964 22.3 17.9
1965 22.1 17.8
1966 21.8 17.7
1967 21.6 17.7
1968 21.3 17.6
1969 21.2 17.6
1970 21.2 17.6
1971 21.4 17.7
1972 21.8 17.8
1973 22.2 17.9
1974 22.6 18
1975 23.1 18.1
1976 23.7 18.2
1977 24.3 18.3
1978 25 18.3
1979 25.7 18.3
1980 26 18.2
1981 26.1 18.4
1982 26.2 18.6
1983 26.4 18.5
1984 26.8 18.4
1985 27.2 18.3
1986 27.6 18.2
1987 28.1 18.2
1988 28.6 18.2
1989 29.1 18.1
1990 29.5 18.2
1991 29.6 18.3
1992 29.9 18.4
1993 30.1 18.3
1994 30.5 18.4
1995 30.8 18.7
1996 31.3 19.1
1997 31.8 19.5
1998 32.3 20
1999 32.9 20.7
2000 33.2 21.4
2001 33.3 22
2002 33.4 22.6
2003 33.5 23.1
2004 33.7 23.7
2005 33.9 24.3
2006 34.2 24.8
2007 34.5 25.5
2008 34.8 26.1
2009 35.1 26.6
2010 35.4 27.2
2011 35.7 27.7
2012 35.8 28.2
2013 35.9 28.7
2014 36.1 29.2
2015 36.3 29.7
2016 36.5 30.2
2017 36.8 30.7
2018 37.1 31.2
2019 37.4 31.7
2020 37.8 32.3
2021 38.1 32.8
2022 38.5 33.3
2023 38.9 33.8
2024 39.3 34.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Iran
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$426B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
15%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
2.82%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
650,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
8.13%
2023
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
47.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
36.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
2025
42.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2023
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
594
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
$172B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$7.69B
1982
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
1,550,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
2.28%
2000
Banked people share n/a
91.1%
2024

Energy

Cayman Islands Iran
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
3,266 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$5.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
779 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
8.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
98.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
0.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.14%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-32.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,664 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
4.24%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.43%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
2.2%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Iran
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
1.12%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
+190,156
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
40.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
23
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
2.42
2014
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
21.5
2019
Visa free countries n/a
55
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
88.9%
2023
English speaking
76.6%
2023
12%
2025
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
79.6%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands Iran
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$237.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$92.9
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.43%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
1.51
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
11.8
2023
Obesity rate n/a
25.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
9%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
13.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Iran
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
1.09%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
6,841 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
181,727 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
41,654 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
138,867 mi
2018

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