The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 190th vs. 57th).
By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
76930
|
47813338
|
Population rank | 187/197 | 34/197 |
GDP |
$7.14B
2023 |
$280B
2024 |
GDP rank | 159/197 | 51/197 |
GDP per capita |
$97,750
2023 |
$6,074
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 6/197 | 114/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$86,689
2023 |
$14,464
2024 |
Government debt | n/a |
$120B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio | n/a |
50.2%
2025 |
Government debt per person | n/a |
$2,606
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | n/a | 108/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$82,674
2025 |
$6,159
2025 |
Land area |
92.7 sq mi
2025 |
167,619 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
804 ppl/mi²
2024 |
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
1.53
2023 |
3.25
2023 |
Median age |
39.3 years
2024 |
21.6 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
80.7 years
2025 |
72.5 years
2025 |
Cayman Islands and Iraq: Comparison Charts
Cayman Islands and Iraq economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $1,537,252,193 |
1961 | - | $1,671,960,965 |
1962 | - | $1,784,174,541 |
1963 | - | $1,805,901,510 |
1964 | - | $2,136,408,198 |
1965 | - | $2,335,785,506 |
1966 | - | $2,530,306,096 |
1967 | - | $2,551,522,656 |
1968 | - | $2,896,598,841 |
1969 | - | $3,007,758,797 |
1970 | - | $3,281,318,687 |
1971 | - | $3,865,346,535 |
1972 | - | $4,113,848,002 |
1973 | - | $5,134,367,778 |
1974 | - | $11,516,762,614 |
1975 | - | $13,458,516,763 |
1976 | - | $17,754,825,601 |
1977 | - | $19,838,130,715 |
1978 | - | $23,762,275,652 |
1979 | - | $37,816,457,839 |
1980 | - | $52,569,000,000 |
1981 | - | $37,823,000,000 |
1982 | - | $42,382,333,333 |
1983 | - | $40,712,903,226 |
1984 | - | $46,938,387,097 |
1985 | - | $48,425,161,290 |
1986 | - | $47,264,516,129 |
1987 | - | $56,774,193,548 |
1988 | - | $62,684,516,129 |
1989 | - | $65,831,935,484 |
1990 | - | $180,408,064,516 |
1991 | - | $407,796,350 |
1992 | - | $553,671,958 |
1993 | - | $1,031,944,881 |
1994 | - | $3,991,349,283 |
1995 | - | $12,894,029,888 |
1996 | - | $10,433,698,621 |
1997 | - | $20,764,857,056 |
1998 | - | $20,617,405,044 |
1999 | - | $36,881,601,584 |
2000 | - | $48,364,250,944 |
2001 | - | $36,176,430,129 |
2002 | - | $32,928,454,672 |
2003 | - | $21,921,569,479 |
2004 | - | $36,633,669,269 |
2005 | - | $50,065,104,668 |
2006 | $4,200,288,241 | $65,147,051,918 |
2007 | $4,466,278,065 | $88,837,057,320 |
2008 | $4,585,949,024 | $131,614,434,154 |
2009 | $4,281,714,567 | $111,657,580,326 |
2010 | $4,156,841,107 | $138,516,722,650 |
2011 | $4,186,073,104 | $185,749,664,444 |
2012 | $4,291,004,524 | $218,002,476,129 |
2013 | $4,405,796,023 | $234,637,675,129 |
2014 | $4,562,853,611 | $228,415,656,175 |
2015 | $4,708,167,233 | $166,774,104,959 |
2016 | $4,909,322,237 | $166,743,557,748 |
2017 | $5,166,281,305 | $187,217,660,051 |
2018 | $5,530,178,441 | $227,367,469,034 |
2019 | $5,941,896,608 | $233,636,097,800 |
2020 | $5,655,358,021 | $180,898,797,517 |
2021 | $6,060,026,520 | $209,691,945,713 |
2022 | $6,600,843,963 | $287,372,232,138 |
2023 | $7,139,428,558 | $268,881,051,644 |
2024 | - | $279,641,257,615 |
Cayman Islands and Iraq economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $218.9 |
1961 | - | $232.4 |
1962 | - | $240.7 |
1963 | - | $235.5 |
1964 | - | $269.4 |
1965 | - | $284.8 |
1966 | - | $298.2 |
1967 | - | $290.6 |
1968 | - | $319 |
1969 | - | $320 |
1970 | - | $337 |
1971 | - | $384 |
1972 | - | $394 |
1973 | - | $476 |
1974 | - | $1,031 |
1975 | - | $1,166 |
1976 | - | $1,489 |
1977 | - | $1,609 |
1978 | - | $1,863 |
1979 | - | $2,871 |
1980 | - | $3,868 |
1981 | - | $2,700 |
1982 | - | $2,942 |
1983 | - | $2,743 |
1984 | - | $3,066 |
1985 | - | $3,088 |
1986 | - | $2,940 |
1987 | - | $3,436 |
1988 | - | $3,707 |
1989 | - | $3,791 |
1990 | - | $10,261 |
1991 | - | $23 |
1992 | - | $30.3 |
1993 | - | $53.7 |
1994 | - | $198.2 |
1995 | - | $619 |
1996 | - | $485 |
1997 | - | $936 |
1998 | - | $901 |
1999 | - | $1,560 |
2000 | - | $1,980 |
2001 | - | $1,436 |
2002 | - | $1,266 |
2003 | - | $818 |
2004 | - | $1,328 |
2005 | - | $1,762 |
2006 | $87,085 | $2,277 |
2007 | $89,888 | $3,129 |
2008 | $89,655 | $4,543 |
2009 | $81,374 | $3,715 |
2010 | $76,838 | $4,462 |
2011 | $75,281 | $5,776 |
2012 | $75,102 | $6,478 |
2013 | $75,114 | $6,650 |
2014 | $75,845 | $6,249 |
2015 | $76,379 | $4,440 |
2016 | $77,802 | $4,334 |
2017 | $80,054 | $4,759 |
2018 | $83,866 | $5,647 |
2019 | $88,254 | $5,672 |
2020 | $82,339 | $4,295 |
2021 | $86,438 | $4,868 |
2022 | $92,202 | $6,521 |
2023 | $97,750 | $5,965 |
2024 | - | $6,074 |
Cayman Islands vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 54 | 37.4 |
1951 | 54.5 | 39 |
1952 | 55 | 40.5 |
1953 | 55.4 | 42.1 |
1954 | 55.9 | 43.5 |
1955 | 56.4 | 45 |
1956 | 56.8 | 46.4 |
1957 | 57.3 | 47.7 |
1958 | 57.7 | 49 |
1959 | 58.2 | 49.7 |
1960 | 58.8 | 51.5 |
1961 | 59.4 | 52.3 |
1962 | 60.1 | 53.5 |
1963 | 60.8 | 54.4 |
1964 | 61.4 | 55.2 |
1965 | 62.2 | 56.4 |
1966 | 62.8 | 57.3 |
1967 | 63.2 | 58.4 |
1968 | 63.6 | 59 |
1969 | 64 | 59.6 |
1970 | 64.4 | 60.5 |
1971 | 64.8 | 61.3 |
1972 | 65.4 | 61.8 |
1973 | 65.9 | 62.3 |
1974 | 66.5 | 61 |
1975 | 67 | 61.4 |
1976 | 67.5 | 63.6 |
1977 | 68.1 | 63.9 |
1978 | 68.5 | 64.2 |
1979 | 69 | 64.4 |
1980 | 69.5 | 60.9 |
1981 | 70 | 58.7 |
1982 | 70.4 | 59 |
1983 | 70.8 | 59.3 |
1984 | 71.2 | 59.5 |
1985 | 71.6 | 59.8 |
1986 | 71.9 | 60 |
1987 | 72.1 | 60.3 |
1988 | 72.4 | 56.7 |
1989 | 72.5 | 57.5 |
1990 | 72.7 | 57.6 |
1991 | 72.9 | 61.3 |
1992 | 73.1 | 65.3 |
1993 | 73.2 | 65.3 |
1994 | 73.4 | 65 |
1995 | 73.6 | 64.8 |
1996 | 73.7 | 64.6 |
1997 | 73.9 | 64.2 |
1998 | 74.1 | 64.4 |
1999 | 74.2 | 64.5 |
2000 | 74.4 | 64.9 |
2001 | 74.5 | 65.3 |
2002 | 74.6 | 65.7 |
2003 | 74.6 | 64.8 |
2004 | 74.6 | 64.6 |
2005 | 74.9 | 64.9 |
2006 | 75 | 64 |
2007 | 75.2 | 64.4 |
2008 | 75.4 | 66.5 |
2009 | 75.7 | 67.8 |
2010 | 76.1 | 68.1 |
2011 | 76.6 | 68.4 |
2012 | 77.1 | 68.8 |
2013 | 77.7 | 69 |
2014 | 77.9 | 69.7 |
2015 | 78.1 | 70 |
2016 | 78.4 | 68.7 |
2017 | 78.6 | 69.8 |
2018 | 78.8 | 71.1 |
2019 | 79.1 | 71.2 |
2020 | 79.2 | 69.7 |
2021 | 79.3 | 70.7 |
2022 | 80 | 72 |
2023 | 80.4 | 72.3 |
2024 | 80.5 | 72.4 |
2025 | 80.7 | 72.5 |
Cayman Islands and Iraq population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 8,428 | 7,022,052 |
1961 | 8,601 | 7,194,553 |
1962 | 8,781 | 7,413,875 |
1963 | 8,970 | 7,667,928 |
1964 | 9,166 | 7,929,566 |
1965 | 9,361 | 8,202,140 |
1966 | 9,560 | 8,485,104 |
1967 | 9,769 | 8,778,869 |
1968 | 9,971 | 9,085,016 |
1969 | 10,165 | 9,403,356 |
1970 | 10,517 | 9,735,611 |
1971 | 11,098 | 10,077,809 |
1972 | 11,764 | 10,430,164 |
1973 | 12,438 | 10,795,869 |
1974 | 13,114 | 11,167,761 |
1975 | 13,788 | 11,543,639 |
1976 | 14,454 | 11,927,651 |
1977 | 15,105 | 12,331,046 |
1978 | 15,727 | 12,753,355 |
1979 | 16,351 | 13,170,365 |
1980 | 17,079 | 13,591,992 |
1981 | 17,905 | 14,006,381 |
1982 | 18,750 | 14,406,083 |
1983 | 19,598 | 14,840,555 |
1984 | 20,454 | 15,310,733 |
1985 | 21,324 | 15,683,430 |
1986 | 22,197 | 16,074,145 |
1987 | 23,073 | 16,521,049 |
1988 | 23,951 | 16,908,819 |
1989 | 24,874 | 17,364,542 |
1990 | 25,999 | 17,581,206 |
1991 | 27,294 | 17,767,253 |
1992 | 28,621 | 18,300,845 |
1993 | 29,976 | 19,201,195 |
1994 | 31,352 | 20,139,807 |
1995 | 32,743 | 20,825,860 |
1996 | 34,143 | 21,501,321 |
1997 | 35,543 | 22,176,593 |
1998 | 36,922 | 22,884,399 |
1999 | 38,284 | 23,636,527 |
2000 | 39,674 | 24,424,056 |
2001 | 41,089 | 25,197,840 |
2002 | 42,514 | 26,006,559 |
2003 | 43,934 | 26,802,659 |
2004 | 45,352 | 27,577,878 |
2005 | 46,788 | 28,407,448 |
2006 | 48,232 | 28,616,515 |
2007 | 49,687 | 28,391,607 |
2008 | 51,151 | 28,971,036 |
2009 | 52,618 | 30,058,206 |
2010 | 54,099 | 31,045,366 |
2011 | 55,606 | 32,161,424 |
2012 | 57,136 | 33,654,842 |
2013 | 58,655 | 35,281,989 |
2014 | 60,160 | 36,550,059 |
2015 | 61,642 | 37,560,535 |
2016 | 63,100 | 38,469,627 |
2017 | 64,535 | 39,337,353 |
2018 | 65,941 | 40,265,624 |
2019 | 67,327 | 41,192,171 |
2020 | 68,684 | 42,116,605 |
2021 | 70,108 | 43,071,211 |
2022 | 71,591 | 44,070,551 |
2023 | 73,038 | 45,074,049 |
2024 | 74,457 | 46,042,015 |
Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Iraq
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 4.71 | 5.3 |
1961 | 4.78 | 5.8 |
1962 | 4.79 | 6.99 |
1963 | 4.69 | 7.01 |
1964 | 4.41 | 7.01 |
1965 | 4.16 | 7.02 |
1966 | 4.08 | 7.02 |
1967 | 4.05 | 7.03 |
1968 | 3.99 | 7.06 |
1969 | 3.52 | 7.08 |
1970 | 4.66 | 7.07 |
1971 | 3.47 | 7.06 |
1972 | 4.89 | 7.02 |
1973 | 3.56 | 6.99 |
1974 | 2.96 | 6.95 |
1975 | 2.72 | 6.91 |
1976 | 2.53 | 6.86 |
1977 | 2.41 | 6.8 |
1978 | 2.37 | 6.73 |
1979 | 2.37 | 6.66 |
1980 | 2.4 | 6.59 |
1981 | 2.38 | 6.53 |
1982 | 2.01 | 6.46 |
1983 | 1.83 | 6.39 |
1984 | 1.79 | 6.32 |
1985 | 1.75 | 6.25 |
1986 | 1.69 | 6.18 |
1987 | 1.58 | 6.11 |
1988 | 1.63 | 6.05 |
1989 | 1.76 | 5.99 |
1990 | 1.78 | 5.93 |
1991 | 1.85 | 5.83 |
1992 | 1.73 | 5.72 |
1993 | 1.67 | 5.61 |
1994 | 1.66 | 5.49 |
1995 | 1.67 | 5.36 |
1996 | 1.69 | 5.25 |
1997 | 1.7 | 5.19 |
1998 | 1.7 | 5.11 |
1999 | 1.71 | 5.04 |
2000 | 1.71 | 4.92 |
2001 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
2002 | 1.68 | 4.67 |
2003 | 1.67 | 4.58 |
2004 | 1.67 | 4.53 |
2005 | 1.67 | 4.45 |
2006 | 1.67 | 4.46 |
2007 | 1.68 | 4.4 |
2008 | 1.7 | 4.37 |
2009 | 1.72 | 4.38 |
2010 | 1.69 | 4.46 |
2011 | 1.64 | 4.59 |
2012 | 1.53 | 4.54 |
2013 | 1.45 | 4.44 |
2014 | 1.33 | 4.31 |
2015 | 1.27 | 4.08 |
2016 | 1.23 | 3.84 |
2017 | 1.22 | 3.64 |
2018 | 1.28 | 3.55 |
2019 | 1.51 | 3.48 |
2020 | 1.55 | 3.42 |
2021 | 1.55 | 3.36 |
2022 | 1.54 | 3.29 |
2023 | 1.53 | 3.25 |
Cayman Islands and Iraq demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 23.5 | 20.4 |
1961 | 23.3 | 20.4 |
1962 | 22.9 | 20.1 |
1963 | 22.6 | 19.8 |
1964 | 22.3 | 19.5 |
1965 | 22.1 | 19.3 |
1966 | 21.8 | 19 |
1967 | 21.6 | 18.7 |
1968 | 21.3 | 18.5 |
1969 | 21.2 | 18.3 |
1970 | 21.2 | 18.1 |
1971 | 21.4 | 17.9 |
1972 | 21.8 | 17.7 |
1973 | 22.2 | 17.5 |
1974 | 22.6 | 17.2 |
1975 | 23.1 | 17 |
1976 | 23.7 | 16.7 |
1977 | 24.3 | 16.6 |
1978 | 25 | 16.6 |
1979 | 25.7 | 16.5 |
1980 | 26 | 16.5 |
1981 | 26.1 | 16.5 |
1982 | 26.2 | 16.5 |
1983 | 26.4 | 16.6 |
1984 | 26.8 | 16.6 |
1985 | 27.2 | 16.7 |
1986 | 27.6 | 16.8 |
1987 | 28.1 | 16.9 |
1988 | 28.6 | 16.9 |
1989 | 29.1 | 17 |
1990 | 29.5 | 17.1 |
1991 | 29.6 | 17.2 |
1992 | 29.9 | 17.3 |
1993 | 30.1 | 17.3 |
1994 | 30.5 | 17.4 |
1995 | 30.8 | 17.5 |
1996 | 31.3 | 17.6 |
1997 | 31.8 | 17.7 |
1998 | 32.3 | 17.8 |
1999 | 32.9 | 17.9 |
2000 | 33.2 | 17.9 |
2001 | 33.3 | 18 |
2002 | 33.4 | 18.1 |
2003 | 33.5 | 18.2 |
2004 | 33.7 | 18.3 |
2005 | 33.9 | 18.5 |
2006 | 34.2 | 18.6 |
2007 | 34.5 | 18.7 |
2008 | 34.8 | 18.8 |
2009 | 35.1 | 18.9 |
2010 | 35.4 | 19 |
2011 | 35.7 | 19.1 |
2012 | 35.8 | 19.2 |
2013 | 35.9 | 19.3 |
2014 | 36.1 | 19.4 |
2015 | 36.3 | 19.5 |
2016 | 36.5 | 19.7 |
2017 | 36.8 | 19.9 |
2018 | 37.1 | 20.1 |
2019 | 37.4 | 20.4 |
2020 | 37.8 | 20.6 |
2021 | 38.1 | 20.9 |
2022 | 38.5 | 21.1 |
2023 | 38.9 | 21.4 |
2024 | 39.3 | 21.6 |
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Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$4.42B
2022 |
$278B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
14%
2025 |
42.1%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
1.57%
2023 |
3.55%
1989 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP | n/a |
2.07%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel | n/a |
459,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | n/a |
-4.18%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
4.24%
2015 |
16.2%
2021 |
Services, % of GDP |
85.4%
2022 |
45.8%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
8.19%
2022 |
51.6%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
74
2025 |
15.6
2002 |
Income share by richest 10% | n/a |
24.2%
2023 |
Income share by poorest 10% | n/a |
3.7%
2023 |
Listed domestic companies |
4
2020 |
n/a |
Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$644M
2020 |
n/a |
Total reserves including gold |
$234M
2023 |
$101B
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$10.2M
2024 |
$879M
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
660,000
2020 |
892,000
2013 |
International tourism as share of exports |
22.9%
2019 |
1.88%
2020 |
Banked people share | n/a |
30.2%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita | n/a |
1,412 kg
2022 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use | n/a |
$10.2
2022 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
0.36 megatons
2023 |
192.9 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
4.9 tons
2023 |
4.28 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share | n/a |
98.7%
2022 |
Renewable energy use share |
0%
2022 |
1.1%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a |
0.37%
2022 |
Net energy imports use share | n/a |
-274.9%
2022 |
Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
1,373 kWh
2022 |
Renewable electricity output share |
2.94%
2021 |
3.78%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
1.98%
2022 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.0009%
2024 |
0.57%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
+896
2024 |
-17,735
2024 |
Urban population |
100%
2024 |
71.9%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height | n/a |
5.7 ft
2025 |
Average female height | n/a |
5.21 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
83.2
2025 |
37.8
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
76
2025 |
26
2024 |
Higher education index |
20
2025 |
50
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
4.46
2020 |
9.41
2013 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
14
2025 |
27.3
2019 |
Visa free countries | n/a |
44
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
99%
2017 |
84.1%
2021 |
English speaking |
76.6%
2023 |
35%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
81.1%
2017 |
81.7%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$254.6
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$121.8
2022 |
Life expectancy |
80.7 years
2025 |
72.5 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure | n/a |
1.27%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
1.94
1997 |
1.01
2022 |
Maternal mortality per 100K births | n/a |
66
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | n/a |
22.6
2023 |
Obesity rate | n/a |
41.4%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
11.1%
2024 |
13.4%
2024 |
Air quality index |
78
2025 |
14
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence | n/a |
19.2%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita | n/a |
0.24 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world land |
0.0002%
2025 |
0.29%
2025 |
Land area per capita |
1,245 sq mi
2024 |
3,641 sq mi
2024 |
Agricultural land area |
10.4 sq mi
2025 |
36,592 sq mi
2025 |
Forest area |
48.6 sq mi
2025 |
3,185 sq mi
2025 |
Roads length |
488 mi
2007 |
n/a |
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