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Cayman Islands vs Ireland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 5.38M in Ireland (ranked 120/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 26,599 sq mi for Ireland (ranked 190th vs. 119th).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Ireland
Population
76930
5474763
Population rank 187/197 121/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$577B
2024
GDP rank 159/197 26/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$107,316
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 4/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$131,175
2024
Government debt n/a
$237B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
36.7%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$44,121
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 11/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$44,579
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
26,599 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
39.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Cayman Islands and Ireland: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Ireland economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Ireland
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Ireland
1960 - $1,998,550,222
1961 - $2,151,772,980
1962 - $2,329,372,972
1963 - $2,505,073,358
1964 - $2,851,091,646
1965 - $3,035,655,794
1966 - $3,198,820,904
1967 - $3,445,739,915
1968 - $3,378,701,147
1969 - $3,902,721,632
1970 - $4,395,995,086
1971 - $5,098,250,287
1972 - $6,318,060,582
1973 - $7,481,173,066
1974 - $7,896,860,615
1975 - $9,483,808,362
1976 - $9,453,756,015
1977 - $11,248,340,431
1978 - $14,647,996,074
1979 - $18,319,334,300
1980 - $21,747,855,640
1981 - $20,670,190,138
1982 - $21,474,754,080
1983 - $20,766,047,764
1984 - $20,106,648,455
1985 - $21,270,013,326
1986 - $28,714,571,852
1987 - $33,920,518,493
1988 - $37,772,897,421
1989 - $39,238,392,678
1990 - $49,305,632,408
1991 - $49,787,502,852
1992 - $55,918,538,121
1993 - $52,417,477,614
1994 - $57,097,656,066
1995 - $69,139,823,232
1996 - $75,790,785,030
1997 - $82,856,648,758
1998 - $90,199,410,116
1999 - $98,893,958,263
2000 - $100,207,610,430
2001 - $109,346,669,230
2002 - $128,596,035,288
2003 - $164,670,771,260
2004 - $194,372,115,041
2005 - $211,876,989,656
2006 $4,200,288,241 $232,180,617,162
2007 $4,466,278,065 $270,079,279,420
2008 $4,585,949,024 $275,447,471,451
2009 $4,281,714,567 $236,443,117,248
2010 $4,156,841,107 $221,985,621,538
2011 $4,186,073,104 $241,337,364,610
2012 $4,291,004,524 $227,270,922,957
2013 $4,405,796,023 $243,301,556,085
2014 $4,562,853,611 $266,787,238,499
2015 $4,708,167,233 $302,391,428,540
2016 $4,909,322,237 $305,733,136,181
2017 $5,166,281,305 $348,532,394,024
2018 $5,530,178,441 $395,461,216,460
2019 $5,941,896,608 $407,124,824,065
2020 $5,655,358,021 $436,555,518,400
2021 $6,060,026,520 $531,306,516,908
2022 $6,600,843,963 $548,570,250,342
2023 $7,139,428,558 $551,394,889,340
2024 - $577,389,475,010

Cayman Islands and Ireland economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Ireland
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Ireland
1960 - $707
1961 - $762
1962 - $821
1963 - $878
1964 - $995
1965 - $1,055
1966 - $1,107
1967 - $1,187
1968 - $1,159
1969 - $1,331
1970 - $1,487
1971 - $1,704
1972 - $2,080
1973 - $2,424
1974 - $2,517
1975 - $2,973
1976 - $2,920
1977 - $3,427
1978 - $4,400
1979 - $5,430
1980 - $6,372
1981 - $5,986
1982 - $6,161
1983 - $5,915
1984 - $5,692
1985 - $6,012
1986 - $8,112
1987 - $9,582
1988 - $10,716
1989 - $11,176
1990 - $14,031
1991 - $14,087
1992 - $15,714
1993 - $14,657
1994 - $15,903
1995 - $19,158
1996 - $20,836
1997 - $22,551
1998 - $24,295
1999 - $26,338
2000 - $26,335
2001 - $28,282
2002 - $32,705
2003 - $41,204
2004 - $47,754
2005 - $50,933
2006 $87,085 $54,329
2007 $89,888 $61,396
2008 $89,655 $61,353
2009 $81,374 $52,133
2010 $76,838 $48,679
2011 $75,281 $52,693
2012 $75,102 $49,412
2013 $75,114 $52,619
2014 $75,845 $57,278
2015 $76,379 $64,312
2016 $77,802 $64,193
2017 $80,054 $72,198
2018 $83,866 $80,739
2019 $88,254 $81,810
2020 $82,339 $86,623
2021 $86,438 $103,962
2022 $92,202 $105,235
2023 $97,750 $103,888
2024 - $107,316

Cayman Islands vs. Ireland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Ireland
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Ireland
1950 54 65.6
1951 54.5 64.8
1952 55 67.2
1953 55.4 67.9
1954 55.9 68
1955 56.4 68
1956 56.8 69
1957 57.3 69
1958 57.7 69.3
1959 58.2 69.4
1960 58.8 70.2
1961 59.4 69.6
1962 60.1 69.9
1963 60.8 70.2
1964 61.4 70.4
1965 62.2 70.6
1966 62.8 70.2
1967 63.2 71.2
1968 63.6 70.9
1969 64 70.8
1970 64.4 70.8
1971 64.8 71.6
1972 65.4 71
1973 65.9 71.2
1974 66.5 71.1
1975 67 71.7
1976 67.5 71.8
1977 68.1 71.9
1978 68.5 71.9
1979 69 72.2
1980 69.5 72.5
1981 70 72.9
1982 70.4 73.2
1983 70.8 73.2
1984 71.2 73.6
1985 71.6 73.6
1986 71.9 73.6
1987 72.1 74.4
1988 72.4 74.4
1989 72.5 74.5
1990 72.7 74.8
1991 72.9 75
1992 73.1 75.4
1993 73.2 75.3
1994 73.4 75.8
1995 73.6 75.5
1996 73.7 75.8
1997 73.9 76
1998 74.1 76.2
1999 74.2 76.1
2000 74.4 76.5
2001 74.5 77.1
2002 74.6 77.6
2003 74.6 78.1
2004 74.6 78.5
2005 74.9 78.9
2006 75 79.2
2007 75.2 79.6
2008 75.4 79.8
2009 75.7 80.1
2010 76.1 80.6
2011 76.6 80.7
2012 77.1 80.9
2013 77.7 81.1
2014 77.9 81.4
2015 78.1 81.5
2016 78.4 81.7
2017 78.6 82.1
2018 78.8 82.1
2019 79.1 82.4
2020 79.2 82.4
2021 79.3 81.9
2022 80 82.1
2023 80.4 82.4
2024 80.5 82.6
2025 80.7 82.7

Cayman Islands and Ireland population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Ireland
Year Population
Cayman Islands Ireland
1960 8,428 2,828,600
1961 8,601 2,824,400
1962 8,781 2,836,050
1963 8,970 2,852,650
1964 9,166 2,866,550
1965 9,361 2,877,300
1966 9,560 2,888,800
1967 9,769 2,902,450
1968 9,971 2,915,550
1969 10,165 2,932,650
1970 10,517 2,957,250
1971 11,098 2,992,050
1972 11,764 3,036,850
1973 12,438 3,085,950
1974 13,114 3,137,500
1975 13,788 3,189,550
1976 14,454 3,238,050
1977 15,105 3,282,200
1978 15,727 3,329,100
1979 16,351 3,373,750
1980 17,079 3,412,800
1981 17,905 3,453,000
1982 18,750 3,485,800
1983 19,598 3,510,600
1984 20,454 3,532,423
1985 21,324 3,538,082
1986 22,197 3,539,690
1987 23,073 3,540,057
1988 23,951 3,524,949
1989 24,874 3,511,009
1990 25,999 3,513,974
1991 27,294 3,534,235
1992 28,621 3,558,430
1993 29,976 3,576,261
1994 31,352 3,590,386
1995 32,743 3,608,841
1996 34,143 3,637,510
1997 35,543 3,674,171
1998 36,922 3,712,696
1999 38,284 3,754,786
2000 39,674 3,805,174
2001 41,089 3,866,243
2002 42,514 3,931,947
2003 43,934 3,996,521
2004 45,352 4,070,262
2005 46,788 4,159,914
2006 48,232 4,273,591
2007 49,687 4,398,942
2008 51,151 4,489,544
2009 52,618 4,535,375
2010 54,099 4,560,155
2011 55,606 4,580,084
2012 57,136 4,599,533
2013 58,655 4,623,816
2014 60,160 4,657,740
2015 61,642 4,701,957
2016 63,100 4,762,722
2017 64,535 4,827,445
2018 65,941 4,898,022
2019 67,327 4,976,456
2020 68,684 5,039,747
2021 70,108 5,110,585
2022 71,591 5,212,836
2023 73,038 5,307,600
2024 74,457 5,380,257

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Ireland

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Ireland
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Ireland
1960 4.71 3.78
1961 4.78 3.78
1962 4.79 3.92
1963 4.69 4.01
1964 4.41 4.07
1965 4.16 4.04
1966 4.08 3.94
1967 4.05 3.84
1968 3.99 3.77
1969 3.52 3.83
1970 4.66 3.85
1971 3.47 3.93
1972 4.89 3.84
1973 3.56 3.71
1974 2.96 3.59
1975 2.72 3.37
1976 2.53 3.29
1977 2.41 3.24
1978 2.37 3.21
1979 2.37 3.21
1980 2.4 3.21
1981 2.38 3.05
1982 2.01 2.94
1983 1.83 2.74
1984 1.79 2.58
1985 1.75 2.48
1986 1.69 2.44
1987 1.58 2.32
1988 1.63 2.17
1989 1.76 2.08
1990 1.78 2.11
1991 1.85 2.08
1992 1.73 1.99
1993 1.67 1.9
1994 1.66 1.85
1995 1.67 1.84
1996 1.69 1.88
1997 1.7 1.93
1998 1.7 1.94
1999 1.71 1.9
2000 1.71 1.89
2001 1.7 1.94
2002 1.68 1.97
2003 1.67 1.96
2004 1.67 1.93
2005 1.67 1.86
2006 1.67 1.91
2007 1.68 2.01
2008 1.7 2.06
2009 1.72 2.06
2010 1.69 2.05
2011 1.64 2.03
2012 1.53 1.98
2013 1.45 1.93
2014 1.33 1.89
2015 1.27 1.85
2016 1.23 1.81
2017 1.22 1.77
2018 1.28 1.75
2019 1.51 1.71
2020 1.55 1.63
2021 1.55 1.78
2022 1.54 1.54
2023 1.53 1.5

Cayman Islands and Ireland demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Ireland
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Ireland
1960 23.5 30.1
1961 23.3 29.8
1962 22.9 29.5
1963 22.6 29.2
1964 22.3 28.9
1965 22.1 28.6
1966 21.8 28.2
1967 21.6 28
1968 21.3 27.8
1969 21.2 27.6
1970 21.2 27.4
1971 21.4 27.1
1972 21.8 26.9
1973 22.2 26.7
1974 22.6 26.5
1975 23.1 26.5
1976 23.7 26.4
1977 24.3 26.5
1978 25 26.5
1979 25.7 26.5
1980 26 26.5
1981 26.1 26.6
1982 26.2 26.7
1983 26.4 26.9
1984 26.8 27.1
1985 27.2 27.3
1986 27.6 27.6
1987 28.1 27.9
1988 28.6 28.4
1989 29.1 28.8
1990 29.5 29.2
1991 29.6 29.6
1992 29.9 29.9
1993 30.1 30.2
1994 30.5 30.6
1995 30.8 30.9
1996 31.3 31.3
1997 31.8 31.6
1998 32.3 31.9
1999 32.9 32.2
2000 33.2 32.5
2001 33.3 32.7
2002 33.4 33
2003 33.5 33.2
2004 33.7 33.4
2005 33.9 33.4
2006 34.2 33.4
2007 34.5 33.4
2008 34.8 33.5
2009 35.1 33.9
2010 35.4 34.3
2011 35.7 34.8
2012 35.8 35.2
2013 35.9 35.6
2014 36.1 36
2015 36.3 36.4
2016 36.5 36.8
2017 36.8 37.1
2018 37.1 37.4
2019 37.4 37.8
2020 37.8 38.2
2021 38.1 38.6
2022 38.5 38.9
2023 38.9 39.4
2024 39.3 39.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Ireland
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$419B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
23.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
2.9%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+1.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
4.27%
2024
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
30.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
2025
83.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
43
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
$110B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$12.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
10,951,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
0.68%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.3%
2024

Energy

Cayman Islands Ireland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,470 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$50.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
32.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
6.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
82.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
12.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
85.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,149 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
37.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Ireland
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
+39,059
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
64.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
93.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
77
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
0.65
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
3.1
2019
Visa free countries n/a
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
99%
2003
English speaking
76.6%
2023
98.4%
2023
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
96.5%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands Ireland
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$6,448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$688
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
4.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.6 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
3.8
2023
Obesity rate n/a
29.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
3.6%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
19.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Ireland
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
4,944 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
16,174 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
3,066 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
62,031 mi
2018

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