The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 190th vs. 135th).
By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
76930
|
2358679
|
| Population rank | 187/197 | 145/197 |
| GDP |
$7.14B
2023 |
$18.2B
2024 |
| GDP rank | 159/197 | 134/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$97,750
2023 |
$7,618
2024 |
| GDP per capita rank | 6/197 | 99/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$86,689
2023 |
$18,717
2024 |
| Government debt | n/a |
$6.94B
2024 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio | n/a |
36.3%
2025 |
| Government debt per person | n/a |
$2,905
2024 |
| Government debt per person rank | n/a | 103/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$82,674
2025 |
$4,214
2025 |
| Land area |
92.7 sq mi
2025 |
12,714 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
804 ppl/mi²
2024 |
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
1.53
2023 |
1.73
2023 |
| Median age |
39.3 years
2024 |
39.1 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
80.7 years
2025 |
71.5 years
2025 |
Cayman Islands and Moldova: Comparison Charts
Cayman Islands and Moldova economies compared
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1990 | - | $3,592,857,043 |
| 1991 | - | $3,094,565,871 |
| 1992 | - | $2,319,243,436 |
| 1993 | - | $2,371,813,324 |
| 1994 | - | $1,702,314,268 |
| 1995 | - | $1,752,999,370 |
| 1996 | - | $1,695,122,174 |
| 1997 | - | $1,930,081,169 |
| 1998 | - | $1,698,717,505 |
| 1999 | - | $1,170,782,957 |
| 2000 | - | $1,288,429,392 |
| 2001 | - | $1,480,673,594 |
| 2002 | - | $1,661,818,168 |
| 2003 | - | $1,980,907,435 |
| 2004 | - | $2,598,249,556 |
| 2005 | - | $2,988,342,907 |
| 2006 | $4,200,288,241 | $3,408,255,451 |
| 2007 | $4,466,278,065 | $4,401,173,152 |
| 2008 | $4,585,949,024 | $6,054,824,248 |
| 2009 | $4,281,714,567 | $5,439,434,272 |
| 2010 | $4,156,841,107 | $6,974,982,370 |
| 2011 | $4,186,073,104 | $8,414,352,020 |
| 2012 | $4,291,004,524 | $8,709,138,635 |
| 2013 | $4,405,796,023 | $9,496,717,876 |
| 2014 | $4,562,853,611 | $9,402,090,138 |
| 2015 | $4,708,167,233 | $7,797,667,197 |
| 2016 | $4,909,322,237 | $7,980,917,076 |
| 2017 | $5,166,281,305 | $9,514,404,016 |
| 2018 | $5,530,178,441 | $11,252,353,421 |
| 2019 | $5,941,896,608 | $11,736,797,055 |
| 2020 | $5,655,358,021 | $11,530,746,234 |
| 2021 | $6,060,026,520 | $13,691,869,264 |
| 2022 | $6,600,843,963 | $14,525,337,524 |
| 2023 | $7,139,428,558 | $16,711,906,746 |
| 2024 | - | $18,200,340,854 |
Cayman Islands and Moldova economies compared
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1990 | - | $1,207 |
| 1991 | - | $1,038 |
| 1992 | - | $778 |
| 1993 | - | $797 |
| 1994 | - | $574 |
| 1995 | - | $594 |
| 1996 | - | $575 |
| 1997 | - | $657 |
| 1998 | - | $579 |
| 1999 | - | $399 |
| 2000 | - | $441 |
| 2001 | - | $507 |
| 2002 | - | $571 |
| 2003 | - | $682 |
| 2004 | - | $897 |
| 2005 | - | $1,034 |
| 2006 | $87,085 | $1,183 |
| 2007 | $89,888 | $1,531 |
| 2008 | $89,655 | $2,111 |
| 2009 | $81,374 | $1,898 |
| 2010 | $76,838 | $2,437 |
| 2011 | $75,281 | $2,941 |
| 2012 | $75,102 | $3,045 |
| 2013 | $75,114 | $3,321 |
| 2014 | $75,845 | $3,290 |
| 2015 | $76,379 | $2,750 |
| 2016 | $77,802 | $2,847 |
| 2017 | $80,054 | $3,453 |
| 2018 | $83,866 | $4,156 |
| 2019 | $88,254 | $4,405 |
| 2020 | $82,339 | $4,376 |
| 2021 | $86,438 | $5,275 |
| 2022 | $92,202 | $5,744 |
| 2023 | $97,750 | $6,800 |
| 2024 | - | $7,618 |
Cayman Islands vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1950 | 54 | 54 |
| 1951 | 54.5 | 54.5 |
| 1952 | 55 | 55.1 |
| 1953 | 55.4 | 55.7 |
| 1954 | 55.9 | 56.3 |
| 1955 | 56.4 | 56.9 |
| 1956 | 56.8 | 57.4 |
| 1957 | 57.3 | 58 |
| 1958 | 57.7 | 58.5 |
| 1959 | 58.2 | 59 |
| 1960 | 58.8 | 59.4 |
| 1961 | 59.4 | 59.9 |
| 1962 | 60.1 | 60.3 |
| 1963 | 60.8 | 60.6 |
| 1964 | 61.4 | 61 |
| 1965 | 62.2 | 61.3 |
| 1966 | 62.8 | 61.6 |
| 1967 | 63.2 | 61.8 |
| 1968 | 63.6 | 62 |
| 1969 | 64 | 62.2 |
| 1970 | 64.4 | 62.4 |
| 1971 | 64.8 | 62.7 |
| 1972 | 65.4 | 62.9 |
| 1973 | 65.9 | 63.2 |
| 1974 | 66.5 | 63.4 |
| 1975 | 67 | 63.7 |
| 1976 | 67.5 | 64 |
| 1977 | 68.1 | 64.2 |
| 1978 | 68.5 | 64.5 |
| 1979 | 69 | 64.8 |
| 1980 | 69.5 | 65.2 |
| 1981 | 70 | 65.6 |
| 1982 | 70.4 | 65.9 |
| 1983 | 70.8 | 66.1 |
| 1984 | 71.2 | 66.4 |
| 1985 | 71.6 | 66.9 |
| 1986 | 71.9 | 67.4 |
| 1987 | 72.1 | 67.9 |
| 1988 | 72.4 | 68.2 |
| 1989 | 72.5 | 68.2 |
| 1990 | 72.7 | 67.9 |
| 1991 | 72.9 | 67.6 |
| 1992 | 73.1 | 66.7 |
| 1993 | 73.2 | 66.7 |
| 1994 | 73.4 | 66.3 |
| 1995 | 73.6 | 66.2 |
| 1996 | 73.7 | 66.2 |
| 1997 | 73.9 | 66.5 |
| 1998 | 74.1 | 66.8 |
| 1999 | 74.2 | 67.2 |
| 2000 | 74.4 | 67.5 |
| 2001 | 74.5 | 67.7 |
| 2002 | 74.6 | 67.8 |
| 2003 | 74.6 | 67.9 |
| 2004 | 74.6 | 68 |
| 2005 | 74.9 | 68.2 |
| 2006 | 75 | 68.4 |
| 2007 | 75.2 | 68.7 |
| 2008 | 75.4 | 69 |
| 2009 | 75.7 | 69.4 |
| 2010 | 76.1 | 69.9 |
| 2011 | 76.6 | 70.2 |
| 2012 | 77.1 | 70.3 |
| 2013 | 77.7 | 70.3 |
| 2014 | 77.9 | 70.2 |
| 2015 | 78.1 | 70.1 |
| 2016 | 78.4 | 70.2 |
| 2017 | 78.6 | 70.4 |
| 2018 | 78.8 | 70.2 |
| 2019 | 79.1 | 70.2 |
| 2020 | 79.2 | 69.9 |
| 2021 | 79.3 | 69 |
| 2022 | 80 | 71.5 |
| 2023 | 80.4 | 71.2 |
| 2024 | 80.5 | 71.3 |
| 2025 | 80.7 | 71.5 |
Cayman Islands and Moldova population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 8,428 | 2,058,020 |
| 1961 | 8,601 | 2,103,327 |
| 1962 | 8,781 | 2,147,227 |
| 1963 | 8,970 | 2,188,895 |
| 1964 | 9,166 | 2,228,000 |
| 1965 | 9,361 | 2,265,287 |
| 1966 | 9,560 | 2,301,871 |
| 1967 | 9,769 | 2,337,695 |
| 1968 | 9,971 | 2,373,073 |
| 1969 | 10,165 | 2,408,469 |
| 1970 | 10,517 | 2,437,590 |
| 1971 | 11,098 | 2,460,611 |
| 1972 | 11,764 | 2,484,742 |
| 1973 | 12,438 | 2,510,584 |
| 1974 | 13,114 | 2,538,164 |
| 1975 | 13,788 | 2,566,998 |
| 1976 | 14,454 | 2,596,491 |
| 1977 | 15,105 | 2,626,298 |
| 1978 | 15,727 | 2,656,211 |
| 1979 | 16,351 | 2,683,035 |
| 1980 | 17,079 | 2,708,675 |
| 1981 | 17,905 | 2,735,987 |
| 1982 | 18,750 | 2,763,101 |
| 1983 | 19,598 | 2,791,207 |
| 1984 | 20,454 | 2,820,518 |
| 1985 | 21,324 | 2,850,787 |
| 1986 | 22,197 | 2,883,057 |
| 1987 | 23,073 | 2,916,306 |
| 1988 | 23,951 | 2,948,891 |
| 1989 | 24,874 | 2,970,039 |
| 1990 | 25,999 | 2,977,912 |
| 1991 | 27,294 | 2,981,566 |
| 1992 | 28,621 | 2,980,965 |
| 1993 | 29,976 | 2,975,966 |
| 1994 | 31,352 | 2,966,745 |
| 1995 | 32,743 | 2,953,200 |
| 1996 | 34,143 | 2,947,293 |
| 1997 | 35,543 | 2,936,413 |
| 1998 | 36,922 | 2,935,227 |
| 1999 | 38,284 | 2,930,622 |
| 2000 | 39,674 | 2,924,668 |
| 2001 | 41,089 | 2,918,135 |
| 2002 | 42,514 | 2,911,385 |
| 2003 | 43,934 | 2,903,198 |
| 2004 | 45,352 | 2,896,023 |
| 2005 | 46,788 | 2,888,985 |
| 2006 | 48,232 | 2,880,967 |
| 2007 | 49,687 | 2,874,299 |
| 2008 | 51,151 | 2,868,833 |
| 2009 | 52,618 | 2,865,213 |
| 2010 | 54,099 | 2,862,354 |
| 2011 | 55,606 | 2,860,699 |
| 2012 | 57,136 | 2,860,324 |
| 2013 | 58,655 | 2,859,558 |
| 2014 | 60,160 | 2,857,815 |
| 2015 | 61,642 | 2,835,978 |
| 2016 | 63,100 | 2,803,186 |
| 2017 | 64,535 | 2,755,189 |
| 2018 | 65,941 | 2,707,203 |
| 2019 | 67,327 | 2,664,224 |
| 2020 | 68,684 | 2,635,130 |
| 2021 | 70,108 | 2,595,809 |
| 2022 | 71,591 | 2,528,654 |
| 2023 | 73,038 | 2,457,783 |
| 2024 | 74,457 | 2,389,275 |
Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Moldova
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 4.71 | 3.32 |
| 1961 | 4.78 | 3.23 |
| 1962 | 4.79 | 3.04 |
| 1963 | 4.69 | 2.89 |
| 1964 | 4.41 | 2.71 |
| 1965 | 4.16 | 2.69 |
| 1966 | 4.08 | 2.65 |
| 1967 | 4.05 | 2.62 |
| 1968 | 3.99 | 2.59 |
| 1969 | 3.52 | 2.57 |
| 1970 | 4.66 | 2.57 |
| 1971 | 3.47 | 2.56 |
| 1972 | 4.89 | 2.56 |
| 1973 | 3.56 | 2.57 |
| 1974 | 2.96 | 2.56 |
| 1975 | 2.72 | 2.52 |
| 1976 | 2.53 | 2.47 |
| 1977 | 2.41 | 2.42 |
| 1978 | 2.37 | 2.39 |
| 1979 | 2.37 | 2.38 |
| 1980 | 2.4 | 2.38 |
| 1981 | 2.38 | 2.4 |
| 1982 | 2.01 | 2.45 |
| 1983 | 1.83 | 2.58 |
| 1984 | 1.79 | 2.67 |
| 1985 | 1.75 | 2.67 |
| 1986 | 1.69 | 2.74 |
| 1987 | 1.58 | 2.78 |
| 1988 | 1.63 | 2.63 |
| 1989 | 1.76 | 2.46 |
| 1990 | 1.78 | 2.39 |
| 1991 | 1.85 | 2.28 |
| 1992 | 1.73 | 2.22 |
| 1993 | 1.67 | 2.11 |
| 1994 | 1.66 | 1.99 |
| 1995 | 1.67 | 1.83 |
| 1996 | 1.69 | 1.71 |
| 1997 | 1.7 | 1.79 |
| 1998 | 1.7 | 1.65 |
| 1999 | 1.71 | 1.56 |
| 2000 | 1.71 | 1.5 |
| 2001 | 1.7 | 1.47 |
| 2002 | 1.68 | 1.45 |
| 2003 | 1.67 | 1.48 |
| 2004 | 1.67 | 1.54 |
| 2005 | 1.67 | 1.53 |
| 2006 | 1.67 | 1.54 |
| 2007 | 1.68 | 1.58 |
| 2008 | 1.7 | 1.64 |
| 2009 | 1.72 | 1.72 |
| 2010 | 1.69 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | 1.64 | 1.65 |
| 2012 | 1.53 | 1.66 |
| 2013 | 1.45 | 1.62 |
| 2014 | 1.33 | 1.82 |
| 2015 | 1.27 | 1.87 |
| 2016 | 1.23 | 1.89 |
| 2017 | 1.22 | 1.81 |
| 2018 | 1.28 | 1.81 |
| 2019 | 1.51 | 1.78 |
| 2020 | 1.55 | 1.77 |
| 2021 | 1.55 | 1.75 |
| 2022 | 1.54 | 1.69 |
| 2023 | 1.53 | 1.73 |
Cayman Islands and Moldova demographics compared
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 23.5 | 24.6 |
| 1961 | 23.3 | 24.7 |
| 1962 | 22.9 | 24.9 |
| 1963 | 22.6 | 25.1 |
| 1964 | 22.3 | 25.4 |
| 1965 | 22.1 | 25.7 |
| 1966 | 21.8 | 25.9 |
| 1967 | 21.6 | 26.1 |
| 1968 | 21.3 | 26.3 |
| 1969 | 21.2 | 26.4 |
| 1970 | 21.2 | 26.4 |
| 1971 | 21.4 | 26.3 |
| 1972 | 21.8 | 26.3 |
| 1973 | 22.2 | 26.3 |
| 1974 | 22.6 | 26.5 |
| 1975 | 23.1 | 26.7 |
| 1976 | 23.7 | 26.9 |
| 1977 | 24.3 | 27.2 |
| 1978 | 25 | 27.5 |
| 1979 | 25.7 | 27.6 |
| 1980 | 26 | 27.6 |
| 1981 | 26.1 | 27.9 |
| 1982 | 26.2 | 28.1 |
| 1983 | 26.4 | 28.3 |
| 1984 | 26.8 | 28.5 |
| 1985 | 27.2 | 28.7 |
| 1986 | 27.6 | 28.9 |
| 1987 | 28.1 | 29.1 |
| 1988 | 28.6 | 29.3 |
| 1989 | 29.1 | 29.5 |
| 1990 | 29.5 | 29.8 |
| 1991 | 29.6 | 30.2 |
| 1992 | 29.9 | 30.4 |
| 1993 | 30.1 | 30.6 |
| 1994 | 30.5 | 30.8 |
| 1995 | 30.8 | 31 |
| 1996 | 31.3 | 31.2 |
| 1997 | 31.8 | 31.3 |
| 1998 | 32.3 | 31.5 |
| 1999 | 32.9 | 31.8 |
| 2000 | 33.2 | 32 |
| 2001 | 33.3 | 32.2 |
| 2002 | 33.4 | 32.4 |
| 2003 | 33.5 | 32.6 |
| 2004 | 33.7 | 32.8 |
| 2005 | 33.9 | 33 |
| 2006 | 34.2 | 33.3 |
| 2007 | 34.5 | 33.6 |
| 2008 | 34.8 | 33.9 |
| 2009 | 35.1 | 34.3 |
| 2010 | 35.4 | 34.6 |
| 2011 | 35.7 | 34.9 |
| 2012 | 35.8 | 35.1 |
| 2013 | 35.9 | 35.4 |
| 2014 | 36.1 | 35.7 |
| 2015 | 36.3 | 36.1 |
| 2016 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| 2017 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| 2018 | 37.1 | 37.2 |
| 2019 | 37.4 | 37.6 |
| 2020 | 37.8 | 38 |
| 2021 | 38.1 | 38.3 |
| 2022 | 38.5 | 38.6 |
| 2023 | 38.9 | 38.8 |
| 2024 | 39.3 | 39.1 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$4.42B
2022 |
$16.6B
2024 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
14%
2025 |
39.8%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
1.57%
2023 |
6.63%
2023 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP | n/a |
0.55%
2023 |
| Armed forces personnel | n/a |
6,000
2020 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | n/a |
-5.11%
2025 |
| Unemployment rate |
4.24%
2015 |
1.43%
2024 |
| Services, % of GDP |
85.4%
2022 |
62.3%
2024 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
8.19%
2022 |
16.8%
2024 |
| Economic freedom index |
74
2025 |
58.3
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% | n/a |
22.8%
2023 |
| Income share by poorest 10% | n/a |
4.3%
2023 |
| Listed domestic companies |
4
2020 |
n/a |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$644M
2020 |
n/a |
| Total reserves including gold |
$234M
2023 |
$5.48B
2024 |
| Personal remittances received |
$10.2M
2024 |
$1.92B
2024 |
| International tourist arrivals |
660,000
2020 |
29,000
2020 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
22.9%
2019 |
11%
2020 |
| Banked people share | n/a |
55.5%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita | n/a |
1,297 kg
2023 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use | n/a |
$13.7
2023 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
0.36 megatons
2023 |
9.93 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
4.9 tons
2023 |
4.04 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share | n/a |
81.3%
2022 |
| Renewable energy use share |
0%
2022 |
21.4%
2021 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a |
1.78%
2023 |
| Net energy imports use share | n/a |
81.2%
2023 |
| Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
2,412 kWh
2023 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
2.94%
2021 |
6.5%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
4.73%
2023 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.0009%
2024 |
0.03%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+896
2024 |
-27,088
2024 |
| Urban population |
100%
2024 |
43.6%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height | n/a |
5.76 ft
2025 |
| Average female height | n/a |
5.35 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
83.2
2025 |
46.9
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
76
2025 |
43
2024 |
| Higher education index |
20
2025 |
38
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
4.46
2020 |
2.54
2023 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
14
2025 |
7.3
2019 |
| Visa free countries | n/a |
123
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
99%
2017 |
99.6%
2021 |
| English speaking |
76.6%
2023 |
2%
2025 |
| People using the Internet |
81.1%
2017 |
80.2%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$398
2022 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$126.3
2022 |
| Life expectancy |
80.7 years
2025 |
71.5 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure | n/a |
2.57%
2022 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
1.94
1997 |
3.25
2021 |
| Age at first childbirth | n/a |
25.1 years
2021 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births | n/a |
19
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | n/a |
14.7
2023 |
| Obesity rate | n/a |
23.7%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
11.1%
2024 |
6.3%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
78
2025 |
56
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence | n/a |
29.7%
2022 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita | n/a |
11.1 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.0002%
2025 |
0.02%
2025 |
| Land area per capita |
1,245 sq mi
2024 |
5,321 sq mi
2024 |
| Agricultural land area |
10.4 sq mi
2025 |
9,421 sq mi
2025 |
| Forest area |
48.6 sq mi
2025 |
1,492 sq mi
2025 |
| Roads length |
488 mi
2007 |
5,811 mi
2012 |
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