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Cayman Islands vs New Zealand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 190th vs. 74th).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands New Zealand
Population
76930
5406623
Population rank 187/197 124/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$260B
2024
GDP rank 159/197 53/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$48,747
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 26/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$55,094
2024
Government debt n/a
$133B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
55.3%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$24,936
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 28/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$36,132
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
101,665 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
38.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Cayman Islands and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and New Zealand economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

New Zealand
Year GDP
Cayman Islands New Zealand
1960 - $5,536,098,360
1961 - $5,721,994,864
1962 - $6,133,158,532
1963 - $6,699,741,645
1964 - $7,340,766,415
1965 - $5,706,251,400
1966 - $5,917,437,693
1967 - $6,016,017,227
1968 - $5,228,045,415
1969 - $5,814,357,709
1970 - $6,495,605,331
1971 - $7,911,136,757
1972 - $9,567,331,065
1973 - $12,802,281,898
1974 - $13,940,981,798
1975 - $12,861,983,284
1976 - $13,604,832,424
1977 - $15,446,825,318
1978 - $18,530,518,395
1979 - $20,731,243,113
1980 - $23,244,547,385
1981 - $24,417,617,184
1982 - $24,164,603,059
1983 - $24,309,279,706
1984 - $21,665,975,319
1985 - $24,679,795,396
1986 - $30,604,668,357
1987 - $40,376,354,070
1988 - $45,176,811,594
1989 - $43,920,222,525
1990 - $45,495,129,385
1991 - $42,745,329,732
1992 - $41,649,829,860
1993 - $46,775,620,817
1994 - $55,314,732,279
1995 - $63,918,703,507
1996 - $70,140,835,299
1997 - $66,075,143,415
1998 - $56,227,169,851
1999 - $58,762,260,626
2000 - $52,623,281,957
2001 - $53,872,425,917
2002 - $66,627,729,311
2003 - $88,250,885,550
2004 - $103,905,210,084
2005 - $114,720,129,550
2006 $4,200,288,241 $111,538,810,713
2007 $4,466,278,065 $137,188,946,866
2008 $4,585,949,024 $133,437,126,590
2009 $4,281,714,567 $121,663,439,315
2010 $4,156,841,107 $146,887,902,524
2011 $4,186,073,104 $168,484,908,960
2012 $4,291,004,524 $176,560,711,239
2013 $4,405,796,023 $191,012,364,177
2014 $4,562,853,611 $201,518,402,787
2015 $4,708,167,233 $178,224,167,088
2016 $4,909,322,237 $189,100,085,275
2017 $5,166,281,305 $206,745,969,246
2018 $5,530,178,441 $211,985,631,173
2019 $5,941,896,608 $213,006,341,102
2020 $5,655,358,021 $213,029,554,654
2021 $6,060,026,520 $253,977,931,815
2022 $6,600,843,963 $249,509,991,440
2023 $7,139,428,558 $255,194,972,673
2024 - $260,235,932,559

Cayman Islands and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

New Zealand
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands New Zealand
1960 - $2,334
1961 - $2,365
1962 - $2,471
1963 - $2,646
1964 - $2,839
1965 - $2,171
1966 - $2,211
1967 - $2,208
1968 - $1,902
1969 - $2,097
1970 - $2,311
1971 - $2,773
1972 - $3,295
1973 - $4,323
1974 - $4,611
1975 - $4,172
1976 - $4,374
1977 - $4,951
1978 - $5,937
1979 - $6,668
1980 - $7,467
1981 - $7,814
1982 - $7,656
1983 - $7,598
1984 - $6,714
1985 - $7,601
1986 - $9,428
1987 - $12,331
1988 - $13,759
1989 - $13,312
1990 - $13,663
1991 - $12,230
1992 - $11,793
1993 - $13,094
1994 - $15,280
1995 - $17,400
1996 - $18,794
1997 - $17,474
1998 - $14,738
1999 - $15,322
2000 - $13,641
2001 - $13,883
2002 - $16,874
2003 - $21,914
2004 - $25,420
2005 - $27,751
2006 $87,085 $26,655
2007 $89,888 $32,480
2008 $89,655 $31,325
2009 $81,374 $28,277
2010 $76,838 $33,762
2011 $75,281 $38,432
2012 $75,102 $40,054
2013 $75,114 $43,000
2014 $75,845 $44,618
2015 $76,379 $38,665
2016 $77,802 $40,114
2017 $80,054 $42,950
2018 $83,866 $43,257
2019 $88,254 $42,779
2020 $82,339 $41,851
2021 $86,438 $49,689
2022 $92,202 $48,760
2023 $97,750 $48,655
2024 - $48,747

Cayman Islands vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

New Zealand
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands New Zealand
1950 54 69.3
1951 54.5 69.1
1952 55 69.4
1953 55.4 70.2
1954 55.9 70.3
1955 56.4 70.5
1956 56.8 70.7
1957 57.3 70.3
1958 57.7 70.9
1959 58.2 70.8
1960 58.8 71.2
1961 59.4 70.9
1962 60.1 71.2
1963 60.8 71.3
1964 61.4 71.3
1965 62.2 71.2
1966 62.8 71.1
1967 63.2 71.4
1968 63.6 71.1
1969 64 71.5
1970 64.4 71.2
1971 64.8 71.7
1972 65.4 71.8
1973 65.9 71.7
1974 66.5 71.9
1975 67 72.2
1976 67.5 72.4
1977 68.1 72.1
1978 68.5 73
1979 69 73.1
1980 69.5 72.9
1981 70 73.6
1982 70.4 73.7
1983 70.8 73.8
1984 71.2 74.4
1985 71.6 73.9
1986 71.9 74.1
1987 72.1 74.2
1988 72.4 74.5
1989 72.5 74.9
1990 72.7 75.4
1991 72.9 76.1
1992 73.1 76.2
1993 73.2 76.5
1994 73.4 76.9
1995 73.6 76.8
1996 73.7 76.8
1997 73.9 77.3
1998 74.1 78.2
1999 74.2 77.9
2000 74.4 78.7
2001 74.5 78.7
2002 74.6 78.9
2003 74.6 79.1
2004 74.6 79.4
2005 74.9 80
2006 75 80
2007 75.2 80.1
2008 75.4 80.2
2009 75.7 80.5
2010 76.1 81.1
2011 76.6 80.8
2012 77.1 81.2
2013 77.7 81.6
2014 77.9 81.4
2015 78.1 81.6
2016 78.4 82
2017 78.6 81.6
2018 78.8 81.9
2019 79.1 81.8
2020 79.2 82.7
2021 79.3 82.3
2022 80 81
2023 80.4 82.1
2024 80.5 82.2
2025 80.7 82.4

Cayman Islands and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

New Zealand
Year Population
Cayman Islands New Zealand
1960 8,428 2,371,800
1961 8,601 2,419,700
1962 8,781 2,482,000
1963 8,970 2,531,800
1964 9,166 2,585,400
1965 9,361 2,628,400
1966 9,560 2,675,900
1967 9,769 2,724,100
1968 9,971 2,748,100
1969 10,165 2,772,800
1970 10,517 2,810,700
1971 11,098 2,853,000
1972 11,764 2,903,900
1973 12,438 2,961,300
1974 13,114 3,023,700
1975 13,788 3,083,100
1976 14,454 3,110,500
1977 15,105 3,120,200
1978 15,727 3,121,200
1979 16,351 3,109,000
1980 17,079 3,112,900
1981 17,905 3,124,900
1982 18,750 3,156,100
1983 19,598 3,199,300
1984 20,454 3,227,100
1985 21,324 3,247,100
1986 22,197 3,246,300
1987 23,073 3,274,400
1988 23,951 3,283,400
1989 24,874 3,299,200
1990 25,999 3,329,800
1991 27,294 3,495,100
1992 28,621 3,531,700
1993 29,976 3,572,200
1994 31,352 3,620,000
1995 32,743 3,673,400
1996 34,143 3,732,000
1997 35,543 3,781,300
1998 36,922 3,815,000
1999 38,284 3,835,100
2000 39,674 3,857,700
2001 41,089 3,880,500
2002 42,514 3,948,500
2003 43,934 4,027,200
2004 45,352 4,087,500
2005 46,788 4,133,900
2006 48,232 4,184,600
2007 49,687 4,223,800
2008 51,151 4,259,800
2009 52,618 4,302,600
2010 54,099 4,350,700
2011 55,606 4,384,000
2012 57,136 4,408,100
2013 58,655 4,442,100
2014 60,160 4,516,500
2015 61,642 4,609,400
2016 63,100 4,714,100
2017 64,535 4,813,600
2018 65,941 4,900,600
2019 67,327 4,979,200
2020 68,684 5,090,200
2021 70,108 5,111,300
2022 71,591 5,117,100
2023 73,038 5,245,000
2024 74,457 5,338,500

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and New Zealand

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

New Zealand
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands New Zealand
1960 4.71 4.24
1961 4.78 4.31
1962 4.79 4.19
1963 4.69 4.05
1964 4.41 3.8
1965 4.16 3.54
1966 4.08 3.41
1967 4.05 3.35
1968 3.99 3.34
1969 3.52 3.28
1970 4.66 3.17
1971 3.47 3.18
1972 4.89 3
1973 3.56 2.76
1974 2.96 2.58
1975 2.72 2.37
1976 2.53 2.27
1977 2.41 2.21
1978 2.37 2.07
1979 2.37 2.12
1980 2.4 2.03
1981 2.38 2.01
1982 2.01 1.95
1983 1.83 1.92
1984 1.79 1.93
1985 1.75 1.93
1986 1.69 1.96
1987 1.58 2.03
1988 1.63 2.1
1989 1.76 2.12
1990 1.78 2.18
1991 1.85 2.09
1992 1.73 2.06
1993 1.67 2.04
1994 1.66 1.98
1995 1.67 1.98
1996 1.69 1.96
1997 1.7 1.96
1998 1.7 1.89
1999 1.71 1.97
2000 1.71 1.98
2001 1.7 1.97
2002 1.68 1.89
2003 1.67 1.93
2004 1.67 1.98
2005 1.67 1.97
2006 1.67 2.01
2007 1.68 2.18
2008 1.7 2.19
2009 1.72 2.13
2010 1.69 2.17
2011 1.64 2.09
2012 1.53 2.1
2013 1.45 2.01
2014 1.33 1.92
2015 1.27 1.99
2016 1.23 1.87
2017 1.22 1.81
2018 1.28 1.71
2019 1.51 1.72
2020 1.55 1.61
2021 1.55 1.64
2022 1.54 1.66
2023 1.53 1.56

Cayman Islands and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

New Zealand
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands New Zealand
1960 23.5 27.5
1961 23.3 27.1
1962 22.9 26.8
1963 22.6 26.4
1964 22.3 26.2
1965 22.1 26
1966 21.8 25.9
1967 21.6 25.8
1968 21.3 25.7
1969 21.2 25.7
1970 21.2 25.6
1971 21.4 25.7
1972 21.8 25.9
1973 22.2 26
1974 22.6 26.2
1975 23.1 26.3
1976 23.7 26.5
1977 24.3 26.8
1978 25 27.1
1979 25.7 27.5
1980 26 27.9
1981 26.1 28.2
1982 26.2 28.5
1983 26.4 28.8
1984 26.8 29.1
1985 27.2 29.4
1986 27.6 29.8
1987 28.1 30.1
1988 28.6 30.4
1989 29.1 30.8
1990 29.5 31.1
1991 29.6 31.4
1992 29.9 31.7
1993 30.1 32
1994 30.5 32.3
1995 30.8 32.6
1996 31.3 32.8
1997 31.8 33.2
1998 32.3 33.6
1999 32.9 34
2000 33.2 34.3
2001 33.3 34.6
2002 33.4 34.8
2003 33.5 35
2004 33.7 35.2
2005 33.9 35.5
2006 34.2 35.8
2007 34.5 36.1
2008 34.8 36.4
2009 35.1 36.6
2010 35.4 36.8
2011 35.7 37
2012 35.8 37.2
2013 35.9 37.4
2014 36.1 37.5
2015 36.3 37.4
2016 36.5 37.3
2017 36.8 37.2
2018 37.1 37.3
2019 37.4 37.3
2020 37.8 37.5
2021 38.1 37.8
2022 38.5 38.1
2023 38.9 38.3
2024 39.3 38.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands New Zealand
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$247B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
43%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
5.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
4.72%
2024
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
67.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
19.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
74
2025
78.1
2025
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
112
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$22.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$598M
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
996,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
18.8%
2018
Banked people share n/a
97.9%
2024

Energy

Cayman Islands New Zealand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
3,629 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
35.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
6.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
55.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
28.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
39.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
31.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,952 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
81.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands New Zealand
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
+18,766
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
87.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
89
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
83
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
1.11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
9.6
2019
Visa free countries n/a
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
99%
2003
English speaking
76.6%
2023
97.8%
2023
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
96.2%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands New Zealand
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$4,804
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$561
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
3.57
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
4.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
34.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
10 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands New Zealand
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
19,044 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
37,494 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
38,418 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
60,159 mi
2020

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