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Cayman Islands vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 190th vs. 97th).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Cayman Islands and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

North Korea
Year GDP
Cayman Islands North Korea
2006 $4,200,288,241 -
2007 $4,466,278,065 -
2008 $4,585,949,024 -
2009 $4,281,714,567 $23,356,470,000
2010 $4,156,841,107 $25,995,513,000
2011 $4,186,073,104 $29,005,020,000
2012 $4,291,004,524 $29,890,710,000
2013 $4,405,796,023 $30,588,922,000
2014 $4,562,853,611 $30,554,460,000
2015 $4,708,167,233 $30,723,030,000
2016 $4,909,322,237 $28,882,640,000
2017 $5,166,281,305 $29,105,440,000
2018 $5,530,178,441 $28,536,400,000
2019 $5,941,896,608 $28,222,880,000
2020 $5,655,358,021 $27,728,240,000
2021 $6,060,026,520 $32,301,720,000
2022 $6,600,843,963 $28,971,360,000
2023 $7,139,428,558 $32,155,360,000
2024 - $34,943,120,000

Cayman Islands and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands North Korea
2006 $87,085 -
2007 $89,888 -
2008 $89,655 -
2009 $81,374 $939
2010 $76,838 $1,040
2011 $75,281 $1,156
2012 $75,102 $1,186
2013 $75,114 $1,208
2014 $75,845 $1,201
2015 $76,379 $1,201
2016 $77,802 $1,124
2017 $80,054 $1,127
2018 $83,866 $1,100
2019 $88,254 $1,084
2020 $82,339 $1,061
2021 $86,438 $1,231
2022 $92,202 $1,100
2023 $97,750 $1,217
2024 - $1,319

Cayman Islands vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands North Korea
1950 54 14.2
1951 54.5 17.7
1952 55 32.8
1953 55.4 40.3
1954 55.9 50.6
1955 56.4 51.8
1956 56.8 52.8
1957 57.3 53.7
1958 57.7 54.5
1959 58.2 55.2
1960 58.8 55.8
1961 59.4 56.4
1962 60.1 57
1963 60.8 57.6
1964 61.4 58.2
1965 62.2 58.8
1966 62.8 59.4
1967 63.2 60.1
1968 63.6 60.8
1969 64 61.4
1970 64.4 62
1971 64.8 62.7
1972 65.4 63.3
1973 65.9 63.8
1974 66.5 64.3
1975 67 64.8
1976 67.5 65.3
1977 68.1 65.8
1978 68.5 66.3
1979 69 66.7
1980 69.5 67.2
1981 70 67.7
1982 70.4 68.1
1983 70.8 68.5
1984 71.2 68.9
1985 71.6 69.2
1986 71.9 69.5
1987 72.1 69.8
1988 72.4 70.1
1989 72.5 70.3
1990 72.7 70.5
1991 72.9 70.7
1992 73.1 71
1993 73.2 70.8
1994 73.4 70.5
1995 73.6 60.8
1996 73.7 60.8
1997 73.9 60.9
1998 74.1 60.9
1999 74.2 60.9
2000 74.4 60.9
2001 74.5 60.9
2002 74.6 60.9
2003 74.6 69.4
2004 74.6 69.3
2005 74.9 69.2
2006 75 69.1
2007 75.2 69
2008 75.4 69.3
2009 75.7 69.7
2010 76.1 70.2
2011 76.6 70.8
2012 77.1 71.3
2013 77.7 71.9
2014 77.9 72.5
2015 78.1 72.8
2016 78.4 73
2017 78.6 73
2018 78.8 73
2019 79.1 72.9
2020 79.2 72.8
2021 79.3 73.4
2022 80 73.6
2023 80.4 73.6
2024 80.5 73.7
2025 80.7 73.9

Cayman Islands and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

North Korea
Year Population
Cayman Islands North Korea
1960 8,428 11,722,953
1961 8,601 11,990,713
1962 8,781 12,262,882
1963 8,970 12,567,057
1964 9,166 12,889,770
1965 9,361 13,219,369
1966 9,560 13,569,094
1967 9,769 13,958,350
1968 9,971 14,365,596
1969 10,165 14,767,615
1970 10,517 15,172,775
1971 11,098 15,572,457
1972 11,764 15,975,069
1973 12,438 16,350,367
1974 13,114 16,673,121
1975 13,788 16,971,055
1976 14,454 17,243,450
1977 15,105 17,492,798
1978 15,727 17,735,995
1979 16,351 17,983,470
1980 17,079 18,236,786
1981 17,905 18,501,295
1982 18,750 18,776,357
1983 19,598 19,054,034
1984 20,454 19,335,043
1985 21,324 19,620,388
1986 22,197 19,910,855
1987 23,073 20,205,483
1988 23,951 20,503,161
1989 24,874 20,804,367
1990 25,999 21,112,137
1991 27,294 21,428,638
1992 28,621 21,750,911
1993 29,976 22,073,352
1994 31,352 22,393,975
1995 32,743 22,669,304
1996 34,143 22,895,746
1997 35,543 23,110,830
1998 36,922 23,311,564
1999 38,284 23,497,599
2000 39,674 23,665,910
2001 41,089 23,815,358
2002 42,514 23,943,973
2003 43,934 24,090,380
2004 45,352 24,254,943
2005 46,788 24,396,433
2006 48,232 24,524,507
2007 49,687 24,646,383
2008 51,151 24,764,618
2009 52,618 24,878,332
2010 54,099 24,987,258
2011 55,606 25,097,874
2012 57,136 25,211,728
2013 58,655 25,329,451
2014 60,160 25,451,262
2015 61,642 25,575,350
2016 63,100 25,698,326
2017 64,535 25,817,709
2018 65,941 25,931,147
2019 67,327 26,037,632
2020 68,684 26,136,312
2021 70,108 26,232,534
2022 71,591 26,328,845
2023 73,038 26,418,204
2024 74,457 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and North Korea

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands North Korea
1960 4.71 3.57
1961 4.78 3.26
1962 4.79 3.41
1963 4.69 3.63
1964 4.41 3.55
1965 4.16 3.56
1966 4.08 3.71
1967 4.05 4.05
1968 3.99 3.87
1969 3.52 3.86
1970 4.66 3.85
1971 3.47 3.74
1972 4.89 3.89
1973 3.56 3.35
1974 2.96 3.14
1975 2.72 3.05
1976 2.53 2.84
1977 2.41 2.77
1978 2.37 2.79
1979 2.37 2.85
1980 2.4 2.84
1981 2.38 2.92
1982 2.01 2.85
1983 1.83 2.78
1984 1.79 2.71
1985 1.75 2.65
1986 1.69 2.59
1987 1.58 2.53
1988 1.63 2.47
1989 1.76 2.41
1990 1.78 2.39
1991 1.85 2.35
1992 1.73 2.29
1993 1.67 2.22
1994 1.66 2.18
1995 1.67 2.15
1996 1.69 2.09
1997 1.7 2.03
1998 1.7 1.99
1999 1.71 1.97
2000 1.71 1.94
2001 1.7 1.94
2002 1.68 1.92
2003 1.67 1.91
2004 1.67 1.9
2005 1.67 1.87
2006 1.67 1.94
2007 1.68 1.94
2008 1.7 1.97
2009 1.72 1.91
2010 1.69 1.89
2011 1.64 1.88
2012 1.53 1.88
2013 1.45 1.88
2014 1.33 1.87
2015 1.27 1.86
2016 1.23 1.86
2017 1.22 1.85
2018 1.28 1.83
2019 1.51 1.83
2020 1.55 1.82
2021 1.55 1.81
2022 1.54 1.8
2023 1.53 1.78

Cayman Islands and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands North Korea
1960 23.5 19.9
1961 23.3 20.2
1962 22.9 20.6
1963 22.6 20.8
1964 22.3 21
1965 22.1 21.2
1966 21.8 21.3
1967 21.6 21.4
1968 21.3 21.4
1969 21.2 21.4
1970 21.2 21.4
1971 21.4 21.2
1972 21.8 20.9
1973 22.2 20.7
1974 22.6 20.7
1975 23.1 20.9
1976 23.7 21.1
1977 24.3 21.4
1978 25 21.8
1979 25.7 22.2
1980 26 22.5
1981 26.1 22.8
1982 26.2 23.1
1983 26.4 23.5
1984 26.8 23.9
1985 27.2 24.2
1986 27.6 24.5
1987 28.1 24.8
1988 28.6 25.1
1989 29.1 25.6
1990 29.5 26
1991 29.6 26.4
1992 29.9 26.8
1993 30.1 27.2
1994 30.5 27.6
1995 30.8 28
1996 31.3 28.3
1997 31.8 28.8
1998 32.3 29.2
1999 32.9 29.6
2000 33.2 30.1
2001 33.3 30.5
2002 33.4 31
2003 33.5 31.4
2004 33.7 31.8
2005 33.9 32.1
2006 34.2 32.5
2007 34.5 32.9
2008 34.8 33.3
2009 35.1 33.7
2010 35.4 34
2011 35.7 34.3
2012 35.8 34.5
2013 35.9 34.7
2014 36.1 35
2015 36.3 35.2
2016 36.5 35.4
2017 36.8 35.7
2018 37.1 35.9
2019 37.4 36.2
2020 37.8 36.4
2021 38.1 36.6
2022 38.5 36.8
2023 38.9 37.1
2024 39.3 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel n/a
1,469,000
2020
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
n/a
Economic freedom index
74
2025
3
2025
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
n/a

Energy

Cayman Islands North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
641 kg
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands North Korea
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
15
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
24.2
2019
Visa free countries n/a
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
100%
2018
English speaking
76.6%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
0%
2012

Health

Cayman Islands North Korea
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
3.67
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
18
2023
Obesity rate n/a
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands North Korea
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
15,879 mi
2006

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