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Cayman Islands vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 190th vs. 62nd).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Norway
Population
76930
5642662
Population rank 187/197 119/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$484B
2024
GDP rank 159/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$101,032
2024
Government debt n/a
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Cayman Islands and Norway: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Norway economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Norway
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 - $12,814,123,115
1971 - $14,583,114,840
1972 - $17,358,610,850
1973 - $22,534,253,703
1974 - $27,145,693,810
1975 - $32,877,805,200
1976 - $35,942,270,686
1977 - $41,508,030,431
1978 - $46,522,900,254
1979 - $53,132,244,624
1980 - $64,439,382,896
1981 - $63,596,654,761
1982 - $62,647,195,538
1983 - $61,627,240,831
1984 - $62,057,955,033
1985 - $65,416,879,914
1986 - $78,693,118,044
1987 - $94,229,907,236
1988 - $101,900,260,856
1989 - $102,633,934,391
1990 - $119,791,843,060
1991 - $121,872,464,483
1992 - $130,838,040,068
1993 - $120,579,213,713
1994 - $127,131,319,429
1995 - $152,029,612,325
1996 - $163,520,109,151
1997 - $161,356,631,888
1998 - $154,230,295,158
1999 - $162,383,706,021
2000 - $171,457,201,936
2001 - $174,239,354,071
2002 - $195,914,852,576
2003 - $229,385,469,337
2004 - $265,268,662,473
2005 - $309,978,579,744
2006 $4,200,288,241 $346,915,160,682
2007 $4,466,278,065 $402,643,260,488
2008 $4,585,949,024 $464,917,553,191
2009 $4,281,714,567 $387,976,400,617
2010 $4,156,841,107 $431,052,143,940
2011 $4,186,073,104 $501,360,549,669
2012 $4,291,004,524 $512,777,309,841
2013 $4,405,796,023 $526,014,468,085
2014 $4,562,853,611 $501,736,471,833
2015 $4,708,167,233 $388,159,512,246
2016 $4,909,322,237 $370,956,547,619
2017 $5,166,281,305 $401,745,275,035
2018 $5,530,178,441 $439,788,625,884
2019 $5,941,896,608 $408,742,840,909
2020 $5,655,358,021 $367,633,418,887
2021 $6,060,026,520 $503,367,986,030
2022 $6,600,843,963 $596,297,651,036
2023 $7,139,428,558 $482,949,731,777
2024 - $483,727,398,216

Cayman Islands and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 - $3,306
1971 - $3,736
1972 - $4,414
1973 - $5,690
1974 - $6,812
1975 - $8,204
1976 - $8,927
1977 - $10,266
1978 - $11,463
1979 - $13,047
1980 - $15,772
1981 - $15,513
1982 - $15,225
1983 - $14,928
1984 - $14,989
1985 - $15,754
1986 - $18,883
1987 - $22,506
1988 - $24,207
1989 - $24,281
1990 - $28,243
1991 - $28,597
1992 - $30,524
1993 - $27,964
1994 - $29,316
1995 - $34,876
1996 - $37,322
1997 - $36,629
1998 - $34,803
1999 - $36,393
2000 - $38,178
2001 - $38,602
2002 - $43,171
2003 - $50,250
2004 - $57,769
2005 - $67,047
2006 $87,085 $74,434
2007 $89,888 $85,502
2008 $89,655 $97,504
2009 $81,374 $80,348
2010 $76,838 $88,163
2011 $75,281 $101,222
2012 $75,102 $102,176
2013 $75,114 $103,554
2014 $75,845 $97,667
2015 $76,379 $74,810
2016 $77,802 $70,867
2017 $80,054 $76,132
2018 $83,866 $82,793
2019 $88,254 $76,431
2020 $82,339 $68,340
2021 $86,438 $93,073
2022 $92,202 $109,270
2023 $97,750 $87,497
2024 - $86,810

Cayman Islands vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Norway
1950 54 71.6
1951 54.5 72.5
1952 55 72.7
1953 55.4 73.1
1954 55.9 73.2
1955 56.4 73.4
1956 56.8 73.5
1957 57.3 73.4
1958 57.7 73.4
1959 58.2 73.6
1960 58.8 73.6
1961 59.4 73.6
1962 60.1 73.5
1963 60.8 73.1
1964 61.4 73.6
1965 62.2 73.7
1966 62.8 74
1967 63.2 74.1
1968 63.6 73.9
1969 64 73.7
1970 64.4 74.1
1971 64.8 74.2
1972 65.4 74.3
1973 65.9 74.4
1974 66.5 74.8
1975 67 74.8
1976 67.5 75
1977 68.1 75.4
1978 68.5 75.4
1979 69 75.4
1980 69.5 75.7
1981 70 75.9
1982 70.4 76
1983 70.8 76.1
1984 71.2 76.2
1985 71.6 75.9
1986 71.9 76.3
1987 72.1 76.1
1988 72.4 76.3
1989 72.5 76.5
1990 72.7 76.6
1991 72.9 77
1992 73.1 77.2
1993 73.2 77.2
1994 73.4 77.8
1995 73.6 77.8
1996 73.7 78.2
1997 73.9 78.2
1998 74.1 78.4
1999 74.2 78.4
2000 74.4 78.7
2001 74.5 78.9
2002 74.6 79
2003 74.6 79.5
2004 74.6 80
2005 74.9 80.2
2006 75 80.4
2007 75.2 80.5
2008 75.4 80.7
2009 75.7 80.9
2010 76.1 81
2011 76.6 81.2
2012 77.1 81.4
2013 77.7 81.7
2014 77.9 82.1
2015 78.1 82.3
2016 78.4 82.4
2017 78.6 82.6
2018 78.8 82.8
2019 79.1 83
2020 79.2 83.2
2021 79.3 83.2
2022 80 82.6
2023 80.4 83.3
2024 80.5 83.5
2025 80.7 83.6

Cayman Islands and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Norway
Year Population
Cayman Islands Norway
1960 8,428 3,581,239
1961 8,601 3,609,800
1962 8,781 3,638,918
1963 8,970 3,666,537
1964 9,166 3,694,339
1965 9,361 3,723,168
1966 9,560 3,753,012
1967 9,769 3,784,539
1968 9,971 3,816,486
1969 10,165 3,847,707
1970 10,517 3,875,763
1971 11,098 3,903,039
1972 11,764 3,933,004
1973 12,438 3,960,612
1974 13,114 3,985,258
1975 13,788 4,007,313
1976 14,454 4,026,152
1977 15,105 4,043,205
1978 15,727 4,058,671
1979 16,351 4,072,517
1980 17,079 4,085,620
1981 17,905 4,099,702
1982 18,750 4,114,787
1983 19,598 4,128,432
1984 20,454 4,140,099
1985 21,324 4,152,516
1986 22,197 4,167,354
1987 23,073 4,186,905
1988 23,951 4,209,488
1989 24,874 4,226,901
1990 25,999 4,241,473
1991 27,294 4,261,732
1992 28,621 4,286,401
1993 29,976 4,311,991
1994 31,352 4,336,613
1995 32,743 4,359,184
1996 34,143 4,381,336
1997 35,543 4,405,157
1998 36,922 4,431,464
1999 38,284 4,461,913
2000 39,674 4,490,967
2001 41,089 4,513,751
2002 42,514 4,538,159
2003 43,934 4,564,855
2004 45,352 4,591,910
2005 46,788 4,623,291
2006 48,232 4,660,677
2007 49,687 4,709,153
2008 51,151 4,768,212
2009 52,618 4,828,726
2010 54,099 4,889,252
2011 55,606 4,953,088
2012 57,136 5,018,573
2013 58,655 5,079,623
2014 60,160 5,137,232
2015 61,642 5,188,607
2016 63,100 5,234,519
2017 64,535 5,276,968
2018 65,941 5,311,916
2019 67,327 5,347,896
2020 68,684 5,379,475
2021 70,108 5,408,320
2022 71,591 5,457,127
2023 73,038 5,519,594
2024 74,457 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Norway

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Norway
1960 4.71 2.85
1961 4.78 2.94
1962 4.79 2.91
1963 4.69 2.93
1964 4.41 2.98
1965 4.16 2.94
1966 4.08 2.9
1967 4.05 2.81
1968 3.99 2.75
1969 3.52 2.7
1970 4.66 2.5
1971 3.47 2.49
1972 4.89 2.38
1973 3.56 2.23
1974 2.96 2.13
1975 2.72 1.98
1976 2.53 1.86
1977 2.41 1.75
1978 2.37 1.77
1979 2.37 1.75
1980 2.4 1.72
1981 2.38 1.7
1982 2.01 1.71
1983 1.83 1.66
1984 1.79 1.66
1985 1.75 1.68
1986 1.69 1.71
1987 1.58 1.74
1988 1.63 1.84
1989 1.76 1.89
1990 1.78 1.93
1991 1.85 1.92
1992 1.73 1.88
1993 1.67 1.86
1994 1.66 1.87
1995 1.67 1.87
1996 1.69 1.89
1997 1.7 1.86
1998 1.7 1.81
1999 1.71 1.85
2000 1.71 1.85
2001 1.7 1.78
2002 1.68 1.75
2003 1.67 1.8
2004 1.67 1.83
2005 1.67 1.84
2006 1.67 1.9
2007 1.68 1.9
2008 1.7 1.96
2009 1.72 1.98
2010 1.69 1.95
2011 1.64 1.88
2012 1.53 1.85
2013 1.45 1.78
2014 1.33 1.75
2015 1.27 1.72
2016 1.23 1.71
2017 1.22 1.62
2018 1.28 1.56
2019 1.51 1.53
2020 1.55 1.48
2021 1.55 1.55
2022 1.54 1.41
2023 1.53 1.4

Cayman Islands and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Norway
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Norway
1960 23.5 34.3
1961 23.3 34.4
1962 22.9 34.4
1963 22.6 34.3
1964 22.3 34.2
1965 22.1 34.1
1966 21.8 33.9
1967 21.6 33.7
1968 21.3 33.5
1969 21.2 33.2
1970 21.2 32.9
1971 21.4 32.7
1972 21.8 32.5
1973 22.2 32.4
1974 22.6 32.4
1975 23.1 32.5
1976 23.7 32.6
1977 24.3 32.7
1978 25 32.9
1979 25.7 33.1
1980 26 33.3
1981 26.1 33.6
1982 26.2 33.9
1983 26.4 34.1
1984 26.8 34.4
1985 27.2 34.6
1986 27.6 34.8
1987 28.1 34.9
1988 28.6 35.1
1989 29.1 35.2
1990 29.5 35.4
1991 29.6 35.5
1992 29.9 35.7
1993 30.1 35.8
1994 30.5 35.9
1995 30.8 36.1
1996 31.3 36.2
1997 31.8 36.4
1998 32.3 36.5
1999 32.9 36.7
2000 33.2 36.9
2001 33.3 37.1
2002 33.4 37.3
2003 33.5 37.5
2004 33.7 37.7
2005 33.9 37.9
2006 34.2 38.1
2007 34.5 38.3
2008 34.8 38.4
2009 35.1 38.5
2010 35.4 38.6
2011 35.7 38.7
2012 35.8 38.8
2013 35.9 38.9
2014 36.1 39
2015 36.3 39.2
2016 36.5 39.3
2017 36.8 39.4
2018 37.1 39.6
2019 37.4 39.8
2020 37.8 40
2021 38.1 40.3
2022 38.5 40.4
2023 38.9 40.5
2024 39.3 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
1.86%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Cayman Islands Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Norway
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
81
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
2.1
2019
Visa free countries n/a
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
95%
2013
English speaking
76.6%
2023
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
99%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands Norway
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
2.4
2023
Obesity rate n/a
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Norway
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
n/a

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