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Cayman Islands vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 190th vs. 116th).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 158/197 ($7.24B) and Sierra Leone ranks 160/197 ($6.97B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($99,144), while Sierra Leone ranks 186/197 ($807).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Sierra Leone
Population
77211
8998687
Population rank 187/197 102/197
GDP
$7.24B
2023
$6.97B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$99,144
2023
$807
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 186/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$88,428
2023
$3,522
2024
Government debt n/a
$3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
44.6%
2026
Government debt per person n/a
$347
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2026
$3,438
2026
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2026
27,869 sq mi
2026
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2026
62.3 years
2026

Cayman Islands and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,009,962
1961 - $327,834,191
1962 - $342,721,416
1963 - $348,547,279
1964 - $371,847,461
1965 - $359,379,856
1966 - $375,479,850
1967 - $348,795,303
1968 - $329,859,732
1969 - $408,690,163
1970 - $434,410,974
1971 - $419,549,305
1972 - $465,381,340
1973 - $575,230,724
1974 - $648,590,643
1975 - $679,336,344
1976 - $594,895,942
1977 - $691,777,584
1978 - $960,728,339
1979 - $1,109,374,911
1980 - $1,100,685,845
1981 - $1,114,830,472
1982 - $1,295,361,886
1983 - $995,104,305
1984 - $1,087,471,862
1985 - $856,890,459
1986 - $490,181,457
1987 - $660,106,336
1988 - $1,055,083,933
1989 - $932,974,420
1990 - $649,644,098
1991 - $779,981,987
1992 - $679,940,814
1993 - $768,867,883
1994 - $911,853,802
1995 - $870,740,292
1996 - $941,709,423
1997 - $850,232,760
1998 - $672,368,187
1999 - $669,386,624
2000 - $635,866,404
2001 - $1,681,473,894
2002 - $1,933,863,911
2003 - $2,142,618,046
2004 - $2,237,350,687
2005 - $2,545,275,313
2006 $4,200,288,282 $3,263,697,467
2007 $4,466,278,031 $3,632,957,611
2008 $4,585,948,969 $4,157,895,298
2009 $4,281,714,618 $3,953,403,098
2010 $4,156,841,164 $4,262,805,967
2011 $4,186,073,160 $4,861,632,885
2012 $4,291,004,486 $6,141,666,509
2013 $4,405,796,081 $7,502,762,863
2014 $4,562,853,582 $7,686,138,791
2015 $4,708,167,255 $6,788,352,975
2016 $4,909,322,200 $6,084,297,211
2017 $5,166,281,293 $5,749,846,528
2018 $5,530,178,499 $6,390,514,689
2019 $5,941,896,600 $6,523,577,594
2020 $5,655,357,984 $6,688,307,703
2021 $6,060,813,808 $7,166,931,485
2022 $6,660,161,212 $7,121,125,278
2023 $7,241,244,269 $6,415,852,767
2024 - $6,971,127,235

Cayman Islands and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.3
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.3
1967 - $136.1
1968 - $126.3
1969 - $153.6
1970 - $160.2
1971 - $151.8
1972 - $165.4
1973 - $200.6
1974 - $222.1
1975 - $228.4
1976 - $196.4
1977 - $224.2
1978 - $305
1979 - $346
1980 - $336
1981 - $334
1982 - $380
1983 - $285.8
1984 - $306
1985 - $235.5
1986 - $131.5
1987 - $172.4
1988 - $268.2
1989 - $231.3
1990 - $154.8
1991 - $183.7
1992 - $163.2
1993 - $185
1994 - $218.5
1995 - $208.4
1996 - $224.3
1997 - $199.9
1998 - $156.5
1999 - $155
2000 - $143.7
2001 - $358
2002 - $389
2003 - $414
2004 - $418
2005 - $463
2006 $87,085 $580
2007 $89,888 $632
2008 $89,655 $705
2009 $81,374 $653
2010 $76,838 $685
2011 $75,281 $761
2012 $75,102 $938
2013 $75,114 $1,117
2014 $75,845 $1,118
2015 $76,379 $965
2016 $77,802 $844
2017 $80,054 $779
2018 $83,866 $846
2019 $88,254 $844
2020 $82,339 $845
2021 $86,450 $885
2022 $93,031 $860
2023 $99,144 $758
2024 - $807

Cayman Islands vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Sierra Leone
1950 54 28.9
1951 54.5 29.3
1952 55 29.7
1953 55.4 30.1
1954 55.9 30.5
1955 56.4 30.9
1956 56.8 31.3
1957 57.3 31.8
1958 57.7 32.1
1959 58.2 32.6
1960 58.8 33.1
1961 59.4 33.6
1962 60.1 34.2
1963 60.8 34.7
1964 61.4 35.3
1965 62.2 35.9
1966 62.8 36.6
1967 63.2 37.3
1968 63.6 37.8
1969 64 38.2
1970 64.4 38.6
1971 64.8 39.1
1972 65.4 39.5
1973 65.9 40
1974 66.5 40.4
1975 67 41
1976 67.5 41.4
1977 68.1 41.8
1978 68.5 42.2
1979 69 42.5
1980 69.5 42.8
1981 70 43.1
1982 70.4 43.3
1983 70.8 43.5
1984 71.2 43.6
1985 71.6 43.6
1986 71.9 43.5
1987 72.1 43.7
1988 72.4 43.8
1989 72.5 43.7
1990 72.7 43.7
1991 72.9 43.3
1992 73.1 43.5
1993 73.2 43.4
1994 73.4 42.8
1995 73.6 42.6
1996 73.7 43.5
1997 73.9 43.6
1998 74.1 42.7
1999 74.2 42
2000 74.4 44.8
2001 74.5 45.4
2002 74.6 46.2
2003 74.6 46.8
2004 74.6 47.5
2005 74.9 48.3
2006 75 49.5
2007 75.2 50
2008 75.4 50.7
2009 75.7 51.3
2010 76.1 51.9
2011 76.6 52.6
2012 77.1 53.2
2013 77.7 54.1
2014 77.9 54.3
2015 78.1 55.5
2016 78.4 56.9
2017 78.6 57.8
2018 78.8 59.1
2019 79.1 59.6
2020 79.2 59.7
2021 79.3 60.3
2022 80 61.3
2023 80.4 61.8
2024 80.5 62
2025 80.7 62.2
2026 80.9 62.3

Cayman Islands and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Cayman Islands Sierra Leone
1960 8,428 2,268,356
1961 8,601 2,304,227
1962 8,781 2,342,242
1963 8,970 2,382,258
1964 9,166 2,424,390
1965 9,361 2,468,666
1966 9,560 2,514,638
1967 9,769 2,562,384
1968 9,971 2,611,532
1969 10,165 2,661,365
1970 10,517 2,712,286
1971 11,098 2,763,222
1972 11,764 2,814,388
1973 12,438 2,866,955
1974 13,114 2,920,459
1975 13,788 2,974,657
1976 14,454 3,028,820
1977 15,105 3,085,354
1978 15,727 3,145,517
1979 16,351 3,207,499
1980 17,079 3,272,089
1981 17,905 3,338,940
1982 18,750 3,408,183
1983 19,598 3,481,646
1984 20,454 3,558,758
1985 21,324 3,638,438
1986 22,197 3,728,380
1987 23,073 3,829,718
1988 23,951 3,934,517
1989 24,874 4,034,037
1990 25,999 4,196,828
1991 27,294 4,246,267
1992 28,621 4,166,366
1993 29,976 4,157,130
1994 31,352 4,173,105
1995 32,743 4,179,179
1996 34,143 4,199,210
1997 35,543 4,253,716
1998 36,922 4,295,785
1999 38,284 4,318,043
2000 39,674 4,423,611
2001 41,089 4,692,716
2002 42,514 4,971,435
2003 43,934 5,177,687
2004 45,352 5,355,717
2005 46,788 5,501,712
2006 48,232 5,624,466
2007 49,687 5,749,352
2008 51,151 5,894,722
2009 52,618 6,055,646
2010 54,099 6,222,714
2011 55,606 6,387,251
2012 57,136 6,551,080
2013 58,655 6,714,051
2014 60,160 6,876,385
2015 61,642 7,037,655
2016 63,100 7,205,328
2017 64,535 7,379,299
2018 65,941 7,554,563
2019 67,327 7,731,991
2020 68,684 7,912,558
2021 70,108 8,094,602
2022 71,591 8,276,807
2023 73,038 8,460,512
2024 74,457 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Sierra Leone
1960 4.71 6.18
1961 4.78 6.21
1962 4.79 6.22
1963 4.69 6.26
1964 4.41 6.29
1965 4.16 6.31
1966 4.08 6.35
1967 4.05 6.38
1968 3.99 6.39
1969 3.52 6.39
1970 4.66 6.41
1971 3.47 6.43
1972 4.89 6.45
1973 3.56 6.47
1974 2.96 6.53
1975 2.72 6.55
1976 2.53 6.55
1977 2.41 6.57
1978 2.37 6.59
1979 2.37 6.58
1980 2.4 6.56
1981 2.38 6.55
1982 2.01 6.56
1983 1.83 6.57
1984 1.79 6.59
1985 1.75 6.59
1986 1.69 6.6
1987 1.58 6.61
1988 1.63 6.59
1989 1.76 6.57
1990 1.78 6.57
1991 1.85 6.55
1992 1.73 6.56
1993 1.67 6.57
1994 1.66 6.56
1995 1.67 6.56
1996 1.69 6.55
1997 1.7 6.53
1998 1.7 6.5
1999 1.71 6.42
2000 1.71 6.36
2001 1.7 6.31
2002 1.68 6.23
2003 1.67 6.09
2004 1.67 5.92
2005 1.67 5.81
2006 1.67 5.74
2007 1.68 5.64
2008 1.7 5.56
2009 1.72 5.45
2010 1.69 5.33
2011 1.64 5.21
2012 1.53 5.06
2013 1.45 4.87
2014 1.33 4.7
2015 1.27 4.55
2016 1.23 4.47
2017 1.22 4.39
2018 1.28 4.29
2019 1.51 4.19
2020 1.55 4.08
2021 1.55 3.98
2022 1.54 3.88
2023 1.53 3.79

Cayman Islands and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Sierra Leone
1960 23.5 21.1
1961 23.3 21.1
1962 22.9 21.1
1963 22.6 21
1964 22.3 21
1965 22.1 20.9
1966 21.8 20.9
1967 21.6 20.8
1968 21.3 20.7
1969 21.2 20.6
1970 21.2 20.4
1971 21.4 20.2
1972 21.8 20.1
1973 22.2 19.9
1974 22.6 19.8
1975 23.1 19.6
1976 23.7 19.5
1977 24.3 19.4
1978 25 19.3
1979 25.7 19.2
1980 26 19.1
1981 26.1 19.1
1982 26.2 19
1983 26.4 18.9
1984 26.8 18.9
1985 27.2 18.8
1986 27.6 18.7
1987 28.1 18.7
1988 28.6 18.6
1989 29.1 18.6
1990 29.5 18.5
1991 29.6 18.5
1992 29.9 18.4
1993 30.1 18.4
1994 30.5 18.3
1995 30.8 18.2
1996 31.3 18.2
1997 31.8 18.1
1998 32.3 18.1
1999 32.9 18
2000 33.2 18
2001 33.3 18
2002 33.4 17.9
2003 33.5 17.9
2004 33.7 17.9
2005 33.9 18
2006 34.2 18
2007 34.5 18
2008 34.8 18.1
2009 35.1 18.1
2010 35.4 18.2
2011 35.7 18.3
2012 35.8 18.4
2013 35.9 18.5
2014 36.1 18.6
2015 36.3 18.7
2016 36.5 18.9
2017 36.8 19.1
2018 37.1 19.2
2019 37.4 19.4
2020 37.8 19.6
2021 38.1 19.8
2022 38.5 20
2023 38.9 20.3
2024 39.3 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$5.53B
2023
$7.08B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
15.4%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.46%
2024
Armed forces personnel n/a
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-2.02%
2026
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
86%
2023
42.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
7.84%
2023
25.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.4%
2018
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
5.49%
2018
Banked people share n/a
38.6%
2024

Energy

Cayman Islands Sierra Leone
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2024
1.46 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
5 tons
2024
0.17 tons
2024
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
71.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
45.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2026
30.5
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
33
2024
Higher education index
20
2026
16
2026
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
33
2019
Visa free countries n/a
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
48.6%
2022
English speaking
76.6%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
20.6%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2026
62.3 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
94.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
78
2026
16
2026
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.0002%
2026
0.05%
2026
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2026
15,247 sq mi
2026
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2026
9,559 sq mi
2026
Roads length
488 mi
2007
7,270 mi
2015

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