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Cayman Islands vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 190th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Cayman Islands and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Somalia
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 - $347,985,394
1971 - $347,039,446
1972 - $447,883,941
1973 - $483,699,611
1974 - $572,504,036
1975 - $757,015,879
1976 - $871,344,245
1977 - $498,550,725
1978 - $564,571,823
1979 - $589,566,929
1980 - $602,515,548
1981 - $699,302,473
1982 - $774,578,932
1983 - $735,408,642
1984 - $787,434,542
1985 - $875,702,247
1986 - $916,590,786
1987 - $1,018,972,664
1988 - $1,051,596,967
1989 - $1,181,360,844
1990 - $1,031,282,081
1991 - $717,974,930
1992 - $709,297,579
1993 - $1,260,132,956
1994 - $1,481,205,098
1995 - $1,534,756,135
1996 - $1,792,234,297
1997 - $2,191,749,014
1998 - $2,962,047,564
1999 - $3,045,751,528
2000 - $3,412,797,450
2001 - $2,252,847,465
2002 - $2,192,684,135
2003 - $2,836,724,352
2004 - $3,859,592,813
2005 - $4,683,246,454
2006 $4,200,288,241 $5,026,743,282
2007 $4,466,278,065 $5,430,713,729
2008 $4,585,949,024 $5,913,620,293
2009 $4,281,714,567 $2,948,594,552
2010 $4,156,841,107 $2,687,807,004
2011 $4,186,073,104 $2,906,000,097
2012 $4,291,004,524 $4,364,670,160
2013 $4,405,796,023 $5,062,881,600
2014 $4,562,853,611 $5,728,399,720
2015 $4,708,167,233 $6,152,149,100
2016 $4,909,322,237 $6,613,743,070
2017 $5,166,281,305 $7,621,501,710
2018 $5,530,178,441 $7,873,440,830
2019 $5,941,896,608 $8,655,023,960
2020 $5,655,358,021 $8,628,393,720
2021 $6,060,026,520 $9,483,997,390
2022 $6,600,843,963 $10,202,767,270
2023 $7,139,428,558 $10,968,517,090
2024 - $12,108,515,110

Cayman Islands and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 - $93.1
1971 - $90.4
1972 - $113.7
1973 - $119.6
1974 - $137.9
1975 - $177.8
1976 - $199.6
1977 - $111.2
1978 - $117.3
1979 - $108.2
1980 - $101.5
1981 - $116.9
1982 - $129
1983 - $118.6
1984 - $122.5
1985 - $130.8
1986 - $131.4
1987 - $141
1988 - $145.3
1989 - $166
1990 - $145.6
1991 - $105.4
1992 - $109.2
1993 - $188.6
1994 - $210.8
1995 - $210.7
1996 - $237.2
1997 - $280.1
1998 - $363
1999 - $359
2000 - $386
2001 - $244.9
2002 - $229.6
2003 - $286.3
2004 - $375
2005 - $440
2006 $87,085 $458
2007 $89,888 $480
2008 $89,655 $507
2009 $81,374 $246.5
2010 $76,838 $219.2
2011 $75,281 $235.3
2012 $75,102 $350
2013 $75,114 $393
2014 $75,845 $429
2015 $76,379 $446
2016 $77,802 $461
2017 $80,054 $511
2018 $83,866 $510
2019 $88,254 $540
2020 $82,339 $518
2021 $86,438 $549
2022 $92,202 $573
2023 $97,750 $597
2024 - $637

Cayman Islands vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Somalia
1950 54 41.5
1951 54.5 41.7
1952 55 41.9
1953 55.4 42.1
1954 55.9 42.3
1955 56.4 42.5
1956 56.8 42.7
1957 57.3 42.9
1958 57.7 43.1
1959 58.2 43.3
1960 58.8 43.5
1961 59.4 43.7
1962 60.1 44
1963 60.8 44.2
1964 61.4 44.4
1965 62.2 44.6
1966 62.8 44.8
1967 63.2 45.1
1968 63.6 45.3
1969 64 45.5
1970 64.4 45.6
1971 64.8 45.8
1972 65.4 46
1973 65.9 46.2
1974 66.5 44.3
1975 67 44.5
1976 67.5 44.7
1977 68.1 47
1978 68.5 47
1979 69 47.4
1980 69.5 47.6
1981 70 47.8
1982 70.4 48
1983 70.8 48.2
1984 71.2 48.4
1985 71.6 48.3
1986 71.9 48.4
1987 72.1 49
1988 72.4 43.9
1989 72.5 46.6
1990 72.7 46.9
1991 72.9 25.4
1992 73.1 25
1993 73.2 50.6
1994 73.4 50.3
1995 73.6 50.6
1996 73.7 50.5
1997 73.9 50.3
1998 74.1 50.8
1999 74.2 50.6
2000 74.4 50.7
2001 74.5 50.8
2002 74.6 50.8
2003 74.6 50.7
2004 74.6 50.7
2005 74.9 50.9
2006 75 50.9
2007 75.2 50.9
2008 75.4 51.5
2009 75.7 52.1
2010 76.1 48.9
2011 76.6 32.5
2012 77.1 49.1
2013 77.7 54
2014 77.9 54.4
2015 78.1 55.1
2016 78.4 55.3
2017 78.6 52.2
2018 78.8 54.8
2019 79.1 57.2
2020 79.2 57.1
2021 79.3 55.7
2022 80 53.9
2023 80.4 58.8
2024 80.5 59
2025 80.7 59.1

Cayman Islands and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Somalia
Year Population
Cayman Islands Somalia
1960 8,428 2,876,331
1961 8,601 2,952,054
1962 8,781 3,030,091
1963 8,970 3,110,361
1964 9,166 3,192,796
1965 9,361 3,277,874
1966 9,560 3,365,106
1967 9,769 3,454,537
1968 9,971 3,546,590
1969 10,165 3,641,015
1970 10,517 3,738,448
1971 11,098 3,837,691
1972 11,764 3,939,436
1973 12,438 4,045,592
1974 13,114 4,151,842
1975 13,788 4,257,535
1976 14,454 4,365,812
1977 15,105 4,484,050
1978 15,727 4,814,892
1979 16,351 5,449,117
1980 17,079 5,936,154
1981 17,905 5,982,849
1982 18,750 6,003,840
1983 19,598 6,198,430
1984 20,454 6,428,389
1985 21,324 6,693,289
1986 22,197 6,974,788
1987 23,073 7,228,302
1988 23,951 7,235,360
1989 24,874 7,114,817
1990 25,999 7,082,811
1991 27,294 6,813,760
1992 28,621 6,495,107
1993 29,976 6,681,399
1994 31,352 7,026,797
1995 32,743 7,285,007
1996 34,143 7,554,474
1997 35,543 7,824,525
1998 36,922 8,155,417
1999 38,284 8,492,059
2000 39,674 8,838,713
2001 41,089 9,198,493
2002 42,514 9,550,063
2003 43,934 9,909,157
2004 45,352 10,280,998
2005 46,788 10,644,228
2006 48,232 10,975,502
2007 49,687 11,322,582
2008 51,151 11,663,084
2009 52,618 11,961,201
2010 54,099 12,261,756
2011 55,606 12,348,830
2012 57,136 12,461,160
2013 58,655 12,869,594
2014 60,160 13,339,491
2015 61,642 13,806,963
2016 63,100 14,348,740
2017 64,535 14,916,629
2018 65,941 15,452,487
2019 67,327 16,030,971
2020 68,684 16,651,191
2021 70,108 17,271,431
2022 71,591 17,801,897
2023 73,038 18,358,615
2024 74,457 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Somalia

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Somalia
1960 4.71 7.25
1961 4.78 7.25
1962 4.79 7.26
1963 4.69 7.26
1964 4.41 7.26
1965 4.16 7.26
1966 4.08 7.26
1967 4.05 7.25
1968 3.99 7.23
1969 3.52 7.21
1970 4.66 7.18
1971 3.47 7.15
1972 4.89 7.12
1973 3.56 7.09
1974 2.96 7.06
1975 2.72 7.03
1976 2.53 7.02
1977 2.41 7
1978 2.37 7.13
1979 2.37 7.16
1980 2.4 7.18
1981 2.38 7.23
1982 2.01 7.25
1983 1.83 7.28
1984 1.79 7.3
1985 1.75 7.33
1986 1.69 7.35
1987 1.58 7.37
1988 1.63 7.4
1989 1.76 7.42
1990 1.78 7.44
1991 1.85 7.47
1992 1.73 7.5
1993 1.67 7.53
1994 1.66 7.54
1995 1.67 7.58
1996 1.69 7.62
1997 1.7 7.66
1998 1.7 7.66
1999 1.71 7.66
2000 1.71 7.65
2001 1.7 7.64
2002 1.68 7.63
2003 1.67 7.6
2004 1.67 7.57
2005 1.67 7.53
2006 1.67 7.49
2007 1.68 7.46
2008 1.7 7.42
2009 1.72 7.38
2010 1.69 7.32
2011 1.64 7.27
2012 1.53 7.21
2013 1.45 7.14
2014 1.33 7.06
2015 1.27 6.98
2016 1.23 6.88
2017 1.22 6.77
2018 1.28 6.66
2019 1.51 6.56
2020 1.55 6.45
2021 1.55 6.35
2022 1.54 6.26
2023 1.53 6.13

Cayman Islands and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Somalia
1960 23.5 18.1
1961 23.3 17.9
1962 22.9 17.8
1963 22.6 17.7
1964 22.3 17.6
1965 22.1 17.5
1966 21.8 17.5
1967 21.6 17.5
1968 21.3 17.5
1969 21.2 17.5
1970 21.2 17.5
1971 21.4 17.6
1972 21.8 17.6
1973 22.2 17.6
1974 22.6 17.7
1975 23.1 17.7
1976 23.7 17.7
1977 24.3 17.7
1978 25 17.7
1979 25.7 17.6
1980 26 17.6
1981 26.1 17.5
1982 26.2 17.4
1983 26.4 17.4
1984 26.8 17.3
1985 27.2 17.2
1986 27.6 17.1
1987 28.1 17
1988 28.6 16.8
1989 29.1 16.7
1990 29.5 16.5
1991 29.6 16.5
1992 29.9 16.7
1993 30.1 16.8
1994 30.5 16.7
1995 30.8 16.6
1996 31.3 16.5
1997 31.8 16.4
1998 32.3 16.4
1999 32.9 16.3
2000 33.2 16.3
2001 33.3 16.2
2002 33.4 16.2
2003 33.5 16.1
2004 33.7 16
2005 33.9 15.9
2006 34.2 15.7
2007 34.5 15.6
2008 34.8 15.6
2009 35.1 15.6
2010 35.4 15.7
2011 35.7 15.8
2012 35.8 16
2013 35.9 16
2014 36.1 16
2015 36.3 16.1
2016 36.5 16.1
2017 36.8 16.2
2018 37.1 16.2
2019 37.4 16.3
2020 37.8 16.3
2021 38.1 16.4
2022 38.5 16.5
2023 38.9 16.5
2024 39.3 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel n/a
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
74
2025
29
2025
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
n/a
Banked people share n/a
38.7%
2014

Energy

Cayman Islands Somalia
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
95.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Somalia
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
9
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
27.4
2019
Visa free countries n/a
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
54.1%
2022
English speaking
76.6%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
27.6%
2022

Health

Cayman Islands Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
0.02
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
104
2023
Obesity rate n/a
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
35
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Somalia
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
9,321 mi
2018

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