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Cayman Islands vs Switzerland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 190th vs. 131st).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Switzerland
Population
76930
9112950
Population rank 187/197 100/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$937B
2024
GDP rank 159/197 20/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$103,670
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 5/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$93,819
2024
Government debt n/a
$352B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
36.9%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$38,957
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 14/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$88,321
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
15,255 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
592 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
43.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
84.2 years
2025

Cayman Islands and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Switzerland economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Switzerland
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Switzerland
1960 - $10,412,232,621
1961 - $11,713,348,834
1962 - $12,989,649,694
1963 - $14,283,872,299
1964 - $15,833,133,858
1965 - $16,780,226,225
1966 - $18,019,402,374
1967 - $19,397,044,714
1968 - $20,712,102,794
1969 - $22,442,043,274
1970 - $24,998,066,773
1971 - $30,040,171,751
1972 - $36,844,318,854
1973 - $49,550,006,320
1974 - $57,103,011,446
1975 - $65,466,081,819
1976 - $68,476,524,644
1977 - $73,135,771,167
1978 - $102,280,472,036
1979 - $114,970,094,425
1980 - $122,557,843,886
1981 - $112,244,805,519
1982 - $115,043,365,512
1983 - $114,634,358,535
1984 - $109,455,312,168
1985 - $110,980,314,192
1986 - $159,089,921,063
1987 - $199,236,370,038
1988 - $215,540,625,299
1989 - $208,105,846,934
1990 - $265,763,573,999
1991 - $268,901,693,863
1992 - $279,921,425,828
1993 - $272,237,527,071
1994 - $301,375,055,202
1995 - $352,835,806,342
1996 - $340,103,959,547
1997 - $294,788,198,856
1998 - $303,459,014,347
1999 - $297,873,643,323
2000 - $279,216,033,870
2001 - $286,582,672,434
2002 - $309,301,422,430
2003 - $362,075,086,508
2004 - $403,912,891,033
2005 - $418,284,865,885
2006 $4,200,288,241 $441,634,672,197
2007 $4,466,278,065 $490,740,715,595
2008 $4,585,949,024 $567,267,767,519
2009 $4,281,714,567 $554,212,916,092
2010 $4,156,841,107 $598,851,027,948
2011 $4,186,073,104 $715,888,126,682
2012 $4,291,004,524 $686,420,221,558
2013 $4,405,796,023 $706,234,937,371
2014 $4,562,853,611 $726,537,809,430
2015 $4,708,167,233 $694,118,186,380
2016 $4,909,322,237 $687,895,460,903
2017 $5,166,281,305 $695,200,834,102
2018 $5,530,178,441 $725,568,717,468
2019 $5,941,896,608 $721,369,112,727
2020 $5,655,358,021 $741,999,406,006
2021 $6,060,026,520 $815,309,330,987
2022 $6,600,843,963 $828,508,926,958
2023 $7,139,428,558 $894,424,821,645
2024 - $936,564,198,049

Cayman Islands and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Switzerland
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Switzerland
1960 - $1,954
1961 - $2,155
1962 - $2,330
1963 - $2,508
1964 - $2,735
1965 - $2,865
1966 - $3,045
1967 - $3,237
1968 - $3,413
1969 - $3,657
1970 - $4,044
1971 - $4,835
1972 - $5,885
1973 - $7,856
1974 - $9,005
1975 - $10,328
1976 - $10,865
1977 - $11,644
1978 - $16,282
1979 - $18,266
1980 - $19,394
1981 - $17,665
1982 - $18,000
1983 - $17,859
1984 - $16,991
1985 - $17,152
1986 - $24,460
1987 - $30,441
1988 - $32,690
1989 - $31,309
1990 - $39,575
1991 - $39,544
1992 - $40,714
1993 - $39,237
1994 - $43,092
1995 - $50,114
1996 - $48,093
1997 - $41,584
1998 - $42,681
1999 - $41,696
2000 - $38,865
2001 - $39,639
2002 - $42,459
2003 - $49,336
2004 - $54,659
2005 - $56,243
2006 $87,085 $59,011
2007 $89,888 $64,989
2008 $89,655 $74,175
2009 $81,374 $71,568
2010 $76,838 $76,531
2011 $75,281 $90,477
2012 $75,102 $85,836
2013 $75,114 $87,304
2014 $75,845 $88,725
2015 $76,379 $83,806
2016 $77,802 $82,153
2017 $80,054 $82,254
2018 $83,866 $85,217
2019 $88,254 $84,122
2020 $82,339 $85,898
2021 $86,438 $93,665
2022 $92,202 $94,395
2023 $97,750 $100,632
2024 - $103,670

Cayman Islands vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Switzerland
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Switzerland
1950 54 68.9
1951 54.5 68.7
1952 55 69.6
1953 55.4 69.5
1954 55.9 70
1955 56.4 70.1
1956 56.8 70.2
1957 57.3 70.5
1958 57.7 71.3
1959 58.2 71.5
1960 58.8 71.4
1961 59.4 71.7
1962 60.1 71.3
1963 60.8 71.3
1964 61.4 72.2
1965 62.2 72.3
1966 62.8 72.4
1967 63.2 72.7
1968 63.6 72.7
1969 64 72.7
1970 64.4 73.1
1971 64.8 73.2
1972 65.4 73.8
1973 65.9 74.1
1974 66.5 74.4
1975 67 74.8
1976 67.5 74.9
1977 68.1 75.4
1978 68.5 75.3
1979 69 75.6
1980 69.5 75.6
1981 70 75.8
1982 70.4 76.2
1983 70.8 76.2
1984 71.2 76.8
1985 71.6 76.9
1986 71.9 77
1987 72.1 77.3
1988 72.4 77.4
1989 72.5 77.6
1990 72.7 77.4
1991 72.9 77.6
1992 73.1 77.9
1993 73.2 78.2
1994 73.4 78.5
1995 73.6 78.6
1996 73.7 79
1997 73.9 79.2
1998 74.1 79.5
1999 74.2 79.7
2000 74.4 79.8
2001 74.5 80.3
2002 74.6 80.4
2003 74.6 80.5
2004 74.6 81.1
2005 74.9 81.2
2006 75 81.5
2007 75.2 81.7
2008 75.4 82
2009 75.7 82
2010 76.1 82.3
2011 76.6 82.6
2012 77.1 82.6
2013 77.7 82.7
2014 77.9 83.1
2015 78.1 82.8
2016 78.4 83.4
2017 78.6 83.4
2018 78.8 83.6
2019 79.1 83.8
2020 79.2 83.1
2021 79.3 83.6
2022 80 83.2
2023 80.4 84
2024 80.5 84.1
2025 80.7 84.2

Cayman Islands and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Switzerland
Year Population
Cayman Islands Switzerland
1960 8,428 5,327,827
1961 8,601 5,434,294
1962 8,781 5,573,815
1963 8,970 5,694,247
1964 9,166 5,789,228
1965 9,361 5,856,472
1966 9,560 5,918,002
1967 9,769 5,991,785
1968 9,971 6,067,714
1969 10,165 6,136,387
1970 10,517 6,180,877
1971 11,098 6,213,399
1972 11,764 6,260,956
1973 12,438 6,307,347
1974 13,114 6,341,405
1975 13,788 6,338,632
1976 14,454 6,302,504
1977 15,105 6,281,174
1978 15,727 6,281,738
1979 16,351 6,294,365
1980 17,079 6,319,408
1981 17,905 6,354,074
1982 18,750 6,391,309
1983 19,598 6,418,773
1984 20,454 6,441,865
1985 21,324 6,470,365
1986 22,197 6,504,124
1987 23,073 6,545,106
1988 23,951 6,593,386
1989 24,874 6,646,912
1990 25,999 6,715,519
1991 27,294 6,799,978
1992 28,621 6,875,364
1993 29,976 6,938,265
1994 31,352 6,993,795
1995 32,743 7,040,687
1996 34,143 7,071,850
1997 35,543 7,088,906
1998 36,922 7,110,001
1999 38,284 7,143,991
2000 39,674 7,184,250
2001 41,089 7,229,854
2002 42,514 7,284,753
2003 43,934 7,339,001
2004 45,352 7,389,625
2005 46,788 7,437,115
2006 48,232 7,483,934
2007 49,687 7,551,117
2008 51,151 7,647,675
2009 52,618 7,743,831
2010 54,099 7,824,909
2011 55,606 7,912,398
2012 57,136 7,996,861
2013 58,655 8,089,346
2014 60,160 8,188,649
2015 61,642 8,282,396
2016 63,100 8,373,338
2017 64,535 8,451,840
2018 65,941 8,514,329
2019 67,327 8,575,280
2020 68,684 8,638,167
2021 70,108 8,704,546
2022 71,591 8,777,088
2023 73,038 8,888,093
2024 74,457 9,034,102

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Switzerland

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Switzerland
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Switzerland
1960 4.71 2.44
1961 4.78 2.52
1962 4.79 2.58
1963 4.69 2.65
1964 4.41 2.66
1965 4.16 2.59
1966 4.08 2.5
1967 4.05 2.39
1968 3.99 2.29
1969 3.52 2.19
1970 4.66 2.1
1971 3.47 2.04
1972 4.89 1.91
1973 3.56 1.81
1974 2.96 1.73
1975 2.72 1.61
1976 2.53 1.55
1977 2.41 1.53
1978 2.37 1.51
1979 2.37 1.52
1980 2.4 1.55
1981 2.38 1.55
1982 2.01 1.56
1983 1.83 1.52
1984 1.79 1.53
1985 1.75 1.52
1986 1.69 1.53
1987 1.58 1.52
1988 1.63 1.57
1989 1.76 1.56
1990 1.78 1.58
1991 1.85 1.58
1992 1.73 1.58
1993 1.67 1.51
1994 1.66 1.49
1995 1.67 1.48
1996 1.69 1.5
1997 1.7 1.48
1998 1.7 1.47
1999 1.71 1.48
2000 1.71 1.5
2001 1.7 1.38
2002 1.68 1.39
2003 1.67 1.39
2004 1.67 1.42
2005 1.67 1.42
2006 1.67 1.44
2007 1.68 1.46
2008 1.7 1.48
2009 1.72 1.5
2010 1.69 1.52
2011 1.64 1.52
2012 1.53 1.52
2013 1.45 1.52
2014 1.33 1.54
2015 1.27 1.54
2016 1.23 1.54
2017 1.22 1.52
2018 1.28 1.52
2019 1.51 1.48
2020 1.55 1.46
2021 1.55 1.52
2022 1.54 1.39
2023 1.53 1.33

Cayman Islands and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Switzerland
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Switzerland
1960 23.5 32.6
1961 23.3 32.4
1962 22.9 32
1963 22.6 31.7
1964 22.3 31.5
1965 22.1 31.6
1966 21.8 31.6
1967 21.6 31.6
1968 21.3 31.7
1969 21.2 31.7
1970 21.2 32
1971 21.4 32.2
1972 21.8 32.3
1973 22.2 32.5
1974 22.6 32.7
1975 23.1 33.1
1976 23.7 33.5
1977 24.3 33.8
1978 25 34.2
1979 25.7 34.5
1980 26 34.8
1981 26.1 35
1982 26.2 35.3
1983 26.4 35.6
1984 26.8 35.9
1985 27.2 36.1
1986 27.6 36.3
1987 28.1 36.5
1988 28.6 36.7
1989 29.1 36.8
1990 29.5 36.9
1991 29.6 36.9
1992 29.9 36.9
1993 30.1 37
1994 30.5 37.1
1995 30.8 37.3
1996 31.3 37.6
1997 31.8 37.9
1998 32.3 38.2
1999 32.9 38.4
2000 33.2 38.7
2001 33.3 39
2002 33.4 39.3
2003 33.5 39.6
2004 33.7 39.9
2005 33.9 40.3
2006 34.2 40.6
2007 34.5 40.9
2008 34.8 41.1
2009 35.1 41.3
2010 35.4 41.5
2011 35.7 41.6
2012 35.8 41.8
2013 35.9 42
2014 36.1 42.1
2015 36.3 42.2
2016 36.5 42.3
2017 36.8 42.4
2018 37.1 42.5
2019 37.4 42.6
2020 37.8 42.7
2021 38.1 42.8
2022 38.5 43
2023 38.9 43.4
2024 39.3 43.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Switzerland
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$866B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
4.92%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
+0.26%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
4.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
72%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
24.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
2025
83.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
1,054,293
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
14.6%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
42
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
206
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
$1.97T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$909B
2024
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$3.5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
11,818,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
2.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.4%
2024

Energy

Cayman Islands Switzerland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,512 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$36
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
34.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
3.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
44.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
27.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
45.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
51.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,097 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
68.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
55.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
33%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Switzerland
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
+40,099
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
74.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
100
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
81
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
99
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
0.6
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
2.2
2019
Visa free countries n/a
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
99%
2003
English speaking
76.6%
2023
61.3%
2023
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
97.3%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands Switzerland
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$10,963
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$2,366
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
84.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
4.44
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
3.9
2023
Obesity rate n/a
12.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
25.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
10.1 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Switzerland
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
1,689 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
5,765 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
4,940 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
52,266 mi
2021

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