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Cayman Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago statistics compared

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The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 1.37M in Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 154/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 1,981 sq mi for Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 190th vs. 166th).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 114/197 ($26.4B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60/197 ($19,315).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Trinidad
Population
76930
1372940
Population rank 187/197 154/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$26.4B
2024
GDP rank 159/197 114/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$19,315
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 60/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$36,021
2024
Government debt n/a
$17B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
67.2%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$12,454
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 45/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$11,432
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
1,981 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
691 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
1.53
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
38.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
73.7 years
2025

Cayman Islands and Trinidad and Tobago: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Trinidad
1960 - $535,673,252
1961 - $584,964,621
1962 - $619,322,810
1963 - $678,239,329
1964 - $711,897,520
1965 - $736,573,159
1966 - $723,739,857
1967 - $761,981,912
1968 - $758,899,950
1969 - $779,200,000
1970 - $821,850,000
1971 - $896,765,215
1972 - $1,083,391,758
1973 - $1,308,785,431
1974 - $2,042,001,071
1975 - $2,442,669,825
1976 - $2,500,424,955
1977 - $3,138,666,667
1978 - $3,562,333,458
1979 - $4,602,416,625
1980 - $6,235,833,333
1981 - $6,992,083,333
1982 - $8,140,416,667
1983 - $7,763,750,000
1984 - $7,757,083,333
1985 - $7,375,918,367
1986 - $4,794,444,444
1987 - $4,797,777,778
1988 - $4,496,910,569
1989 - $4,323,058,824
1990 - $5,068,000,000
1991 - $5,307,905,882
1992 - $5,439,552,941
1993 - $4,669,491,134
1994 - $4,947,181,646
1995 - $5,329,217,747
1996 - $5,759,570,336
1997 - $5,737,771,523
1998 - $6,043,686,654
1999 - $6,808,982,521
2000 - $8,154,342,116
2001 - $8,824,849,191
2002 - $9,008,298,229
2003 - $11,305,459,802
2004 - $13,280,291,990
2005 - $15,982,389,018
2006 $4,200,288,241 $18,369,361,094
2007 $4,466,278,065 $21,641,620,050
2008 $4,585,949,024 $27,871,587,350
2009 $4,281,714,567 $19,172,165,226
2010 $4,156,841,107 $22,157,920,592
2011 $4,186,073,104 $25,433,007,437
2012 $4,291,004,524 $27,147,349,937
2013 $4,405,796,023 $28,560,536,917
2014 $4,562,853,611 $29,474,180,442
2015 $4,708,167,233 $26,841,143,095
2016 $4,909,322,237 $23,624,333,664
2017 $5,166,281,305 $23,847,765,529
2018 $5,530,178,441 $23,888,910,152
2019 $5,941,896,608 $23,588,037,787
2020 $5,655,358,021 $20,991,339,707
2021 $6,060,026,520 $24,177,305,760
2022 $6,600,843,963 $28,510,328,245
2023 $7,139,428,558 $25,489,373,405
2024 - $26,428,963,758

Cayman Islands and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Trinidad
1960 - $634
1961 - $678
1962 - $704
1963 - $756
1964 - $780
1965 - $793
1966 - $768
1967 - $797
1968 - $783
1969 - $795
1970 - $829
1971 - $894
1972 - $1,067
1973 - $1,273
1974 - $1,962
1975 - $2,319
1976 - $2,345
1977 - $2,907
1978 - $3,258
1979 - $4,155
1980 - $5,559
1981 - $6,160
1982 - $7,091
1983 - $6,690
1984 - $6,613
1985 - $6,212
1986 - $3,985
1987 - $3,941
1988 - $3,656
1989 - $3,482
1990 - $4,047
1991 - $4,205
1992 - $4,277
1993 - $3,647
1994 - $3,840
1995 - $4,115
1996 - $4,427
1997 - $4,394
1998 - $4,613
1999 - $5,179
2000 - $6,179
2001 - $6,657
2002 - $6,763
2003 - $8,445
2004 - $9,871
2005 - $12,346
2006 $87,085 $14,153
2007 $89,888 $16,607
2008 $89,655 $21,299
2009 $81,374 $14,634
2010 $76,838 $16,815
2011 $75,281 $19,151
2012 $75,102 $20,332
2013 $75,114 $21,305
2014 $75,845 $21,908
2015 $76,379 $19,887
2016 $77,802 $17,449
2017 $80,054 $17,579
2018 $83,866 $17,576
2019 $88,254 $17,293
2020 $82,339 $15,359
2021 $86,438 $17,679
2022 $92,202 $20,874
2023 $97,750 $18,639
2024 - $19,315

Cayman Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Trinidad
1950 54 57
1951 54.5 57.3
1952 55 57.7
1953 55.4 58.3
1954 55.9 59.1
1955 56.4 59.7
1956 56.8 60.3
1957 57.3 60.7
1958 57.7 61.4
1959 58.2 61.9
1960 58.8 62.5
1961 59.4 63
1962 60.1 63.4
1963 60.8 63.6
1964 61.4 64
1965 62.2 64.2
1966 62.8 64.3
1967 63.2 64.5
1968 63.6 64.6
1969 64 64.8
1970 64.4 64.9
1971 64.8 64.9
1972 65.4 65.2
1973 65.9 65.4
1974 66.5 65.5
1975 67 65.6
1976 67.5 66
1977 68.1 66.2
1978 68.5 66.2
1979 69 66.4
1980 69.5 66.5
1981 70 66.5
1982 70.4 66.4
1983 70.8 66.4
1984 71.2 66.6
1985 71.6 66.7
1986 71.9 66.9
1987 72.1 67.1
1988 72.4 67.4
1989 72.5 67.5
1990 72.7 67.6
1991 72.9 67.8
1992 73.1 67.8
1993 73.2 67.8
1994 73.4 67.8
1995 73.6 68
1996 73.7 68
1997 73.9 68.1
1998 74.1 68.3
1999 74.2 68.5
2000 74.4 68.6
2001 74.5 68.9
2002 74.6 69.2
2003 74.6 69.5
2004 74.6 69.9
2005 74.9 70.2
2006 75 70.4
2007 75.2 70.8
2008 75.4 71.1
2009 75.7 71.4
2010 76.1 71.8
2011 76.6 72.2
2012 77.1 72.5
2013 77.7 72.8
2014 77.9 72.9
2015 78.1 72.9
2016 78.4 72.9
2017 78.6 73
2018 78.8 72.7
2019 79.1 72.8
2020 79.2 72.6
2021 79.3 71.1
2022 80 73.3
2023 80.4 73.5
2024 80.5 73.6
2025 80.7 73.7

Cayman Islands and Trinidad and Tobago population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Population
Cayman Islands Trinidad
1960 8,428 844,943
1961 8,601 863,144
1962 8,781 880,194
1963 8,970 896,804
1964 9,166 912,963
1965 9,361 928,425
1966 9,560 942,937
1967 9,769 956,418
1968 9,971 969,006
1969 10,165 980,706
1970 10,517 991,471
1971 11,098 1,002,585
1972 11,764 1,014,921
1973 12,438 1,027,851
1974 13,114 1,040,761
1975 13,788 1,053,469
1976 14,454 1,066,311
1977 15,105 1,079,554
1978 15,727 1,093,380
1979 16,351 1,107,639
1980 17,079 1,121,744
1981 17,905 1,135,132
1982 18,750 1,147,927
1983 19,598 1,160,534
1984 20,454 1,172,984
1985 21,324 1,187,366
1986 22,197 1,203,124
1987 23,073 1,217,364
1988 23,951 1,230,069
1989 24,874 1,241,600
1990 25,999 1,252,208
1991 27,294 1,262,171
1992 28,621 1,271,674
1993 29,976 1,280,466
1994 31,352 1,288,341
1995 32,743 1,295,169
1996 34,143 1,300,928
1997 35,543 1,305,836
1998 36,922 1,310,225
1999 38,284 1,314,708
2000 39,674 1,319,774
2001 41,089 1,325,567
2002 42,514 1,332,011
2003 43,934 1,338,709
2004 45,352 1,345,380
2005 46,788 1,294,494
2006 48,232 1,297,944
2007 49,687 1,303,188
2008 51,151 1,308,587
2009 52,618 1,310,106
2010 54,099 1,317,714
2011 55,606 1,328,019
2012 57,136 1,335,194
2013 58,655 1,340,557
2014 60,160 1,345,343
2015 61,642 1,349,667
2016 63,100 1,353,895
2017 64,535 1,356,633
2018 65,941 1,359,193
2019 67,327 1,363,985
2020 68,684 1,366,725
2021 70,108 1,367,558
2022 71,591 1,365,805
2023 73,038 1,367,510
2024 74,457 1,368,333

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Trinidad
1960 4.71 5.41
1961 4.78 5.41
1962 4.79 5.36
1963 4.69 5.24
1964 4.41 5.08
1965 4.16 4.88
1966 4.08 4.62
1967 4.05 4.35
1968 3.99 4.11
1969 3.52 3.86
1970 4.66 3.71
1971 3.47 3.61
1972 4.89 3.55
1973 3.56 3.47
1974 2.96 3.32
1975 2.72 3.21
1976 2.53 3.14
1977 2.41 3.12
1978 2.37 3.13
1979 2.37 3.13
1980 2.4 3.15
1981 2.38 3.13
1982 2.01 3.11
1983 1.83 3.07
1984 1.79 3.02
1985 1.75 2.99
1986 1.69 2.9
1987 1.58 2.78
1988 1.63 2.65
1989 1.76 2.53
1990 1.78 2.39
1991 1.85 2.29
1992 1.73 2.21
1993 1.67 2.13
1994 1.66 2.06
1995 1.67 1.97
1996 1.69 1.89
1997 1.7 1.83
1998 1.7 1.78
1999 1.71 1.76
2000 1.71 1.73
2001 1.7 1.71
2002 1.68 1.67
2003 1.67 1.65
2004 1.67 1.63
2005 1.67 1.63
2006 1.67 1.62
2007 1.68 1.62
2008 1.7 1.62
2009 1.72 1.62
2010 1.69 1.61
2011 1.64 1.61
2012 1.53 1.61
2013 1.45 1.6
2014 1.33 1.6
2015 1.27 1.6
2016 1.23 1.6
2017 1.22 1.59
2018 1.28 1.59
2019 1.51 1.58
2020 1.55 1.57
2021 1.55 1.56
2022 1.54 1.54
2023 1.53 1.53

Cayman Islands and Trinidad and Tobago demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Trinidad
1960 23.5 18.5
1961 23.3 18.4
1962 22.9 18.4
1963 22.6 18.3
1964 22.3 18.3
1965 22.1 18.3
1966 21.8 18.4
1967 21.6 18.4
1968 21.3 18.5
1969 21.2 18.6
1970 21.2 18.8
1971 21.4 19.1
1972 21.8 19.3
1973 22.2 19.6
1974 22.6 19.9
1975 23.1 20.2
1976 23.7 20.6
1977 24.3 20.8
1978 25 21.1
1979 25.7 21.4
1980 26 21.7
1981 26.1 21.9
1982 26.2 22.2
1983 26.4 22.4
1984 26.8 22.6
1985 27.2 22.8
1986 27.6 23.1
1987 28.1 23.3
1988 28.6 23.6
1989 29.1 23.9
1990 29.5 24.2
1991 29.6 24.5
1992 29.9 24.8
1993 30.1 25.1
1994 30.5 25.3
1995 30.8 25.6
1996 31.3 26
1997 31.8 26.4
1998 32.3 26.7
1999 32.9 27.1
2000 33.2 27.5
2001 33.3 27.9
2002 33.4 28.3
2003 33.5 28.7
2004 33.7 29.1
2005 33.9 29.5
2006 34.2 29.8
2007 34.5 30.3
2008 34.8 30.7
2009 35.1 31.2
2010 35.4 31.7
2011 35.7 32.1
2012 35.8 32.6
2013 35.9 33.1
2014 36.1 33.5
2015 36.3 34
2016 36.5 34.4
2017 36.8 34.9
2018 37.1 35.3
2019 37.4 35.7
2020 37.8 36.3
2021 38.1 36.8
2022 38.5 37.2
2023 38.9 37.7
2024 39.3 38.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Trinidad
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$27.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
3.01%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.89%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
5,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
3.36%
2023
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
59.9%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
35%
2023
Economic freedom index
74
2025
63.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.9%
1992
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
1992
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
26
2001
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
$3.89B
2001
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$5.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$199M
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
141,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
2.34%
2020
Banked people share n/a
74.6%
2024

Energy

Cayman Islands Trinidad
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
11,038 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$2.99
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
27.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
19.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
0.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-75.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,591 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
0.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
98.7%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Trinidad
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
+1,334
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
53.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.36 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
41
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
39.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
9.3
2019
Visa free countries n/a
142
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
97.9%
2000
English speaking
76.6%
2023
87.7%
2023
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
84.7%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands Trinidad
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$1,292
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$636
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
73.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.04%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
3.41
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
54
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
19.1
2023
Obesity rate n/a
28.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
12.4%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
86
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
6.03 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Trinidad
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
1,448 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
208.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
876 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
n/a

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