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Cayman Islands vs United Kingdom statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 190th vs. 78th).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands United Kingdom
Population
76930
69945462
Population rank 187/197 22/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$3.64T
2024
GDP rank 159/197 6/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$52,637
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 23/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$60,620
2024
Government debt n/a
$3.69T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
103.9%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$53,283
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 7/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$40,805
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
93,410 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
741 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
41 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
81.6 years
2025

Cayman Islands and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

United Kingdom
Year GDP
Cayman Islands United Kingdom
1960 - $73,233,967,692
1961 - $77,741,965,703
1962 - $81,247,564,157
1963 - $86,561,961,812
1964 - $94,407,558,351
1965 - $101,824,755,079
1966 - $108,572,752,102
1967 - $113,116,888,211
1968 - $107,759,910,068
1969 - $116,464,702,803
1970 - $130,671,946,244
1971 - $148,113,896,325
1972 - $169,965,034,965
1973 - $192,537,971,583
1974 - $206,131,369,799
1975 - $241,756,637,168
1976 - $232,614,555,256
1977 - $263,066,457,352
1978 - $335,883,029,722
1979 - $438,994,070,309
1980 - $564,947,710,899
1981 - $540,765,675,241
1982 - $515,048,916,841
1983 - $489,618,008,186
1984 - $461,487,097,632
1985 - $489,285,164,271
1986 - $601,452,653,181
1987 - $745,162,608,269
1988 - $910,122,732,124
1989 - $926,884,816,754
1990 - $1,093,169,389,205
1991 - $1,142,797,178,131
1992 - $1,179,659,529,660
1993 - $1,061,388,722,256
1994 - $1,140,489,745,944
1995 - $1,344,240,176,740
1996 - $1,419,645,865,835
1997 - $1,560,911,918,795
1998 - $1,653,694,932,097
1999 - $1,687,830,448,148
2000 - $1,665,534,876,683
2001 - $1,649,827,263,567
2002 - $1,785,729,916,067
2003 - $2,054,422,857,143
2004 - $2,421,525,082,387
2005 - $2,543,180,000,000
2006 $4,200,288,241 $2,708,441,582,337
2007 $4,466,278,065 $3,090,510,204,082
2008 $4,585,949,024 $2,929,411,764,706
2009 $4,281,714,567 $2,412,840,006,232
2010 $4,156,841,107 $2,485,482,596,185
2011 $4,186,073,104 $2,663,805,834,828
2012 $4,291,004,524 $2,707,089,726,615
2013 $4,405,796,023 $2,784,853,502,534
2014 $4,562,853,611 $3,064,708,247,921
2015 $4,708,167,233 $2,927,911,140,917
2016 $4,909,322,237 $2,689,106,566,900
2017 $5,166,281,305 $2,680,148,052,335
2018 $5,530,178,441 $2,871,340,347,582
2019 $5,941,896,608 $2,851,407,164,908
2020 $5,655,358,021 $2,696,778,386,608
2021 $6,060,026,520 $3,143,323,050,707
2022 $6,600,843,963 $3,114,042,471,144
2023 $7,139,428,558 $3,369,861,888,973
2024 - $3,643,834,188,783

Cayman Islands and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

United Kingdom
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands United Kingdom
1960 - $1,398
1961 - $1,472
1962 - $1,526
1963 - $1,613
1964 - $1,748
1965 - $1,874
1966 - $1,987
1967 - $2,059
1968 - $1,952
1969 - $2,101
1970 - $2,348
1971 - $2,650
1972 - $3,030
1973 - $3,426
1974 - $3,666
1975 - $4,300
1976 - $4,138
1977 - $4,681
1978 - $5,977
1979 - $7,805
1980 - $10,032
1981 - $9,599
1982 - $9,146
1983 - $8,692
1984 - $8,179
1985 - $8,652
1986 - $10,611
1987 - $13,119
1988 - $15,987
1989 - $16,239
1990 - $19,095
1991 - $19,901
1992 - $20,487
1993 - $18,389
1994 - $19,709
1995 - $23,169
1996 - $24,406
1997 - $26,766
1998 - $28,275
1999 - $28,762
2000 - $28,281
2001 - $27,907
2002 - $30,078
2003 - $34,443
2004 - $40,367
2005 - $42,105
2006 $87,085 $44,512
2007 $89,888 $50,398
2008 $89,655 $47,396
2009 $81,374 $38,744
2010 $76,838 $39,599
2011 $75,281 $42,110
2012 $75,102 $42,490
2013 $75,114 $43,419
2014 $75,845 $47,427
2015 $76,379 $44,984
2016 $77,802 $40,988
2017 $80,054 $40,629
2018 $83,866 $43,315
2019 $88,254 $42,794
2020 $82,339 $40,405
2021 $86,438 $46,926
2022 $92,202 $46,063
2023 $97,750 $49,201
2024 - $52,637

Cayman Islands vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

United Kingdom
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands United Kingdom
1950 54 68.6
1951 54.5 68.2
1952 55 69.5
1953 55.4 69.8
1954 55.9 70.2
1955 56.4 70.1
1956 56.8 70.4
1957 57.3 70.5
1958 57.7 70.7
1959 58.2 70.8
1960 58.8 71
1961 59.4 70.8
1962 60.1 70.9
1963 60.8 70.8
1964 61.4 71.5
1965 62.2 71.5
1966 62.8 71.4
1967 63.2 72.1
1968 63.6 71.7
1969 64 71.7
1970 64.4 71.9
1971 64.8 72.2
1972 65.4 72
1973 65.9 72.2
1974 66.5 72.4
1975 67 72.7
1976 67.5 72.6
1977 68.1 73.1
1978 68.5 73
1979 69 73.2
1980 69.5 73.6
1981 70 73.9
1982 70.4 74
1983 70.8 74.3
1984 71.2 74.7
1985 71.6 74.5
1986 71.9 74.8
1987 72.1 75.1
1988 72.4 75.3
1989 72.5 75.4
1990 72.7 75.7
1991 72.9 75.9
1992 73.1 76.3
1993 73.2 76.2
1994 73.4 76.7
1995 73.6 76.6
1996 73.7 76.9
1997 73.9 77.1
1998 74.1 77.3
1999 74.2 77.4
2000 74.4 77.8
2001 74.5 78.1
2002 74.6 78.2
2003 74.6 78.3
2004 74.6 78.9
2005 74.9 79.1
2006 75 79.3
2007 75.2 79.5
2008 75.4 79.7
2009 75.7 80.2
2010 76.1 80.4
2011 76.6 80.8
2012 77.1 80.9
2013 77.7 80.9
2014 77.9 81.2
2015 78.1 80.9
2016 78.4 81.1
2017 78.6 81.2
2018 78.8 81.1
2019 79.1 81.4
2020 79.2 80.4
2021 79.3 80.7
2022 80 81.1
2023 80.4 81.3
2024 80.5 81.4
2025 80.7 81.6

Cayman Islands and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

United Kingdom
Year Population
Cayman Islands United Kingdom
1960 8,428 52,400,000
1961 8,601 52,800,000
1962 8,781 53,250,000
1963 8,970 53,650,000
1964 9,166 54,000,000
1965 9,361 54,348,050
1966 9,560 54,648,500
1967 9,769 54,943,600
1968 9,971 55,211,700
1969 10,165 55,441,750
1970 10,517 55,663,250
1971 11,098 55,896,223
1972 11,764 56,086,065
1973 12,438 56,194,527
1974 13,114 56,229,974
1975 13,788 56,225,800
1976 14,454 56,211,968
1977 15,105 56,193,492
1978 15,727 56,196,504
1979 16,351 56,246,951
1980 17,079 56,314,216
1981 17,905 56,333,829
1982 18,750 56,313,641
1983 19,598 56,332,848
1984 20,454 56,422,072
1985 21,324 56,550,268
1986 22,197 56,681,396
1987 23,073 56,802,050
1988 23,951 56,928,327
1989 24,874 57,076,711
1990 25,999 57,247,586
1991 27,294 57,424,897
1992 28,621 57,580,402
1993 29,976 57,718,614
1994 31,352 57,865,745
1995 32,743 58,019,030
1996 34,143 58,166,950
1997 35,543 58,316,954
1998 36,922 58,487,141
1999 38,284 58,682,466
2000 39,674 58,892,514
2001 41,089 59,119,673
2002 42,514 59,370,479
2003 43,934 59,647,577
2004 45,352 59,987,905
2005 46,788 60,401,206
2006 48,232 60,846,820
2007 49,687 61,322,463
2008 51,151 61,806,995
2009 52,618 62,276,270
2010 54,099 62,766,365
2011 55,606 63,258,810
2012 57,136 63,711,000
2013 58,655 64,139,000
2014 60,160 64,620,000
2015 61,642 65,088,000
2016 63,100 65,607,000
2017 64,535 65,966,000
2018 65,941 66,289,000
2019 67,327 66,631,000
2020 68,684 66,744,000
2021 70,108 66,984,000
2022 71,591 67,604,000
2023 73,038 68,492,000
2024 74,457 69,226,000

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and United Kingdom

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

United Kingdom
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands United Kingdom
1960 4.71 2.69
1961 4.78 2.78
1962 4.79 2.86
1963 4.69 2.88
1964 4.41 2.93
1965 4.16 2.86
1966 4.08 2.78
1967 4.05 2.68
1968 3.99 2.6
1969 3.52 2.51
1970 4.66 2.44
1971 3.47 2.41
1972 4.89 2.2
1973 3.56 2.04
1974 2.96 1.92
1975 2.72 1.81
1976 2.53 1.74
1977 2.41 1.69
1978 2.37 1.75
1979 2.37 1.86
1980 2.4 1.9
1981 2.38 1.82
1982 2.01 1.78
1983 1.83 1.77
1984 1.79 1.77
1985 1.75 1.79
1986 1.69 1.78
1987 1.58 1.81
1988 1.63 1.82
1989 1.76 1.79
1990 1.78 1.83
1991 1.85 1.82
1992 1.73 1.79
1993 1.67 1.76
1994 1.66 1.74
1995 1.67 1.71
1996 1.69 1.73
1997 1.7 1.72
1998 1.7 1.71
1999 1.71 1.68
2000 1.71 1.64
2001 1.7 1.63
2002 1.68 1.63
2003 1.67 1.7
2004 1.67 1.75
2005 1.67 1.76
2006 1.67 1.82
2007 1.68 1.86
2008 1.7 1.91
2009 1.72 1.89
2010 1.69 1.92
2011 1.64 1.91
2012 1.53 1.92
2013 1.45 1.83
2014 1.33 1.81
2015 1.27 1.8
2016 1.23 1.79
2017 1.22 1.74
2018 1.28 1.68
2019 1.51 1.63
2020 1.55 1.57
2021 1.55 1.58
2022 1.54 1.56
2023 1.53 1.56

Cayman Islands and United Kingdom demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

United Kingdom
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands United Kingdom
1960 23.5 35.5
1961 23.3 35.4
1962 22.9 35.3
1963 22.6 35.3
1964 22.3 35.2
1965 22.1 35.1
1966 21.8 34.9
1967 21.6 34.8
1968 21.3 34.6
1969 21.2 34.4
1970 21.2 34.2
1971 21.4 34.1
1972 21.8 34
1973 22.2 34
1974 22.6 34
1975 23.1 34
1976 23.7 34
1977 24.3 34.1
1978 25 34.2
1979 25.7 34.3
1980 26 34.4
1981 26.1 34.5
1982 26.2 34.8
1983 26.4 35
1984 26.8 35.2
1985 27.2 35.3
1986 27.6 35.4
1987 28.1 35.4
1988 28.6 35.7
1989 29.1 35.9
1990 29.5 36
1991 29.6 36.1
1992 29.9 36.2
1993 30.1 36.3
1994 30.5 36.5
1995 30.8 36.6
1996 31.3 36.8
1997 31.8 37
1998 32.3 37.2
1999 32.9 37.4
2000 33.2 37.7
2001 33.3 37.9
2002 33.4 38.1
2003 33.5 38.2
2004 33.7 38.4
2005 33.9 38.5
2006 34.2 38.6
2007 34.5 38.8
2008 34.8 38.9
2009 35.1 39
2010 35.4 39.2
2011 35.7 39.3
2012 35.8 39.5
2013 35.9 39.6
2014 36.1 39.7
2015 36.3 39.8
2016 36.5 39.8
2017 36.8 39.9
2018 37.1 40
2019 37.4 40.1
2020 37.8 40.2
2021 38.1 40.3
2022 38.5 40.5
2023 38.9 40.8
2024 39.3 41

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands United Kingdom
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$3.37T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
43.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
4.96%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
153,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-4.42%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
4.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
72.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
16.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
2025
69.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
3,061,553
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.75%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
55
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
1,606
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
$3.1T
2022
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$175B
2024
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$4.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
11,101,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
8.24%
1998
Banked people share n/a
99.3%
2024

Energy

Cayman Islands United Kingdom
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,128 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
302 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
4.41 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
75.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
44%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,208 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
40.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.51%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.8%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands United Kingdom
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.85%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
+417,114
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
84.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.85 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
90.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
71
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
100
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
1.15
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
3.2
2019
Visa free countries n/a
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
99%
2003
English speaking
76.6%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
96.3%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands United Kingdom
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$5,367
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$742
2023
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
81.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
3.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
29 years
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
4.5
2023
Obesity rate n/a
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands United Kingdom
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
1,349 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
65,674 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
12,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
263,542 mi
2020

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