The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 190th vs. 49th).
By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).
Main facts and rankings
Cayman Islands
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
76930
|
42727988
|
| Population rank | 187/197 | 37/197 |
| GDP |
$7.14B
2023 |
$21.6B
2018 |
| GDP rank | 159/197 | 124/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$97,750
2023 |
$634
2018 |
| GDP per capita rank | 6/197 | 192/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$86,689
2023 |
$3,164
2013 |
| Government debt | n/a |
$18.8B
2018 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio | n/a |
71.2%
2025 |
| Government debt per person | n/a |
$551
2018 |
| Government debt per person rank | n/a | 164/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$82,674
2025 |
$1,333
2025 |
| Land area |
92.7 sq mi
2025 |
203,850 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
804 ppl/mi²
2024 |
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
1.53
2023 |
4.59
2023 |
| Median age |
39.3 years
2024 |
19.3 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
80.7 years
2025 |
69.6 years
2025 |
Cayman Islands and Yemen: Comparison Charts
Cayman Islands and Yemen economies compared
GDP
Cayman Islands
Yemen
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cayman Islands
|
Yemen
|
|
| 1990 | - | $12,643,821,569 |
| 1991 | - | $14,665,445,462 |
| 1992 | - | $17,959,367,194 |
| 1993 | - | $21,736,802,664 |
| 1994 | - | $28,019,483,764 |
| 1995 | - | $12,796,345,679 |
| 1996 | - | $6,496,163,616 |
| 1997 | - | $6,838,298,531 |
| 1998 | - | $6,322,175,566 |
| 1999 | - | $7,639,325,296 |
| 2000 | - | $9,679,316,770 |
| 2001 | - | $9,852,990,693 |
| 2002 | - | $10,693,430,511 |
| 2003 | - | $11,777,532,662 |
| 2004 | - | $13,867,634,371 |
| 2005 | - | $16,731,566,717 |
| 2006 | $4,200,288,241 | $19,063,143,370 |
| 2007 | $4,466,278,065 | $21,650,528,674 |
| 2008 | $4,585,949,024 | $26,910,855,807 |
| 2009 | $4,281,714,567 | $25,130,278,213 |
| 2010 | $4,156,841,107 | $30,906,749,533 |
| 2011 | $4,186,073,104 | $32,726,417,878 |
| 2012 | $4,291,004,524 | $35,401,331,609 |
| 2013 | $4,405,796,023 | $40,415,233,436 |
| 2014 | $4,562,853,611 | $43,228,585,321 |
| 2015 | $4,708,167,233 | $42,444,490,074 |
| 2016 | $4,909,322,237 | $31,317,825,274 |
| 2017 | $5,166,281,305 | $26,842,229,045 |
| 2018 | $5,530,178,441 | $21,606,160,663 |
| 2019 | $5,941,896,608 | - |
| 2020 | $5,655,358,021 | - |
| 2021 | $6,060,026,520 | - |
| 2022 | $6,600,843,963 | - |
| 2023 | $7,139,428,558 | - |
Cayman Islands and Yemen economies compared
GDP per capita
Cayman Islands
Yemen
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cayman Islands
|
Yemen
|
|
| 1990 | - | $910 |
| 1991 | - | $1,016 |
| 1992 | - | $1,198 |
| 1993 | - | $1,397 |
| 1994 | - | $1,735 |
| 1995 | - | $764 |
| 1996 | - | $375 |
| 1997 | - | $383 |
| 1998 | - | $343 |
| 1999 | - | $401 |
| 2000 | - | $493 |
| 2001 | - | $487 |
| 2002 | - | $513 |
| 2003 | - | $549 |
| 2004 | - | $628 |
| 2005 | - | $734 |
| 2006 | $87,085 | $810 |
| 2007 | $89,888 | $890 |
| 2008 | $89,655 | $1,072 |
| 2009 | $81,374 | $969 |
| 2010 | $76,838 | $1,155 |
| 2011 | $75,281 | $1,186 |
| 2012 | $75,102 | $1,245 |
| 2013 | $75,114 | $1,379 |
| 2014 | $75,845 | $1,430 |
| 2015 | $76,379 | $1,362 |
| 2016 | $77,802 | $975 |
| 2017 | $80,054 | $811 |
| 2018 | $83,866 | $634 |
| 2019 | $88,254 | - |
| 2020 | $82,339 | - |
| 2021 | $86,438 | - |
| 2022 | $92,202 | - |
| 2023 | $97,750 | - |
Cayman Islands vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator
Life expectancy
Cayman Islands
Yemen
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cayman Islands
|
Yemen
|
|
| 1950 | 54 | 28.9 |
| 1951 | 54.5 | 29.3 |
| 1952 | 55 | 29.6 |
| 1953 | 55.4 | 30 |
| 1954 | 55.9 | 30.4 |
| 1955 | 56.4 | 30.8 |
| 1956 | 56.8 | 31.3 |
| 1957 | 57.3 | 31.8 |
| 1958 | 57.7 | 32.4 |
| 1959 | 58.2 | 32.9 |
| 1960 | 58.8 | 33.5 |
| 1961 | 59.4 | 34.1 |
| 1962 | 60.1 | 33.7 |
| 1963 | 60.8 | 33.4 |
| 1964 | 61.4 | 34.9 |
| 1965 | 62.2 | 35.6 |
| 1966 | 62.8 | 36.3 |
| 1967 | 63.2 | 37.1 |
| 1968 | 63.6 | 38 |
| 1969 | 64 | 39.6 |
| 1970 | 64.4 | 40.6 |
| 1971 | 64.8 | 41.8 |
| 1972 | 65.4 | 42.7 |
| 1973 | 65.9 | 43.6 |
| 1974 | 66.5 | 44.5 |
| 1975 | 67 | 45.5 |
| 1976 | 67.5 | 46.4 |
| 1977 | 68.1 | 47.4 |
| 1978 | 68.5 | 48.5 |
| 1979 | 69 | 49.5 |
| 1980 | 69.5 | 50.6 |
| 1981 | 70 | 51.7 |
| 1982 | 70.4 | 52.4 |
| 1983 | 70.8 | 53.6 |
| 1984 | 71.2 | 54.6 |
| 1985 | 71.6 | 55.4 |
| 1986 | 71.9 | 54 |
| 1987 | 72.1 | 56.8 |
| 1988 | 72.4 | 57.4 |
| 1989 | 72.5 | 58 |
| 1990 | 72.7 | 58.5 |
| 1991 | 72.9 | 58.8 |
| 1992 | 73.1 | 59.3 |
| 1993 | 73.2 | 59.7 |
| 1994 | 73.4 | 59.8 |
| 1995 | 73.6 | 60.5 |
| 1996 | 73.7 | 60.9 |
| 1997 | 73.9 | 61.3 |
| 1998 | 74.1 | 61.8 |
| 1999 | 74.2 | 62.3 |
| 2000 | 74.4 | 62.8 |
| 2001 | 74.5 | 63.3 |
| 2002 | 74.6 | 63.8 |
| 2003 | 74.6 | 64.4 |
| 2004 | 74.6 | 64.9 |
| 2005 | 74.9 | 65.4 |
| 2006 | 75 | 65.8 |
| 2007 | 75.2 | 66.2 |
| 2008 | 75.4 | 66.6 |
| 2009 | 75.7 | 66.9 |
| 2010 | 76.1 | 67.2 |
| 2011 | 76.6 | 67.4 |
| 2012 | 77.1 | 67.6 |
| 2013 | 77.7 | 68 |
| 2014 | 77.9 | 68 |
| 2015 | 78.1 | 66.8 |
| 2016 | 78.4 | 67.1 |
| 2017 | 78.6 | 67.1 |
| 2018 | 78.8 | 65.9 |
| 2019 | 79.1 | 66.6 |
| 2020 | 79.2 | 66.4 |
| 2021 | 79.3 | 66 |
| 2022 | 80 | 68 |
| 2023 | 80.4 | 69.3 |
| 2024 | 80.5 | 69.4 |
| 2025 | 80.7 | 69.6 |
Cayman Islands and Yemen population clocks and comparison
Population
Cayman Islands
Yemen
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cayman Islands
|
Yemen
|
|
| 1960 | 8,428 | 5,532,301 |
| 1961 | 8,601 | 5,655,232 |
| 1962 | 8,781 | 5,782,221 |
| 1963 | 8,970 | 5,911,135 |
| 1964 | 9,166 | 6,048,006 |
| 1965 | 9,361 | 6,195,593 |
| 1966 | 9,560 | 6,351,494 |
| 1967 | 9,769 | 6,516,444 |
| 1968 | 9,971 | 6,690,524 |
| 1969 | 10,165 | 6,875,859 |
| 1970 | 10,517 | 7,065,279 |
| 1971 | 11,098 | 7,257,462 |
| 1972 | 11,764 | 7,460,068 |
| 1973 | 12,438 | 7,672,796 |
| 1974 | 13,114 | 7,896,783 |
| 1975 | 13,788 | 8,133,598 |
| 1976 | 14,454 | 8,384,113 |
| 1977 | 15,105 | 8,648,222 |
| 1978 | 15,727 | 8,926,586 |
| 1979 | 16,351 | 9,224,194 |
| 1980 | 17,079 | 9,543,358 |
| 1981 | 17,905 | 9,882,362 |
| 1982 | 18,750 | 10,241,006 |
| 1983 | 19,598 | 10,621,499 |
| 1984 | 20,454 | 11,025,597 |
| 1985 | 21,324 | 11,453,825 |
| 1986 | 22,197 | 11,901,040 |
| 1987 | 23,073 | 12,369,912 |
| 1988 | 23,951 | 12,859,708 |
| 1989 | 24,874 | 13,364,174 |
| 1990 | 25,999 | 13,887,862 |
| 1991 | 27,294 | 14,430,201 |
| 1992 | 28,621 | 14,989,494 |
| 1993 | 29,976 | 15,563,914 |
| 1994 | 31,352 | 16,149,147 |
| 1995 | 32,743 | 16,740,058 |
| 1996 | 34,143 | 17,313,177 |
| 1997 | 35,543 | 17,873,936 |
| 1998 | 36,922 | 18,446,013 |
| 1999 | 38,284 | 19,029,420 |
| 2000 | 39,674 | 19,624,141 |
| 2001 | 41,089 | 20,226,147 |
| 2002 | 42,514 | 20,835,086 |
| 2003 | 43,934 | 21,456,379 |
| 2004 | 45,352 | 22,095,167 |
| 2005 | 46,788 | 22,790,085 |
| 2006 | 48,232 | 23,543,083 |
| 2007 | 49,687 | 24,318,082 |
| 2008 | 51,151 | 25,111,941 |
| 2009 | 52,618 | 25,927,724 |
| 2010 | 54,099 | 26,754,387 |
| 2011 | 55,606 | 27,582,897 |
| 2012 | 57,136 | 28,433,647 |
| 2013 | 58,655 | 29,312,952 |
| 2014 | 60,160 | 30,226,309 |
| 2015 | 61,642 | 31,159,379 |
| 2016 | 63,100 | 32,109,010 |
| 2017 | 64,535 | 33,090,921 |
| 2018 | 65,941 | 34,085,182 |
| 2019 | 67,327 | 35,111,408 |
| 2020 | 68,684 | 36,134,863 |
| 2021 | 70,108 | 37,140,230 |
| 2022 | 71,591 | 38,222,876 |
| 2023 | 73,038 | 39,390,799 |
| 2024 | 74,457 | 40,583,164 |
Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Yemen
Fertility rate
Cayman Islands
Yemen
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cayman Islands
|
Yemen
|
|
| 1960 | 4.71 | 7.99 |
| 1961 | 4.78 | 8 |
| 1962 | 4.79 | 8.01 |
| 1963 | 4.69 | 8.03 |
| 1964 | 4.41 | 8.07 |
| 1965 | 4.16 | 8.1 |
| 1966 | 4.08 | 8.14 |
| 1967 | 4.05 | 8.17 |
| 1968 | 3.99 | 8.19 |
| 1969 | 3.52 | 8.22 |
| 1970 | 4.66 | 8.23 |
| 1971 | 3.47 | 8.26 |
| 1972 | 4.89 | 8.27 |
| 1973 | 3.56 | 8.29 |
| 1974 | 2.96 | 8.33 |
| 1975 | 2.72 | 8.37 |
| 1976 | 2.53 | 8.42 |
| 1977 | 2.41 | 8.47 |
| 1978 | 2.37 | 8.5 |
| 1979 | 2.37 | 8.67 |
| 1980 | 2.4 | 8.71 |
| 1981 | 2.38 | 8.75 |
| 1982 | 2.01 | 8.79 |
| 1983 | 1.83 | 8.83 |
| 1984 | 1.79 | 8.85 |
| 1985 | 1.75 | 8.86 |
| 1986 | 1.69 | 8.86 |
| 1987 | 1.58 | 8.83 |
| 1988 | 1.63 | 8.79 |
| 1989 | 1.76 | 8.71 |
| 1990 | 1.78 | 8.61 |
| 1991 | 1.85 | 8.46 |
| 1992 | 1.73 | 8.27 |
| 1993 | 1.67 | 8.05 |
| 1994 | 1.66 | 7.8 |
| 1995 | 1.67 | 7.53 |
| 1996 | 1.69 | 7 |
| 1997 | 1.7 | 6.82 |
| 1998 | 1.7 | 6.64 |
| 1999 | 1.71 | 6.49 |
| 2000 | 1.71 | 6.32 |
| 2001 | 1.7 | 6.14 |
| 2002 | 1.68 | 5.97 |
| 2003 | 1.67 | 5.84 |
| 2004 | 1.67 | 5.71 |
| 2005 | 1.67 | 5.56 |
| 2006 | 1.67 | 5.41 |
| 2007 | 1.68 | 5.26 |
| 2008 | 1.7 | 5.11 |
| 2009 | 1.72 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1.69 | 4.81 |
| 2011 | 1.64 | 4.63 |
| 2012 | 1.53 | 4.63 |
| 2013 | 1.45 | 4.62 |
| 2014 | 1.33 | 4.62 |
| 2015 | 1.27 | 4.62 |
| 2016 | 1.23 | 4.61 |
| 2017 | 1.22 | 4.61 |
| 2018 | 1.28 | 4.61 |
| 2019 | 1.51 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 1.55 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 1.55 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 1.54 | 4.59 |
| 2023 | 1.53 | 4.59 |
Cayman Islands and Yemen demographics compared
Median age
Cayman Islands
Yemen
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cayman Islands
|
Yemen
|
|
| 1960 | 23.5 | 19.7 |
| 1961 | 23.3 | 19.6 |
| 1962 | 22.9 | 19.6 |
| 1963 | 22.6 | 19.5 |
| 1964 | 22.3 | 19.4 |
| 1965 | 22.1 | 19.3 |
| 1966 | 21.8 | 19.2 |
| 1967 | 21.6 | 19.1 |
| 1968 | 21.3 | 18.9 |
| 1969 | 21.2 | 18.7 |
| 1970 | 21.2 | 18.4 |
| 1971 | 21.4 | 18.1 |
| 1972 | 21.8 | 17.8 |
| 1973 | 22.2 | 17.6 |
| 1974 | 22.6 | 17.3 |
| 1975 | 23.1 | 17 |
| 1976 | 23.7 | 16.8 |
| 1977 | 24.3 | 16.6 |
| 1978 | 25 | 16.3 |
| 1979 | 25.7 | 16.1 |
| 1980 | 26 | 15.9 |
| 1981 | 26.1 | 15.7 |
| 1982 | 26.2 | 15.5 |
| 1983 | 26.4 | 15.3 |
| 1984 | 26.8 | 15.1 |
| 1985 | 27.2 | 15 |
| 1986 | 27.6 | 14.9 |
| 1987 | 28.1 | 14.8 |
| 1988 | 28.6 | 14.7 |
| 1989 | 29.1 | 14.6 |
| 1990 | 29.5 | 14.6 |
| 1991 | 29.6 | 14.6 |
| 1992 | 29.9 | 14.6 |
| 1993 | 30.1 | 14.6 |
| 1994 | 30.5 | 14.6 |
| 1995 | 30.8 | 14.7 |
| 1996 | 31.3 | 14.8 |
| 1997 | 31.8 | 14.9 |
| 1998 | 32.3 | 15 |
| 1999 | 32.9 | 15.2 |
| 2000 | 33.2 | 15.4 |
| 2001 | 33.3 | 15.6 |
| 2002 | 33.4 | 15.8 |
| 2003 | 33.5 | 16 |
| 2004 | 33.7 | 16.2 |
| 2005 | 33.9 | 16.4 |
| 2006 | 34.2 | 16.7 |
| 2007 | 34.5 | 16.9 |
| 2008 | 34.8 | 17.2 |
| 2009 | 35.1 | 17.4 |
| 2010 | 35.4 | 17.7 |
| 2011 | 35.7 | 17.9 |
| 2012 | 35.8 | 18.1 |
| 2013 | 35.9 | 18.3 |
| 2014 | 36.1 | 18.5 |
| 2015 | 36.3 | 18.7 |
| 2016 | 36.5 | 18.8 |
| 2017 | 36.8 | 18.9 |
| 2018 | 37.1 | 19 |
| 2019 | 37.4 | 19.1 |
| 2020 | 37.8 | 19.1 |
| 2021 | 38.1 | 19.1 |
| 2022 | 38.5 | 19.2 |
| 2023 | 38.9 | 19.2 |
| 2024 | 39.3 | 19.3 |
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Finance
|
Cayman Islands
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$4.42B
2022 |
$25.3B
2018 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
14%
2025 |
9.59%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
1.57%
2023 |
5.46%
2012 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP | n/a |
3.97%
2014 |
| Armed forces personnel | n/a |
40,000
2020 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | n/a |
-3.73%
2025 |
| Unemployment rate |
4.24%
2015 |
13.5%
2014 |
| Services, % of GDP |
85.4%
2022 |
41.8%
2018 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
8.19%
2022 |
25.4%
2018 |
| Economic freedom index |
74
2025 |
53.7
2015 |
| Income share by richest 10% | n/a |
29.4%
2014 |
| Income share by poorest 10% | n/a |
3%
2014 |
| Listed domestic companies |
4
2020 |
n/a |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$644M
2020 |
n/a |
| Total reserves including gold |
$234M
2023 |
$1.25B
2022 |
| Personal remittances received |
$10.2M
2024 |
$3.43B
2024 |
| International tourist arrivals |
660,000
2020 |
398,000
2015 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
22.9%
2019 |
12.4%
2016 |
| Banked people share | n/a |
11.9%
2022 |
Energy
|
Cayman Islands
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita | n/a |
68.9 kg
2022 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use | n/a |
$11.2
2013 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
0.36 megatons
2023 |
10.9 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
4.9 tons
2023 |
0.28 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share | n/a |
93.1%
2022 |
| Renewable energy use share |
0%
2022 |
3.7%
2021 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a |
1.64%
2022 |
| Net energy imports use share | n/a |
-11%
2022 |
| Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
54 kWh
2022 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
2.94%
2021 |
21.1%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
83.6%
2023 |
Society
|
Cayman Islands
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.0009%
2024 |
0.5%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+896
2024 |
-10,482
2024 |
| Urban population |
100%
2024 |
40.5%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height | n/a |
5.39 ft
2025 |
| Average female height | n/a |
5.08 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
83.2
2025 |
16.1
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
76
2025 |
13
2024 |
| Higher education index |
20
2025 |
20
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
4.46
2020 |
6.31
2013 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
14
2025 |
29.4
2019 |
| Visa free countries | n/a |
46
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
99%
2017 |
54.1%
2004 |
| English speaking |
76.6%
2023 |
9%
2023 |
| People using the Internet |
81.1%
2017 |
13.8%
2020 |
Health
|
Cayman Islands
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$38.1
2022 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita | n/a |
$26.8
2022 |
| Life expectancy |
80.7 years
2025 |
69.6 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure | n/a |
23.9%
2022 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
1.94
1997 |
0.29
2014 |
| Age at first childbirth | n/a |
20.8 years
2025 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births | n/a |
118
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | n/a |
39.3
2023 |
| Obesity rate | n/a |
14.1%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
11.1%
2024 |
5.5%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
78
2025 |
31
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence | n/a |
21.4%
2022 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita | n/a |
0.04 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
Cayman Islands
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.0002%
2025 |
0.35%
2025 |
| Land area per capita |
1,245 sq mi
2024 |
5,023 sq mi
2024 |
| Agricultural land area |
10.4 sq mi
2025 |
90,549 sq mi
2025 |
| Forest area |
48.6 sq mi
2025 |
2,120 sq mi
2025 |
| Roads length |
488 mi
2007 |
n/a |
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