Cayman Islands or Iceland: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Iceland wins on more indicators: 7 of 9 against 1.
- Safety and trust: Iceland 0:1
- Costs and work: Cayman Islands 1:0
- Climate and health: Iceland 0:4
- Law and institutions: Iceland 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Cayman Islands
Indicator
Iceland
Safety and trust
Better: Iceland (0 : 1)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✗4.4 per 100,000 residents
2020239% higher
✓1.3 per 100,000 residents
202370% lower
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
62%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Cayman Islands (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
periods differ
✓$92,201
202411% higher
✗$83,431
202510% lower
Climate and health
Better: Iceland (0 : 4)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗80.5 years
20243% lower
✓82.8 years
20243% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗78.2 years
20244% lower
✓81.2 years
20244% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗83.0 years
20242% lower
✓84.5 years
20242% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗84.3 years
20232% lower
✓85.8 years
20232% higher
Infant survival
no data for one of the places
no data
99.79%
2024
Survival of children under 5
no data for one of the places
no data
99.72%
2024
Air (PM2.5)
no data for one of the places
no data
4.9 µg/m³ per year
2023
Law and institutions
Better: Iceland (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗0.96 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202540% lower
✓1.61 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202568% higher
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗0.60 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202567% lower
✓1.82 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025203% higher
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Cayman Islands, Iceland.