Cayman Islands
Latin America & Caribbean·High income
- Population
- 73K
- 198th of 217
- GDP
- $7.14B
- 165th of 214 · 2023
- GDP per capita
- $97,750
- 7th of 214 · 2023
- Life expectancy
- 80.4
- 50th of 217
Benchmarked against
Cayman Islands
Virgin Islands (US)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Bahamas, The
Puerto Rico (US)
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dominant offshore banking territory; services sector accounts for over 85% of economic activity; recently adopted a fiscal responsibility framework to combat tax evasion and money laundering; large tourism sector; does not have any welfare system; high standard of living
- Area
- 264 km²
- Languages
- English (official) 88.8%, Spanish 3.9%, Filipino 3.8%, other 2.8%, unspecified 0.7% (2021…
- Resources
- fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
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