COUNTRY PROFILE / CYM
Cayman Islands
CYM / KY
For Cayman Islands, population is 75,844 people (2025, #196/215) and area is 264 km² (2023, #201/215). This profile covers 44 comparable rankings and 9 thematic maps. Largest religious group: Christianity (2021 / 75.3%); Main language: English.
01 / BASIC INFORMATION
Cayman Islands in numbers.
02 / JAPAN COMPARISON & TRENDS
Compare Cayman Islands with Japan and track change.
JAPAN REFERENCE
In the recorded data for Cayman Islands, population is less than 0.1% of Japan's value and area is less than 0.1% of Japan's value. Reference years can differ, so check the year shown for each value.
| Indicator | Cayman Islands | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 75,844 people2025 / Less than 0.1% of Japan's value | 123,366,734 people2025 |
| Area | 264 km²2023 / Less than 0.1% of Japan's value | 377,969 km²2023 |
| Population density | 287.3 people/km²Population 2025 · area 2023 / About 88% of Japan's value | 326.4 people/km²Population 2025 · area 2023 |
| Life expectancy | 80.54 years2024 / 3.5 years shorter than Japan | 84.04 years2024 |
| GDP per capita | US$ 104,2932024 / About 2.9 times Japan's value | US$ 35,9512025 |
RECORDED CHANGE OVER TIME
Population
2000 → 2025Recorded population moved from 39,674 people in 2000 to 75,844 people in 2025, an increase of about 91.2%.Life expectancy
2000 → 2024Recorded life expectancy moved from 74.38 years in 2000 to 80.54 years in 2024, an increase of 6.16 years.GDP per capita
2010 → 2024Recorded GDP per capita moved from US$ 76,838 in 2010 to US$ 104,293 in 2024, an increase of about 35.7%. The values are in current US dollars, so exchange rates and inflation affect the comparison.03 / ALL RANKINGS
39 additional rankings for Cayman Islands.
39 rankings in 8 categories
Essentials2 rankings
People & society11 rankings
Economy & work13 rankings
Education & science1 ranking
Food & agriculture1 ranking
Environment & digital8 rankings
Safety & politics1 ranking
04 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY