Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Cayman Islands or Oman?

Cayman Islands, at 80.36 years against 80.03 years in Oman as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Cayman Islands and Oman?

0.33 years, with Cayman Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Oman?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cayman Islands vs Oman: Life expectancy at birth

Cayman Islands

80.36 years

in 2023

Oman

80.03 years

in 2023

Cayman Islands rank

54th

Oman rank

57th

Life expectancy at birth over time

Cayman Islands
Oman

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 80.36 years against 80.03 years in Oman, a difference of 0.33 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 54th and Oman ranks 57th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 6 and Oman in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cayman Islands	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1950s	56.12 years	31.67 years	24.45 years	Cayman Islands
1960s	61.63 years	40.33 years	21.3 years	Cayman Islands
1970s	66.72 years	52.23 years	14.49 years	Cayman Islands
1980s	71.23 years	64.45 years	6.79 years	Cayman Islands
1990s	73.5 years	71.26 years	2.24 years	Cayman Islands
2000s	74.88 years	75 years	0.1191 years	Oman
2010s	77.83 years	78.93 years	1.1 years	Oman
2020s	79.72 years	77.92 years	1.8 years	Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Cayman Islands or Oman?: Cayman Islands, at 80.36 years against 80.03 years in Oman as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Cayman Islands and Oman?: 0.33 years, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Oman?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and Oman rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Cayman Islands ranks 54th and Oman ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.