Cayman Islands vs Taiwan: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Cayman Islands
80.36 years
in 2023
Taiwan
80.56 years
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
54th
Taiwan rank
52nd
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Cayman Islands
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 80.56 years against 80.36 years in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.2 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Cayman Islands ranks 54th and Taiwan ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.12 years | 59.29 years | 3.17 years | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 61.63 years | 65.17 years | 3.54 years | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 66.72 years | 70.49 years | 3.77 years | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 71.23 years | 72.91 years | 1.67 years | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 73.5 years | 74.77 years | 1.28 years | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 74.88 years | 77.37 years | 2.49 years | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 77.83 years | 79.68 years | 1.86 years | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 79.72 years | 80.65 years | 0.934 years | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Cayman Islands or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 80.56 years against 80.36 years in Cayman Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Cayman Islands and Taiwan?
- 0.2 years, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cayman Islands and Taiwan rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Cayman Islands ranks 54th and Taiwan ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.