Cayman Islands vs Saint Martin (French part): Life expectancy
Cayman Islands
80.36 years
in 2023
Saint Martin (French part)
80.22 years
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
54th
Saint Martin (French part) rank
55th
Life expectancy over time
- Cayman Islands
- Saint Martin (French part)
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 80.36 years against 80.22 years in Saint Martin (French part), a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Martin (French part) ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 54th and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Saint Martin (French part) has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Saint Martin (French part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.12 years | 66.14 years | 10.02 years | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 1960s | 61.63 years | 68.99 years | 7.36 years | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 1970s | 66.72 years | 71.84 years | 5.13 years | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 1980s | 71.23 years | 73.02 years | 1.78 years | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 1990s | 73.5 years | 75.61 years | 2.12 years | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 2000s | 74.88 years | 77.68 years | 2.8 years | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 2010s | 77.83 years | 79.49 years | 1.67 years | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 2020s | 79.72 years | 80.19 years | 0.4697 years | Saint Martin (French part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Cayman Islands or Saint Martin (French part)?
- Cayman Islands, at 80.36 years against 80.22 years in Saint Martin (French part) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Cayman Islands and Saint Martin (French part)?
- 0.14 years, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Saint Martin (French part)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cayman Islands and Saint Martin (French part) rank globally for life expectancy?
- Cayman Islands ranks 54th and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 55th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. 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.