Cayman Islands vs Greenland
Cayman Islands has 1.3× the population of Greenland: 75,844 vs 56,831, a gap of 19,013. Cayman Islands is growing faster (+1.85% vs −0.01% a year), adding about 1,400 people a year against −5. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Greenland is the older society: 11.5% aged 65+ against 9.5% in Cayman Islands. Cayman Islands is 2196.6× as densely populated (304.3 vs 0.1 people per km²). People in Cayman Islands live 10.3 years longer on average (80.5 vs 70.3). GDP per capita is 1.8× higher in Cayman Islands ($104,293 vs $58,499).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Cayman Islands) and 2025 (Greenland); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Cayman Islands vs Greenland — side by side
 Cayman Islands |  Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 75,8442025 | 56,8312025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +1.85%2025 | −0.01%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 11.62024 | 12.02024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 4.92024 | 9.32024 |
| Children per woman | 1.522024 | 1.712024 |
| Life expectancy | 80.5 yrs2024 | 70.3 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.1%2025 | 20.7%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 9.5%2025 | 11.5%2025 |
| Density | 304.3 /km²2023 | 0.1 /km²2023 |
| Area | 264 km²2023 | 410,450 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 100.0%2025 | 88.6%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +8882025 | -2652025 |
| GDP per capita | $104,2932024 | $58,4992023 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #198 | #201 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Cayman Islands: 9.0× from 1960 to 2025; Greenland: 1.7× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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Cayman Islands: Cayman Islands vs Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands vs Isle of Man, Cayman Islands vs Andorra, Cayman Islands vs Dominica, Cayman Islands vs Bermuda, Cayman Islands vs Greenland.
Greenland: Greenland vs Cayman Islands, Greenland vs Dominica, Greenland vs Bermuda, Greenland vs Faroe Islands, Greenland vs Saint Kitts and Nevis, Greenland vs Turks and Caicos Islands.
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