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Cayman Islands rankings 2026: where Cayman Islands places in 34 global Top 10s

Cayman Islands is #2 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people and inside the top 10 of 11 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

How does Cayman Islands compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 34 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #2 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, where it is measured at 56.36 per 100 people (Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)) as of 2026-10-29. Cayman Islands finishes inside the top 10 in 11 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Cayman Islands is inside the top 10 of 11 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

Cayman Islands by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Cayman Islands holds 13 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries by insurance and financial services (30.25 % of service imports, BoP), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows (40.92 % of GDP), #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of services in total exports (94.67 %) and #7 of 50 in Richest countries by GDP per capita (104.3k US$). 9 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Cayman Islands holds 9 positions: #3 of 50 in Most urbanised countries (100 %), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living in urban areas (100 %), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage (100 %) and #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools (47.19 %). 5 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Cayman Islands holds 4 positions: #12 of 50 in Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person (9,130.46 kWh per person), #32 of 50 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person (0.25 kg per person per day), #32 of 50 in Countries with the highest energy use per person (47.73 MWh) and #49 of 50 in Most forested countries (53 % of land).

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Cayman Islands holds 2 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (56.36 per 100 people) and #44 of 50 in Countries by mobile subscriptions per 100 people (139.31 per 100 people).

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Cayman Islands holds 2 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate (100 % of new cases) and #39 of 50 in Countries with the most nurses and midwives per 1,000 people (7.33 per 1,000 people).

Education and science

In education and science, Cayman Islands holds 2 positions: #38 of 50 in Countries with the longest compulsory education (12 years) and #44 of 50 in Countries with the highest pre-primary school enrolment (87.01 %).

Travel

In travel, Cayman Islands holds 1 position: #33 of 50 in Countries where tourist spending is the largest share of GDP (11.54 % of GDP).

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Cayman Islands holds 1 position: #49 of 50 in Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare (181.95 kg per hectare of arable land).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Cayman Islands moved in 30 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Cayman Islands ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Cayman Islands's lowest current positions are 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare (181.95 kg per hectare of arable land), 49th of 50 in Most forested countries (53 % of land) and 44th of 50 in Countries by mobile subscriptions per 100 people (139.31 per 100 people). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Cayman Islands

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Cayman Islands's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Cayman Islands

What is Cayman Islands's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#2 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, with 56.36 per 100 people (Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)) as of 2026-10-29.

How many rankings include Cayman Islands?

34 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Cayman Islands in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 11 rankings, including #2 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, #3 in Countries by insurance and financial services and #3 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

Live table and history →

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