Cayman Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes

Cayman Islands
39.1%
in 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.5%
in 2018
Cayman Islands rank
15th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
13th

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0204060199720072018

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 39.1% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 34.6%.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 8.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 169 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 5.7% 7.2% 1.5% Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 31.1% 6.2% 24.8% Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes, Cayman Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Cayman Islands, at 39.1% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2008.
What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes between Cayman Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
34.6%, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2008.
How do Cayman Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
Cayman Islands ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 3,585 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

Number of students from a given country studying abroad as a percentage of the total tertiary enrolment in that country.