Caye Caulker vs Georgetown
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Caye Caulker edges it, 58 to 50, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Caye Caulker is stronger on visa ease, healthcare, air quality; Georgetown on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Go-slow reef island with no cars and sandy streets
Full Caye Caulker profile →Plan a trip to Caye Caulker →Guyana's wooden colonial capital, booming on offshore oil
Full Georgetown profile →Plan a trip to Georgetown →Where they differ
- Visa ease. Caye Caulker leads on visa ease, 61 to 46, against Georgetown.
- Healthcare. Caye Caulker leads on healthcare, 65 to 51, against Georgetown. Health coverage index: 70 vs 73.
- Air quality. Caye Caulker leads on air quality, 94 to 81, against Georgetown. PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ vs 13.6 µg/m³.
Where they are close. Within five points on quality of life, safety, climate.
Pick Caye Caulker if you want
- faster internet (23.4 Mbps measured)
- stronger healthcare
- cleaner air
Pick Georgetown if you want
- no clear edge over Caye Caulker in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Caye Caulker | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | no data |
| Safety | 46 | 47 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 65 ✓ | 51 |
| Internet | 62 ✓ | 50 |
| Visa ease | 61 ✓ | 46 |
| Getting there & around | 25 ✓ | 17 |
| Climate | 42 | 42 |
| Air quality | 94 ✓ | 81 |
| Quality of life | 67 ✓ | 63 |
Cost
| Metric | Caye Caulker | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Caye Caulker | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 28.06 | 14.08 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 79.8 ✓ | 69.2 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 70 | 73 ✓ |
| Life expectancy | 71.9 yrs ✓ | 60.4 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Caye Caulker | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 23.4 Mbps ✓ | 13.7 Mbps |
| Upload | 12.2 Mbps ✓ | 5 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Caye Caulker | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 180 days ✓ | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Caye Caulker | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 32 ✓ | 16 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 5 ✓ | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 2 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Caye Caulker | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 5 | 5 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 7.8 µg/m³ ✓ | 13.6 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Caye Caulker or Georgetown?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Caye Caulker or Georgetown safer?
- Georgetown scores higher on safety (47 vs 46), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Caye Caulker or Georgetown?
- Caye Caulker: a measured median of 23.4 Mbps versus 13.7 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.