Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 2.6 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 31.9% less money

British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.

be 55.2% more likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.

Life

be 41.0% less likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 14.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2022.

have 11.8% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 10.3% less on education

British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.

Geography

see 68.8% more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 135 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Saint Kitts and Nevis: At a glance

Saint Kitts and Nevis is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 261 sq km. Carib Indians occupied the islands of the West Indies for hundreds of years before the British began settlement in 1623. In 1967, the island territory of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla became an associated state of the UK with full internal autonomy. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. The remaining islands achieved independence in 1983 as Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed. Nevis continues in its efforts to separate from Saint Kitts.
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