Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 70.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2018.
live 2.2 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.5% more money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.
be 32.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.
Life
be 30.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 24.1% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 24.6% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 81.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 43.5% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 12.9% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.7% less coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 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
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