Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 46.8% more money
Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 35.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 69.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 8.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 14.2 children do as of 2022.
have 10.5% fewer children
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.5% more on education
Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. British Virgin Islands spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 40.7% less coastline
Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
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