If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Aruba, you would:

Health

live 4.2 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 34.6% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $25,223 as of 2025.

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Life

have 54.7% more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 15.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, 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, 13.9 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 20.7% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 76.9% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 97.1% more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 135 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.7 times more home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 44.1% less CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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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