Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 5.2 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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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Life

have 42.8% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 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 21.9% more likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 11.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, on the other hand, 13.9 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 10.4% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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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.

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Infrastructure

find 87.6% more home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 23.6% more CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 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 (2022–2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Compare further: British Virgin Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis

Cost of Living Comparison · 5 categories - 2026 data
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 34.4% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
British Virgin Islands is about 1.7 times smaller than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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Moving from British Virgin Islands to Saint Kitts and Nevis · UN DESA 2020
250 people born in British Virgin Islands live in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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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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