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

Health

have 63.6% more doctors per person

Brunei has 18.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Saint Kitts and Nevis has 30.9 as of 2018.

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live 3.2 years less

In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 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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be 26.1% more likely to be obese

In Brunei, 37.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 46.7% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 21.8% less money

Brunei has a GDP per capita of $32,235 as of 2025, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $25,223 as of 2025.

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Life

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Brunei, approximately 36.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 74.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 61.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Brunei, approximately 8.6 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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have 11.9% fewer children

In Brunei, there are approximately 13.3 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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Basic Needs

be 20.2% less likely to have internet access

In Brunei, approximately 96.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 76.9% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Brunei spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 16.1% less coastline

Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 135 km.

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Safety

be 6.4 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Brunei, road accidents kill 3.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, they kill 23.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.2 times more home broadband

Brunei has 21.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 as of 2022.

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live with 14.6 times more strain on fresh water

Brunei withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Kitts and Nevis withdraws 51% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 85.8% less CO2

Brunei emits 20.2 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 (2018–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). 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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