Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.9 years less

In California, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

make 64.2% less money

California has a GDP per capita of $84,028 as of 2024, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $30,100 as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 14.7% less likely to have internet access

In California, approximately 92.6% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 79.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), The World Factbook.

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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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