Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 10.9% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people as of 2016.

live 2.6 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 18.3% more money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.

be 44.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.

Life

have 14.3% fewer children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 61.2% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.

spend 26.0% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 89.5% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 135 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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