If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:

Health

be 63.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Guinea-Bissau, 2.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

live 8.0 years longer

In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 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.

View global rankings →

see 7.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends $247 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Kitts and Nevis spends $1,936 as of 2023.

View global rankings →

have 2.1 times more access to essential health services

Guinea-Bissau scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Saint Kitts and Nevis scores 79 as of 2021.

View global rankings →

be 3.7 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 46.7% of people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Economy

make 22.4 times more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $25,223 as of 2025.

View global rankings →

Life

be 85.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 505.0 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.

View global rankings →

be 67.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 42.1 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.

View global rankings →

have 60.3% fewer children

In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 29.6 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.

View global rankings →

Basic Needs

be 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 40% of people have electricity access (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

View global rankings →

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 29.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 76.9% do as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Expenditures

spend 34.9% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2023.

View global rankings →

spend 29.6% more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

View global rankings →

Geography

see 61.4% less coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 135 km.

View global rankings →

Safety

be 24.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Guinea-Bissau, road accidents kill 30.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, they kill 23.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

View global rankings →

Infrastructure

find 119.8 times more home broadband

Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 as of 2022.

View global rankings →

live with 33.9 times more strain on fresh water

Guinea-Bissau withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Kitts and Nevis withdraws 51% as of 2022.

View global rankings →

Environment

emit 18.0 times more CO2

Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.

View global rankings →


Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). 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.
Read more

How big is Saint Kitts and Nevis compared to Guinea-Bissau? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Saint Kitts and Nevis or Guinea-Bissau. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.