Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 61.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2018.
live 5.2 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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.
be 13.4% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 24.6% more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.
be 59.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.
Life
be 62.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2022.
have 26.8% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 81.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 42.2% less on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 10.2% more on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% 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 70.6% less coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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
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