Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 55.4% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $52,300 as of 2020, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.
be 24.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.
Life
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 18.2% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 81.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 65.8% less on education
Iceland spends 7.6% 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 37.2% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 8.6% 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 97.3% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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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