Quality of life comparison

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

Health

see 2.3 times more spent on your healthcare

Iraq spends $843 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Kitts and Nevis spends $1,936 as of 2023.

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have 33.9% more access to essential health services

Iraq scores 59 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Saint Kitts and Nevis scores 79 as of 2021.

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be 17.7% more likely to be obese

In Iraq, 39.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 46.7% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 4.7 times more money

Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $25,223 as of 2025.

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Life

be 30.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Iraq, approximately 20.1 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.

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have 54.1% fewer children

In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 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.

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Geography

see 2.3 times more coastline

Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 135 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.7 times more home broadband

Iraq has 17.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 as of 2022.

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live with 14.7% less strain on fresh water

Iraq withdraws 60% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Kitts and Nevis withdraws 51% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 44.4% less CO2

Iraq emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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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