Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 39.6% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people as of 2016.
live 2.0 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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 53.3% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.
Life
be 12.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 31.2% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 18.2% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, 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 60.6% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 72.9% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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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