Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 8.1% 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 4.6 years longer
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 3.9 times more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.5 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.
be 77.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.
Life
be 75.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 56.2% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 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 7.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 5.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 81.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on education
Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 27.0% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: At a glance
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