Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 20.8% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people as of 2016.
live 6.1 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 40.6% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.
be 5.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.
Life
have 25.8% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 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.
be 84.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 44.7% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 34.1% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% 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 31.4% less coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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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