Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

Economy

make 44.6% less money

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

Life

be 15.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 8.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.

have 11.5% fewer children

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 65.4% more on education

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 16.7% more on healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 28.1% less coastline

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Barbados: At a glance

Barbados is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 430 sq km. The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. African slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance.
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