Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

Health

live 5.2 years longer

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 18.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 13.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 11.4 children do as of 2024.

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have 30.0% fewer children

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 40.7% less coastline

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Infrastructure

find 46.7% less home broadband

Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 19.1% less CO2

Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 2.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Compare further: Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. British Virgin Islands

Cost of Living Comparison · 5 categories - 2026 data
British Virgin Islands is 52.4% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Saint Kitts and Nevis is about 1.7 times bigger than British Virgin Islands.
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Moving from Saint Kitts and Nevis to British Virgin Islands · UN DESA 2020
1,574 people born in Saint Kitts and Nevis live in British Virgin Islands.
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British Virgin Islands: At a glance

British Virgin Islands (sometimes abbreviated BVI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 151 sq km. First inhabited by Arawak and later by Carib Indians, the Virgin Islands were settled by the Dutch in 1648 and then annexed by the English in 1672. The islands were part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands from 1872-1960; they were granted autonomy in 1967. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.
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