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

Health

live 6.6 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 United States, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 12.3% less likely to be obese

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 46.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In United States, that number is 41.0% of people as of 2024.

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see 7.0 times more spent on your healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends $1,936 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). United States spends $13,473 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 3.6 times more money

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $25,223 as of 2025, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $90,027 as of 2025.

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Life

be 77.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 74.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In United States, 17.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 60.4% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 23.2% more likely to have internet access

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 76.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In United States, about 94.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 54.9% more on education

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. United States spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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spend 2.9 times more on healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In United States, that number is 16.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 147.6 times more coastline

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.

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Safety

be 91.0% less likely to be murdered

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a homicide rate of 64.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In United States, that number is 5.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 38.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, road accidents kill 23.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In United States, they kill 14.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 44.6% less strain on fresh water

Saint Kitts and Nevis withdraws 51% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. United States withdraws 28% as of 2022.

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find 16.9% less home broadband

Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. United States has 38.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 4.7 times more CO2

Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 2.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. United States emits 13.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

United States: At a glance

United States (sometimes abbreviated US or USA) is a sovereign country in North America, with a total land area of approximately 9,147,593 sq km. Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65), in which a northern Union of states defeated a secessionist Confederacy of 11 southern slave states, and the Great Depression of the 1930s, an economic downturn during which about a quarter of the labor force lost its jobs. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. Since the end of World War II, the economy has achieved relatively steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
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