Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.2 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 Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 58.8% more money

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2020, while in Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $37,000 as of 2016.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Virgin Islands, that number is 10.4% as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 21.0% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Virgin Islands, about 64.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 39.3% more coastline

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 km of coastline. In Virgin Islands, that number is 188 km.

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

Virgin Islands: At a glance

Virgin Islands (sometimes abbreviated USVI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 346 sq km. The Danes secured control over the southern Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Sugarcane, produced by African slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish holdings, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848.
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