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

Health

be 96.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Swaziland, 23.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2024.

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live 8.0 years longer

In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 2.1 times more spent on your healthcare

Swaziland spends $922 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Kitts and Nevis spends $1,936 as of 2023.

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have 41.1% more access to essential health services

Swaziland scores 56 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Saint Kitts and Nevis scores 79 as of 2021.

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be 57.8% more likely to be obese

In Swaziland, 29.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 46.7% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 6.1 times more money

Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $4,108 as of 2025, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $25,223 as of 2025.

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Life

be 37.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Swaziland, approximately 118.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 74.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 67.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Swaziland, approximately 42.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, on the other hand, 13.9 children do as of 2024.

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have 50.4% fewer children

In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 15.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Swaziland, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 21.3% more likely to have internet access

In Swaziland, approximately 63.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 76.9% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 42.0% less on education

Swaziland spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 23.5% less on healthcare

Swaziland spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 5.1 times more likely to be murdered

Swaziland has a homicide rate of 12.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 64.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 18.6 times more home broadband

Swaziland has 2.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 as of 2022.

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live with 34.5% less strain on fresh water

Swaziland withdraws 78% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Kitts and Nevis withdraws 51% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 3.3 times more CO2

Swaziland emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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

Saint Kitts and Nevis: At a glance

Saint Kitts and Nevis is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 261 sq km. Carib Indians occupied the islands of the West Indies for hundreds of years before the British began settlement in 1623. In 1967, the island territory of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla became an associated state of the UK with full internal autonomy. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. The remaining islands achieved independence in 1983 as Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed. Nevis continues in its efforts to separate from Saint Kitts.
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