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

Health

live 5.9 years less

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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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Economy

be 55.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 1997. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.

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make 32.8% less money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,507 as of 2024, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $25,223 as of 2025.

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Life

have 11.4% more children

In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 10.5 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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be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 3.0 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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Basic Needs

be 17.8% less likely to have internet access

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 93.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 76.9% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 18.6% more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% 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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Geography

see 65.3% less coastline

Turks and Caicos Islands has a total of 389 km of coastline. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 135 km.

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Safety

be 16.0% less likely to be murdered

Turks and Caicos Islands has a homicide rate of 76.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 64.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 41.5% less CO2

Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 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 (2022–2025), The World Factbook (1997–2022). 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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