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

Health

live 9.1 years less

In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 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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be 70.6% more likely to be obese

In United Kingdom, 27.4% 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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see 70.7% less spent on your healthcare

United Kingdom spends $6,606 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Kitts and Nevis spends $1,936 as of 2023.

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have 10.2% less access to essential health services

United Kingdom scores 88 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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Economy

make 56.2% less money

United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $57,602 as of 2025, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $25,223 as of 2025.

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Life

have 18.7% more children

In United Kingdom, there are approximately 9.9 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 9.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United Kingdom, approximately 8.0 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 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In United Kingdom, approximately 4.1 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 19.5% less likely to have internet access

In United Kingdom, approximately 95.5% 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 40.8% less on education

United Kingdom spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 48.4% less on healthcare

United Kingdom spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 98.9% less coastline

United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 km of coastline. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 135 km.

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Safety

be 57.3 times more likely to be murdered

United Kingdom has a homicide rate of 1.1 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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be 9.6 times more likely to die in a road accident

In United Kingdom, road accidents kill 2.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, they kill 23.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 10.9% more home broadband

United Kingdom has 42.2 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 3.5 times more strain on fresh water

United Kingdom withdraws 14% 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 31.8% less CO2

United Kingdom emits 4.2 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. 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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