be 36.7% less likely to be obese
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people.
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people.
In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women). In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women).
United States has a GDP per capita of $59,500, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $26,800.
In United States, approximately 5.8 children die before they reach the age of one. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, on the other hand, 8.4 children do.
United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.8% of total GDP on education.
United States spends 17.1% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 5.1% of GDP.
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 135 km.
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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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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