Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 17.9% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people as of 2016.
live 1.4 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 40.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.
Expenditures
spend 44.7% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 42.6% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 79.5% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 135 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: At a glance
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