Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.2 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 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 56.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.

make 37.0% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 26.6% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 81.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 28.2% less coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 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

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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