Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.5 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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

make 43.1% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $25,223 as of 2025.

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Life

be 81.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, on the other hand, 13.9 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 18.6% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% 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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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.

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Infrastructure

find 4.6 times more home broadband

Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Virgin Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis

Cost of Living Comparison · 5 categories - 2026 data
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 47.2% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Virgin Islands is about 7 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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Moving from Virgin Islands to Saint Kitts and Nevis · UN DESA 2020
634 people born in Virgin Islands live in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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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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