Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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 26.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.
make 22.1% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 40.2% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 72.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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, 8.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 38.1% less on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 18.2% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 6.6% 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 72.9% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 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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