Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.0 years less

In Cayman Islands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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

make 59.7% less money

Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $71,400 as of 2022, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $28,800 as of 2022.

be 12.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Cayman Islands, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.

Expenditures

spend 19.0% more on education

Cayman Islands spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 15.6% less coastline

Cayman Islands has a total of 160 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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