Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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.
be 15.1% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 44.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.
make 35.0% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $28,800 as of 2022.
Life
have 66.2% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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 41.9% less on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 43.7% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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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