Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

live 4.6 years less

In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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

be 25.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.

make 16.0% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $28,800 as of 2022.

Life

have 51.3% more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 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 38.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 30.6% less on education

Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 73.1% less coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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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