Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2018.
live 18.3 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.7 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $30,100 as of 2023.
be 42.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.
Life
be 88.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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.
have 61.7% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 6.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 79.0% do as of 2021.
be 35.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 98% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 72.5% less on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 38.6% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% 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 66.4% less coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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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