Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of South Africa, you would:

Health

be 97.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In South Africa, 19.1% 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 11.8 years longer

In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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 19.1% less likely to be obese

In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.1 times more money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $30,100 as of 2023.

be 83.9% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.

Life

be 67.7% less likely to die during infancy

In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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 33.3% fewer children

In South Africa, there are approximately 17.7 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 15.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In South Africa, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 62.1% less on education

South Africa spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 37.2% less on healthcare

South Africa spends 8.6% 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 95.2% less coastline

South Africa has a total of 2,798 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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