Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.2 years less

In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 17.4% more likely to be obese

In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 63.7% less money

Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $82,900 as of 2023, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $30,100 as of 2023.

be 11.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Switzerland, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.

Life

have 16.8% more children

In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.1 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 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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.

Basic Needs

be 17.7% less likely to have internet access

In Switzerland, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 79.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 51.9% less on education

Switzerland spends 5.2% 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 54.2% less on healthcare

Switzerland spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2020.

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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