Quality of Life Comparison


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


make 43.3% more money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $18,700, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $26,800.

be 57.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 10.5% of adults are unemployed. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5%.


be 17.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 10.2 children die before they reach the age of one. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, on the other hand, 8.4 children do.

have 12.8% more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people.


spend 45.1% less on education

Barbados spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.8% of total GDP on education.

spend 32.0% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 5.1% of GDP.


see 39.2% more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 135 km.

Saint Kitts and Nevis: At a glance


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