General information
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Caribbean | North America |
| Area: | 260 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Government form: | Federal parliamentary republic (under constitutional monarchy) | Federal presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 1983 n.Chr. | 1776 n.Chr. |
| Capital: | Basseterre | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 53,192 | 329,484,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 204.6 | 33.5 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 69 years | Ø 76 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 74 years | Ø 81 years |
| Birthrate: | 12.60 ‰ | 11.40 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 8.10 ‰ | 8.70 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 1.16 ‰ | 3.03 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)Visit also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life (in german only)
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 77 | 67 |
| Civil rights: | 66 | 81 |
| Health: | 56 | 74 |
| Cost of Living: | 48 | 35 |
| Popularity: | 35 | 72 |
Economy
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | East Caribbean Dollar (1 XCD = 100 Cents) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 4.5 % | 8.3 % |
| Inflation rate: | -0.33 % | 1.23 % |
| Cost of Living: | 98.51 % | 110.53 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 49.70 % | 36.60 % |
| Average income: | 17,400 US$ | 65,910 US$ |
| KNA: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 927 M US$ | 17.44 M US$ | 20,936,600 M US$ | 63.54 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 925 M US$ | 17.40 M US$ | 21,640,511 M US$ | 65.68 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 605 M US$ | 11.38 M US$ | 2,127,248 M US$ | 6.46 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 594 M US$ | 11.17 M US$ | 2,808,955 M US$ | 8.53 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| KNA: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 383 km | 7.20 km | 6,586,610 km | 19.99 km |
| Railways: | 50 km | 0.94 km | 293,564 km | 0.89 km |
| Harbours: | 218 | 4.098 | 3,652 | 0.011 |
| Airports: | 2 | 0.038 | 13,513 | 0.041 |
Energy balance
| KNA: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 193.40 m kWh | 3.64 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.84 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 208.00 m kWh | 3.91 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.43 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,424.79 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 220,708.66 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 260,000.00 t | 4,887.95 t | 4.98 bn t | 15,118.48 t |
Telecommunication
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +1809 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .kn | .us |
| KNA total | KNA per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 17,293 | 325 | 107,568,000 | 326 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 76,878 | 1445 | 442,457,000 | 1343 |
| Internet server: | 54 | 1 | 505,000,000 | 1533 |
| Internet users: | 42,931 | 807 | 287,527,944 | 873 |
| Broadband Internet: | 8,663 | 163 | 120,531,000 | 366 |
Healthcare system
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 pop.: | 2.30 | 2.90 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 2.52 | 2.59 |
| Diabetes: | 13.3 % | 10.8 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.0 % | 0.0 % |
Native languages
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Creole-English: | 100.0 % | n/a |
| English: | n/a | 82.1 % |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Eskimo: | n/a | 0.0 % |
| other: | 0.0 % | 2.6 % |