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: | 52,834 | 328,240,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 203.2 | 33.4 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 69 years | Ø 76 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 74 years | Ø 81 years |
| Birthrate: | 12.60 ‰ | 11.60 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 8.10 ‰ | 8.60 ‰ |
| 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 | 72 |
| Civil rights: | 66 | 83 |
| Health: | 56 | 74 |
| Cost of Living: | 48 | 34 |
| Popularity: | 35 | 86 |
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 % | 1.81 % |
| Cost of Living: | 105.48 % | 118.33 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 49.70 % | 36.60 % |
| Average income: | 19,290 US$ | 65,850 US$ |
| KNA: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 1,053 M US$ | 19.93 M US$ | 21,433,226 M US$ | 65.30 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 1,019 M US$ | 19.29 M US$ | 21,615,818 M US$ | 65.85 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 605 M US$ | 11.46 M US$ | 2,528,267 M US$ | 7.70 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 594 M US$ | 11.24 M US$ | 3,105,132 M US$ | 9.46 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| KNA: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 383 km | 7.25 km | 6,586,610 km | 20.07 km |
| Railways: | 50 km | 0.95 km | 293,564 km | 0.89 km |
| Harbours: | 218 | 4.126 | 3,673 | 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 | 3.66 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.89 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 208.00 m kWh | 3.94 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.48 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,536.36 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 221,545.53 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 238,355.00 t | 4,511.39 t | 5.01 bn t | 15,251.98 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 | 327 | 107,281,000 | 327 |
| Mobile phones: | 76,878 | 1455 | 404,577,000 | 1233 |
| Internet server: | 54 | 1 | 505,000,000 | 1539 |
| Internet users: | 42,642 | 807 | 286,441,830 | 873 |
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 % |
| other: | 0.0 % | 2.6 % |