This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Saint Kitts and Nevis and United States. For further information and explanations, we provide many details per country that go far beyond this comparison. For example, there are separate sub-pages for both countries on energy, refugees, inflation, population, tourism, health and much more.
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
In addition, we offer several international comparisons on individual topics, which are also linked on this page.
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 AD | 1776 AD |
| Capital: | Basseterre | Washington, D.C. |
Population
Details for Saint Kitts and Nevis and the United States| Saint Kitts and Nevis | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 53,546 | 331,894,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 205.9 | 33.8 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 69 years | Ø 75 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 74 years | Ø 80 years |
| Average age: | Ø 36.5 years | Ø 38.5 years |
| Birthrate: | 11.20 ‰ | 10.90 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 8.10 ‰ | 10.30 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 1.16 ‰ | 3.02 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 77 | 65 |
| Civil rights: | 66 | 82 |
| Health: | 56 | 71 |
| Cost of Living: | 48 | 37 |
| Popularity: | 35 | 71 |
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 % | 5.5 % |
| Inflation rate: | 1.20 % | 4.70 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 84.12 % | 100.00 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 49.70 % | 36.60 % |
| Average income: | 18,560 US$ | 70,430 US$ |
| KNA: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 976 M US$ | 18.23 M US$ | 22,996,100 M US$ | 69.29 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 994 M US$ | 18.56 M US$ | 23,374,712 M US$ | 70.43 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 408 M US$ | 7.63 M US$ | 2,532,951 M US$ | 7.63 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 441 M US$ | 8.24 M US$ | 3,394,346 M US$ | 10.23 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Saint Kitts and Nevis and the United States| KNA: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 383 km | 7.15 km | 6,586,610 km | 19.85 km |
| Railways: | 50 km | 0.93 km | 293,564 km | 0.88 km |
| Harbours: | 244 | 4.5568 | 3,627 | 0.0109 |
| Passenger airports: | 2 | 0.0374 | 436 | 0.0013 |
Energy balance
Details for Saint Kitts and Nevis and the United States| KNA: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 193.40 m kWh | 3.61 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.76 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 208.00 m kWh | 3.88 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.34 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,211.16 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 219,106.27 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 250,000.00 t | 4,668.88 t | 4.82 bn t | 14,515.85 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Saint Kitts and Nevis and the United States| 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: | 15,000 | 280 | 101,526,000 | 306 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 78,000 | 1457 | 351,477,000 | 1059 |
| Internet server: | 54 | 1 | 505,000,000 | 1522 |
| Internet users: | 43,217 | 807 | 301,691,414 | 909 |
| Broadband Internet: | 30,000 | 560 | 121,176,000 | 365 |
Healthcare system
Details for Saint Kitts and Nevis and the United States| Saint Kitts and Nevis | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 2.30 | 2.87 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 2.52 | 2.59 |
| Diabetes: | 13.3 % | 10.8 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.04 ‰ | 0.02 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 100.0 % | 75.0 % |
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 % |