Saint Kitts and Nevis is a country in Caribbean with a population of about 52k, with Basseterre as its capital. GDP per capita (PPP) is $34,847 and life expectancy is 72.3 years. STATLAS gives Saint Kitts and Nevis a quality-of-life score of 57/100, a modeled cost-of-living index of 161 (world median = 100), a safety score of 3/100. Below you'll find 1 cities and dozens of indicators covering economy, health, education, environment and infrastructure.
38 indicators from 3 open data sources. Click any metric for detail, trends and rankings.
| Cost of living index index | 160.6 | Modeled |
| PPP conversion factor LCU / int'l $ · 2024 | 1.86 | Measured |
| Price level vs USA index | 69.8 | Modeled |
| GDP (total) US$ · 2024 | $1.1B | Measured |
| GDP growth % / yr · 2024 | 0.3% | Measured |
| GDP per capita US$ · 2024 | $23,961 | Measured |
| GDP per capita (PPP) int'l $ · 2024 | $34,847 | Measured |
| GNI per capita (PPP) int'l $ · 2024 | $34,460 | Measured |
| Government debt % GDP · 2014 | 57.7% | Measured |
| Inflation rate % · 2023 | 3.6% | Measured |
| International tourist arrivals visitors / yr · 2020 | 301,400 | Measured |
| Digital nomad score index | 38.9 | Modeled |
| Quality of life index index | 57.2 | Modeled |
| Homicide rate / 100k · 2023 | 64.2 | Measured |
| Safety index index | 3.0 | Modeled |
| Health expenditure % GDP · 2023 | 5.7% | Measured |
| Hospital beds / 1,000 · 2023 | 4.0 | Measured |
| Infant mortality / 1,000 births · 2024 | 13.9 | Measured |
| Life expectancy years · 2024 | 72.3 | Measured |
| Physicians / 1,000 · 2018 | 3.09 | Measured |
| Under-5 mortality / 1,000 · 2024 | 15.9 | Measured |
| Fertility rate births / woman · 2024 | 1.53 | Measured |
| Land area km² | 261 | Measured |
| Net migration people · 2025 | 18 | Measured |
| Population people · 2024 | 52,441 | Measured |
| Population density / km² · 2023 | 179.8 | Measured |
| Population growth % / yr · 2024 | 0.2% | Measured |
| Urban population % · 2024 | 31.8% | Measured |
| Education spending % GDP · 2023 | 3.5% | Measured |
| Secondary enrollment % · 2023 | 137.5% | Measured |
| Fixed broadband / 100 · 2022 | 46.7 | Measured |
| Internet users % · 2024 | 76.9% | Measured |
| Mobile subscriptions / 100 · 2023 | 118.9 | Measured |
| Electricity access % · 2023 | 100.0% | Measured |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ · 2020 | 8.6 | Measured |
| CO₂ emissions per capita t / person · 2024 | 2.88 | Measured |
| Forest area % · 2023 | 42.3% | Measured |
| Renewable energy % · 2022 | 1.5% | Measured |
Saint Kitts and Nevis has a modeled cost-of-living index of 161, where the world median is 100. That makes it more expensive than the global median.
STATLAS rates the quality of life in Saint Kitts and Nevis at 57 out of 100, combining income, health, safety, environment and connectivity.
STATLAS has data for 1 cities in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Sources: World Bank Open Data, GeoNames, STATLAS Modeled Index. Indices labeled “modeled” are STATLAS estimates — see our methodology.