The duel
- 427× Saint Kitts and Nevis fits inside the median country 427 times
- 158× The median country has 158 times as many people as Saint Kitts and Nevis
- +2.3 years People in the median country live 2.3 years longer than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
- +75% Saint Kitts and Nevis produces 75% more per person than the median country
World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saint Kitts and Nevis fits inside the median country 427 times
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 261 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 3.3 times as long as Saint Kitts and Nevis’
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 135 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,179 m above Saint Kitts and Nevis’
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1,156 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 23% of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 23% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 158 times as many people as Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 83% more densely populated than the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 180 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Saint Kitts and Nevis and the median country are practically level
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 173.7 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Saint Kitts and Nevis are 2.2 cm taller than in the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 162.8 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 4.2 years older than in the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 35.3 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.4 more children on average than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1.53 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in Saint Kitts and Nevis are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 11.7% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 7.7 times as many refugees per resident as Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Saint Kitts and Nevis and the median country are practically level
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 38 times the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis’
Saint Kitts and Nevis: $1.18 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saint Kitts and Nevis produces 75% more per person than the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Int$36,777 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Saint Kitts and Nevis’ 15%
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 15% (2020) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Saint Kitts and Nevis’ price level (US = 100) is 1.5× the median country’s
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 69% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: $1,295 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 2.3 years longer than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 72.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 10% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 13.9 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 84% more doctors per person than the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 3.1 per 1,000 (2018) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 64% more hospital beds per person than the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 4 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
48% of adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 47.9% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis drink 91% more alcohol than in the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 8.3 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 58% more meat per person than the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 88.8 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 86 kcal more food per person per day than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 2,852 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis went to school 0.92 years longer than in the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 10.8 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saint Kitts and Nevis welcomed 5 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019)
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1.71 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 2 more World Heritage sites than Saint Kitts and Nevis (3 against 1)
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Saint Kitts and Nevis none
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 77% in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 77% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Saint Kitts and Nevis and the median country are nearly identical here
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 162 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Saint Kitts and Nevis and the median country are practically level
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 32% in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 32% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 119 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 119 (2023) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Saint Kitts and Nevis, but only 33% of the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 42.1% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 86% more CO₂ than someone in the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 5.5 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.7% in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 8.7% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 6.8 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 28 times as likely to be murdered in Saint Kitts and Nevis as in the median country
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 64.2 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Saint Kitts and Nevis bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Saint Kitts and Nevis fits inside the median country 427 times.
Which has more people, Saint Kitts and Nevis or the median country?
The median country has 158 times as many people as Saint Kitts and Nevis (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Saint Kitts and Nevis or the median country?
People in the median country live 2.3 years longer than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Life expectancy at birth is 72.3 years in Saint Kitts and Nevis and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Saint Kitts and Nevis or the median country?
Saint Kitts and Nevis and the median country are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).