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Saint Kitts and Nevis places highest on Agriculture Orientation Index (top 3% worldwide) and lowest on Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (bottom 6%).
Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Nations Inquiry Country Index
Saint Kitts and Nevis appears in 85 of the statistics tracked here, but is not placed in the Country Index: the index needs a standing on three quarters of its topics, and Saint Kitts and Nevis is measured on too few of them. Every published reading below is unaffected.
At a glance
Population
46,758
people
since 1950
Land area
261
km²
since 1961
GDP per person
31,428
international $, PPP
since 1990
Life expectancy
72.14
years at birth
since 1950
Human development
0.84
HDI, 0–1
since 2005
The newest published figure for each, the year it describes and who published it, with a line showing how it has moved.
01The country
About Saint Kitts and Nevis
Key facts about Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Capital
- Basseterre
- Official language
- English
- Currency
- Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD)
- ISO code
- KNA · KN
- Domain · dialling
- .kn · +1869
As Wikidata records them. Official languages are the least consistent — some countries list only a national language, others every regional one. Sources and licences.
02Country Index 2026
Where it stands, topic by topic
Strongest first. Each position is Saint Kitts and Nevis’s place among the countries with a standing on that topic, built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things.
33rdof 198
From 2 of 3 key statistics
joint41stof 192
From 3 of 3 key statistics
67thof 196
From 3 of 3 key statistics
116thof 200
From 2 of 4 key statistics
joint127thof 194
From 2 of 4 key statistics
155thof 193
From 2 of 3 key statistics
154thof 181
From 2 of 3 key statistics
179thof 198
From 3 of 3 key statistics
No standing — Saint Kitts and Nevis holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Saint Kitts and Nevis holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Saint Kitts and Nevis holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Saint Kitts and Nevis holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Saint Kitts and Nevis holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Saint Kitts and Nevis holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Saint Kitts and Nevis holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Saint Kitts and Nevis holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
Each standing is built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things. Select a subject for Saint Kitts and Nevis’s readings on it, or see every statistic held for Saint Kitts and Nevis in the table further down this page.
03Highs and lows
Where Saint Kitts and Nevis stands out
The two ends of its own record: every statistic on which Saint Kitts and Nevis sits within ten places of the best or worst in the world, plus its strongest and weakest readings overall. Each is turned into a percentile — its place among every country measured — which is what lets a hunger score and a press-freedom rank be compared at all.
Where Saint Kitts and Nevis does best6
In the top third of all countries measured. 4 are within ten places of the best in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
- 1stDeaths in Organized Violencetop 35%
Position · derived 59th of 59 · 1 = worst · 0 · 2025
world median 0
- 1st
Position · derived 1st of 86 · 100 · 2019
world median 98.8 (better)
- 5th
Position · derived 5th of 132 · 2.16 · 2024
world median 0.305 (better)
- 9th
Position · derived 15th of 195 · 18.41 · 2023
world median 13.34 (better)
- INFORM Risk Indextop 7%
Position · derived 174th of 191 · 1 = worst · 1.9 · 2025
world median 3.7 (better)
Where Saint Kitts and Nevis struggles most5
In the bottom third of all countries measured.
- Liner Shipping Connectivity Indexbottom 6%
Rank 162nd of 175 · 11.79 · 2026
world median 56.21 (worse) · ▼ 15 pts since 2016
- Statistical Performance Indicatorsbottom 7%
Position · derived 175th of 188 · 42.66 · 2024
world median 69.3 (worse)
- Global Violent Deathsbottom 9%
Position · derived 19th of 206 · 1 = worst · 33.61 · 2021
world median 4.02 (worse) · ▲ 8 pts since 2011
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exportsbottom 12%
Position · derived 149th of 170 · 5.979 · 2024
world median 25.42 (worse) · ▼ 5 pts since 2014
- Government AI Readiness Indexbottom 13%
Rank 170th of 195 · 20.85 · 2025
world median 40.19 (worse) · ▼ 39 pts since 2020
A band is a place among the countries each publisher scores, so Saint Kitts and Nevis can move because other countries moved. See the Country Index for the full method.
04Over time
Which way it is moving
The published rank in widely quoted reports, edition by edition — each end with the size of that year’s field — and the statistics, not already named above, on which it has gained or lost the most ground.
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
60th
of 186 · 2005
58th
of 193 · 2023
Ranked in 19 of 34 editions
Government AI Readiness Index
Oxford Insights
83rd
of 172 · 2020
170th
of 195 · 2025
Ranked in 4 of 6 editions
Gaining ground
Where Saint Kitts and Nevis has climbed against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- GDP Growth+19 pts since 2015
- Political Stability and Absence of Violence+18 pts since 2015
- Government Spending on Education+18 pts since 2013
Losing ground
Where Saint Kitts and Nevis has slipped against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation-26 pts since 2014
- Crop Production Index-26 pts since 2012
05In context
Saint Kitts and Nevis and its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place in the world ranking, not within the region.
Shares a land border with
Saint Kitts and Nevis has no land border with another country.
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its position in the world.
- =63
Barbados - 66
Saint Lucia - 72
Dominican Republic - =74
Jamaica - 78
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 80
Antigua and Barbuda - 92
Trinidad and Tobago - 98
Grenada - 120
Cuba - 169
Haiti - —
Anguillanot placed - —
Arubanot placed - —
Bahamasnot placed - —
British Virgin Islandsnot placed - —
Cayman Islandsnot placed - —
Curaçaonot placed - —
Dominicanot placed - —
Montserratnot placed - —
Puerto Riconot placed - —
Saint Kitts and Nevisnot placed - —
Saint Martinnot placed - —
Sint Maartennot placed - —
Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed - —
United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
06The evidence
Every statistic we hold for Saint Kitts and Nevis
Grouped by topic. Each row gives the newest edition’s rank or position, the published value and the year the numbers describe — select a row for the world median, the best in the world and the trend.
Governance & Institutions16
Agriculture Orientation Index5th of 132position · derived2.16Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)2024
top 3% of 132 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.16 · world median 0.305 (better)
Best in the world 5.38 (Singapore)
No real change since 2015
Central Bank Independence Indextop 42%0.633CBI index (0–1, where 1 is the most statutory independence)2023
top 42% of 191 countries measured
Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex · CBI index (0–1, where 1 is the most statutory independence)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.633 · world median 0.608
Highest 0.974 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
No real change since 2013
Civic Space Ratings9th of 198position · derived89.68Civic space score (0–100)2025
top 5% of 198 countries measured
CIVICUS · Civic space score (0–100)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 89.68 · world median 50.46 (better)
Best in the world 100 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN)22nd of 192rank0.62ND-GAIN Readiness (0–1, where 1 is the most ready)2024
top 11% of 192 countries measured
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · ND-GAIN Readiness (0–1, where 1 is the most ready)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.62 · world median 0.387 (better)
Best in the world 0.749 (Singapore)
▲ +9 percentile points since 2014
Control of Corruption77th of 211position · derived0.318Control of Corruption (−2.5 to 2.5)2025
top 36% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Control of Corruption (−2.5 to 2.5)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.318 · world median -0.197 (better)
Best in the world 2.259 (Denmark)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Government AI Readiness Index170th of 195rank20.85AI readiness score (0–100)2025
bottom 13% of 195 countries measured
Oxford Insights · AI readiness score (0–100)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 20.85 · world median 40.19 (worse)
Best in the world 88.36 (United States)
▼ -39 percentile points since 2020
Government Effectiveness59th of 209position · derived0.699Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)2025
top 28% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Governance estimate (−2.5 weak to 2.5 strong)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.699 · world median 0.101 (better)
Best in the world 2.092 (Singapore)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Government Spending on Education69th of 123position · derived3.497Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)2023
bottom 44% of 123 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.497 · world median 3.709 (worse)
Best in the world 16.39 (Kiribati)
▲ +18 percentile points since 2013
GovTech Maturity Index164th of 196position · derived0.288GTMI score (0–1)2025
bottom 16% of 196 countries measured
World Bank Group · GTMI score (0–1)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.288 · world median 0.63 (worse)
Best in the world 0.997 (South Korea)
No real change since 2022
Public Sector Wage Bill34th of 168position · derived11.48Public sector wage bill (% of GDP)2022
top 20% of 168 countries measured
World Bank Group · Public sector wage bill (% of GDP)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.48 · world median 7.975
Highest 42.65 (Nauru)
▲ +13 percentile points since 2012
Regulatory Quality55th of 209position · derived0.583Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)2025
top 26% of 209 countries measured
World Bank Group · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.583 · world median -0.093 (better)
Best in the world 2.113 (Singapore)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2015
Rule of Law64th of 211position · derived0.58Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2025
top 30% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.58 · world median -0.102 (better)
Best in the world 2.012 (Finland)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2015
Statistical Performance Indicators175th of 188position · derived42.66SPI overall score (0–100)2024
bottom 7% of 188 countries measured
World Bank Group · SPI overall score (0–100)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.66 · world median 69.3 (worse)
Best in the world 94.14 (Norway)
No real change since 2020
Voice and Accountability65th of 206position · derived0.579Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2025
top 31% of 206 countries measured
World Bank Group · Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.579 · world median -0.022 (better)
Best in the world 1.825 (Norway)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2015
Women, Business and the Law136th of 190position · derived71.25WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)2024
bottom 28% of 190 countries measured
World Bank Group · WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 71.25 · world median 81.25 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (14 countries tied)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2014
Economy & Innovation13
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)141st of 158position · derived1.29Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP)2025
bottom 11% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.29 · world median 6.572
Highest 47.59 (Niger)
No real change since 2015
Crop Production Index78th of 195position · derived108.37Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
top 40% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 108.37 · world median 106.23 (better)
Best in the world 189.93 (Senegal)
▼ -26 percentile points since 2012
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports149th of 170position · derived5.979Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)2024
bottom 12% of 170 countries measured
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.979 · world median 25.42 (worse)
Best in the world 87.15 (Ireland)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2014
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit42nd of 179position · derived49.32Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)2025
top 23% of 179 countries measured
World Bank Group · Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 49.32 · world median 35.95 (better)
Best in the world 88.52 (Israel)
No earlier reading to compare
Food Production Index59th of 195position · derived115.11Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
top 30% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 115.11 · world median 106.08 (better)
Best in the world 177.49 (Senegal)
▼ -16 percentile points since 2012
Foreign Direct Investment Inflowstop 39%2.539FDI inflows (% of GDP)2025
top 39% of 202 countries measured
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · FDI inflows (% of GDP)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.539 · world median 1.968
Highest 2,221 (British Virgin Islands)
▼ -31 percentile points since 2015
GDP Growth117th of 186position · derived2.689GDP growth (annual %)2025
bottom 37% of 186 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP growth (annual %)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.689 · world median 3.396 (worse)
Best in the world 19.34 (Guyana)
▲ +19 percentile points since 2015
GDP per Capita (PPP)59th of 185position · derived31,428GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)2025
top 32% of 185 countries measured
World Bank Group · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 31,428 · world median 17,265 (better)
Best in the world 139,593 (Singapore)
No real change since 2015
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)110th of 158position · derived20.85Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)2025
bottom 31% of 158 countries measured
World Bank Group · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 20.85 · world median 24.65
Highest 75.09 (Guyana)
▼ -16 percentile points since 2015
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index162nd of 175rank11.79LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)2026
bottom 6% of 167 countries measured · 167 share 175 positions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.79 · world median 56.21 (worse)
Best in the world 1,319 (China)
▼ -15 percentile points since 2016
Livestock Production Index31st of 194position · derived131.1Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
top 16% of 194 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 131.1 · world median 107.06 (better)
Best in the world 190.08 (Malawi)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2012
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)123rd of 132position · derived3.959Manufacturing value added (% of GDP)2025
bottom 7% of 132 countries measured
World Bank Group · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.959 · world median 11.26
Highest 43.97 (Puerto Rico)
▼ -19 percentile points since 2015
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)180th of 180position · derived0Natural resources rents (% of GDP)2021
bottom 4% of 197 countries measured · 197 share 180 positions
World Bank Group · Natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 · world median 1.708
Highest 61.03 (Libya)
No real change since 2011
Work & Labour1
Firms with a Female Top Manager74th of 179position · derived21.06Firms with a female top manager (%)2025
top 41% of 179 countries measured
World Bank Group · Firms with a female top manager (%)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 21.06 · world median 19.16 (better)
Best in the world 62.9 (Kiribati)
No earlier reading to compare
Education & Knowledge4
Expected Years of Schooling15th of 195position · derived18.41Expected years of schooling2023
top 7% of 195 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Expected years of schooling
Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.41 · world median 13.34 (better)
Best in the world 21.69 (Monaco)
No real change since 2013
Harmonized Test Scores92nd of 172position · derived409.07Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment)2020
bottom 47% of 172 countries measured
World Bank Group · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 409.07 · world median 414.32 (worse)
Best in the world 575.27 (Singapore)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2018
Learning-Adjusted Years of School73rd of 172position · derived8.478Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14)2020
top 42% of 172 countries measured
World Bank Group · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.478 · world median 7.941 (better)
Best in the world 12.81 (Singapore)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2018
Mean Years of Schooling72nd of 193position · derived10.85Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)2023
top 37% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.85 · world median 9.933 (better)
Best in the world 14.3 (Germany)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2013
Health & Wellbeing10
Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff1st of 86position · derived100Births attended by skilled health staff (%)2019
top 6% of 86 countries measured
UNICEF · Births attended by skilled health staff (%)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 · world median 98.8 (better)
Best in the world 100 (11 countries tied)
No real change since 2009
Global Violent Deaths19th of 206position · derived · 1 = worst33.61Violent deaths per 100,000 people2021
bottom 9% of 209 countries measured · 209 share 206 positions
Small Arms Survey · Violent deaths per 100,000 people
Saint Kitts and Nevis 33.61 · world median 4.02 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (4 countries tied)
▲ +8 percentile points since 2011
Human Capital Index77th of 172position · derived0.586HCI score (0–1)2020
top 44% of 172 countries measured
World Bank Group · HCI score (0–1)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.586 · world median 0.564 (better)
Best in the world 0.879 (Singapore)
▲ +3 percentile points since 2018
Human Development Index58th of 193rank0.84HDI score (0–1)2023
top 30% of 193 countries measured
UNDP Human Development Report Office · HDI score (0–1)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.84 · world median 0.762 (better)
Best in the world 0.972 (Iceland)
No real change since 2013
Infant Mortality Rate92nd of 200position · derived · 1 = worst13.94Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births)2024
bottom 46% of 200 countries measured
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.94 · world median 12.26 (worse)
Best in the world 1.214 (San Marino)
No real change since 2014
Life Expectancy at Age 65146th of 222position · derived14.86Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates2023
bottom 34% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates
Saint Kitts and Nevis 14.86 · world median 16.39 (worse)
Best in the world 23.21 (Monaco)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2013
Life Expectancy at Birth136th of 222position · derived72.14Years a newborn would live at current death rates2023
bottom 39% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.14 · world median 74.63 (worse)
Best in the world 86.37 (Monaco)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2013
Maternal Mortality Ratio78th of 195position · derived · 1 = worst73.52Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births2023
bottom 40% of 195 countries measured
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.52 · world median 46.65 (worse)
Best in the world 0.11 (Cook Islands)
No real change since 2013
Pesticide Use per Hectare12th of 178position · derived19.89Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)2024
top 6% of 181 countries measured · 181 share 178 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.89 · world median 1.73
Highest 37.72 (Antigua and Barbuda)
▼ -2 percentile points since 2014
Under-Five Mortality Rate93rd of 200position · derived · 1 = worst15.85Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)2024
bottom 46% of 200 countries measured
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.85 · world median 14.54 (worse)
Best in the world 1.26 (San Marino)
No real change since 2014
Development & Human Capital1
Access to Electricitytop 28%100Population with electricity access (%)2024
top 28% of 215 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population with electricity access (%)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 · world median 100
Best in the world 100 (122 countries tied)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2014
Environment & Sustainability18
Agricultural Emissions186th of 193position · derived10.37Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)2023
bottom 6% of 198 countries measured · 198 share 193 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.37 · world median 8,635
Highest 1,044,508 (India)
No real change since 2013
Agricultural Land141st of 209position · derived23.08Agricultural land (% of land area)2023
bottom 33% of 209 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agricultural land (% of land area)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.08 · world median 37.96
Highest 86.48 (Côte d’Ivoire)
No real change since 2013
Arable Land per Person105th of 206position · derived0.107Arable land (hectares per person)2023
bottom 49% of 206 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Arable land (hectares per person)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.107 · world median 0.109
Highest 1.459 (Kazakhstan)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2013
Carbon Intensity of Electricity50th of 193position · derived · 1 = worst604.35Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)2024
bottom 26% of 193 countries measured
Ember · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 604.35 · world median 468.81 (worse)
Best in the world 23.49 (Ethiopia)
▼ -12 percentile points since 2014
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)116th of 190rank0.473ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)2024
bottom 39% of 190 countries measured
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.473 · world median 0.45 (worse)
Best in the world 0.263 (Norway)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2014
CO₂ Emissions per Capita57th of 210position · derived · 1 = worst5.545Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)2024
bottom 27% of 210 countries measured
Global Carbon Project · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.545 · world median 3.21 (worse)
Best in the world 0.054 (DR Congo)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2014
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)bottom 46%2.896Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP)2024
bottom 46% of 192 countries measured
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.896 · world median 2.738 (worse)
Best in the world 0.666 (Chad)
▼ -14 percentile points since 2014
Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare171st of 188position · derived5.4Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)2023
bottom 11% of 191 countries measured · 191 share 188 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.4 · world median 87.36
Highest 2,926 (Malaysia)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2013
Forest Area71st of 210position · derived42.31Forest area (% of land area)2023
top 33% of 213 countries measured · 213 share 210 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Forest area (% of land area)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.31 · world median 31.08
Highest 94.45 (Suriname)
No real change since 2013
Livestock Density61st of 188position · derived0.79Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land2023
top 32% of 188 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.79 · world median 0.535
Highest 43.97 (Singapore)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2013
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation155th of 190position · derived8.696Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated)2024
bottom 20% of 193 countries measured · 193 share 190 positions
Ember · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.696 · world median 35.66 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (7 countries tied)
▼ -9 percentile points since 2014
ND-GAIN Country Index41st of 190rank57.35ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt)2024
top 21% of 190 countries measured
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 57.35 · world median 47.44 (better)
Best in the world 71.85 (Norway)
▲ +9 percentile points since 2014
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita155th of 181position · derived513.82Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person)2022
bottom 14% of 181 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 513.82 · world median 2,528 (worse)
Best in the world 445,023 (Iceland)
No real change since 2012
Renewable Share of Electricity Generation154th of 190position · derived8.696Renewables (% of electricity generated)2024
bottom 20% of 193 countries measured · 193 share 190 positions
Ember · Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.696 · world median 31.14 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (7 countries tied)
▼ -10 percentile points since 2014
Water Stress49th of 177position · derived · 1 = worst31.96Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)2023
bottom 27% of 177 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 31.96 · world median 10 (worse)
Best in the world 0.03 (Republic of the Congo)
No real change since 2013
Water Withdrawal by Sector163rd of 171position · derived1.282Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total)2022
bottom 6% of 173 countries measured · 173 share 171 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.282 · world median 62.14
Highest 99.48 (Somalia)
No real change since 2012
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generationtop 43%8.696Wind and solar (% of electricity generated)2024
top 43% of 193 countries measured
Ember · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.696 · world median 5.769 (better)
Best in the world 69.12 (Denmark)
▼ -26 percentile points since 2014
World Risk Index146th of 193position · derived · 1 = worst2.24WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)2025
top 24% of 193 countries measured
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.24 · world median 4.17 (better)
Best in the world 0.18 (Monaco)
No real change since 2015
Gender & Equality1
Sex Ratio at Birthbottom 20%103.7Male births per 100 female births2023
bottom 20% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Male births per 100 female births
Saint Kitts and Nevis 103.7 · world median 105.1
Highest 116.3 (Liechtenstein)
No real change since 2013
Peace & Security4
Deaths in Organized Violence59th of 59position · derived · 1 = worst0Deaths in organized violence (people)2025
top 35% of 196 countries measured · 196 share 59 positions
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) · Deaths in organized violence (people)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 · world median 0
Best in the world 0 (138 countries tied)
No real change since 2015
INFORM Risk Index174th of 191position · derived · 1 = worst1.9INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)2025
top 7% of 191 countries measured
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee · INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.9 · world median 3.7 (better)
Best in the world 0.7 (Singapore)
No real change since 2016
Political Stability and Absence of Violence34th of 211position · derived1.126Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2025
top 16% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.126 · world median 0.171 (better)
Best in the world 1.563 (Andorra)
▲ +18 percentile points since 2015
Refugees by Country of Originbottom 17%36Refugees under UNHCR's mandate from this country, end of year (people)2025
bottom 17% of 202 countries measured
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate from this country, end of year (people)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 36 · world median 1,272
Highest 5,224,131 (Ukraine)
No real change since 2015
Risk & Resilience2
Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylumbottom 5%0Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people)2025
bottom 5% of 177 countries measured
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 · world median 1,836
Highest 3,718,945 (United States)
▼ -6 percentile points since 2017
Refugee Population by Country of Asylumbottom 7%5Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people)2025
bottom 7% of 177 countries measured
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 · world median 12,269
Highest 2,655,191 (Germany)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2017
Mobility & Trade2
Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs65th of 174position · derived · 1 = worst5.803Average time to clear exports through customs (days)2025
bottom 37% of 175 countries measured · 175 share 174 positions
World Bank Group · Average time to clear exports through customs (days)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.803 · world median 4.456 (worse)
Best in the world 1 (2 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Net Migration Ratetop 44%0Net migrants per 1,000 population2023
top 44% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Net migrants per 1,000 population
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 · world median -0.133
Highest 39.62 (South Sudan)
▲ +32 percentile points since 2013
Energy3
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)bottom 44%0Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation)2024
bottom 44% of 193 countries measured
Ember · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 · world median 0
Highest 707.07 (Palestine)
No real change since 2014
Nuclear Share of Electricity Generationbottom 41%0Nuclear (% of electricity generated)2024
bottom 41% of 183 countries measured
Ember · Nuclear (% of electricity generated)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 · world median 0
Highest 67.4 (France)
No real change since 2014
Primary Energy Consumption per Capitatop 31%85.33Energy use per person (million Btu)2024
top 31% of 192 countries measured
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · Energy use per person (million Btu)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 85.33 · world median 49.5
Highest 766.07 (Qatar)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2014
People & Population10
Crude Birth Ratebottom 40%11.74Births per 1,000 population2023
bottom 40% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Births per 1,000 population
Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.74 · world median 13.79
Highest 46.36 (Central African Republic)
No real change since 2013
Crude Death Ratetop 19%9.963Deaths per 1,000 population2023
top 19% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Deaths per 1,000 population
Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.963 · world median 7.303
Highest 25.58 (Vatican City)
▲ +11 percentile points since 2013
Median Age of the Populationtop 38%35.35Median age (years)2023
top 38% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Median age (years)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 35.35 · world median 31.52
Highest 59.63 (Vatican City)
No real change since 2013
Population Aged 65 and Overtop 43%10.7Share of the total population aged 65 and over (%)2023
top 43% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Share of the total population aged 65 and over (%)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.7 · world median 8.32
Highest 44.7 (Vatican City)
No real change since 2013
Population Densitytop 31%179.84People per square kilometre of land2023
top 31% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · People per square kilometre of land
Saint Kitts and Nevis 179.84 · world median 96.92
Highest 26,145 (Monaco)
No real change since 2013
Population Growth Ratebottom 29%0.192Population growth (% per year)2023
bottom 29% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Population growth (% per year)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.192 · world median 0.888
Highest 5.862 (South Sudan)
▲ +10 percentile points since 2013
Population Under Age 15bottom 35%18.33Share of the total population aged 0–14 (%)2023
bottom 35% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Share of the total population aged 0–14 (%)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.33 · world median 22.71
Highest 49.17 (Central African Republic)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2013
Sex Ratio of the Total Populationbottom 12%92.02Males per 100 females2023
bottom 12% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Males per 100 females
Saint Kitts and Nevis 92.02 · world median 98.48
Highest 251.08 (Qatar)
▼ -15 percentile points since 2013
Total Dependency Ratiobottom 9%40.91People aged 0–14 and 65+ per 100 people aged 15–642023
bottom 9% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · People aged 0–14 and 65+ per 100 people aged 15–64
Saint Kitts and Nevis 40.91 · world median 54.73
Highest 105.18 (Central African Republic)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2013
Total Fertility Ratebottom 28%1.505Live births per woman2023
bottom 28% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Live births per woman
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.505 · world median 1.962
Highest 6.132 (Somalia)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2013
Not currently covered
The newest edition of these reports does not include Saint Kitts and Nevis. Usually the publisher does not cover it; sometimes it has dropped out of a ranking it used to appear in.
- Academic Freedom Index
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
- Adjusted Net Savings
- Adult Literacy Rate
- Agricultural Irrigated Land
- Average Weekly Hours Worked
- Business Ready: Operational Efficiency
- Business Ready: Public Services
- Business Ready: Regulatory Framework
- Cereal Import Dependency Ratio
- Cereal Yield
- Child Marriage
- Children with Functional Difficulties
- Coefficient of Human Inequality
- Completeness of Birth Registration
- Container Port Traffic · last seen 2020
- Corruption Perceptions Index
- Cost of Sending Remittances
- Country Policy and Institutional Assessment
- Debt Service on External Debt
- Deliberative Democracy Index
- Dietary Energy Supply
- Ecological Footprint
- Economic Complexity Index
- Egalitarian Democracy Index
- Employment in Agriculture
- Employment in Industry
- Employment in Services
- Employment-to-Population Ratio
- Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months
- Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)
- External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)
- Fatal Occupational Injuries
- Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence
- Female Labour Force Participation Rate
- Female Share of Researchers
- Female Share of Senior and Middle Management
- Freedom of Expression and Alternative Sources of Information Index
- GDP per Person Employed
- Gender Development Index
- Gender Inequality Index
- Gender Social Norms Index
- General Government Consumption
- Gini Index
- Global Innovation Index
- Global Militarisation Index
- Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
- Global Report on Food Crises
- GNI per Capita (PPP) · last seen 2021
- Government Censorship of the Media
- Government Funding per Primary Student · last seen 2021
- Government Internet Shutdowns
- Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)
- Gross Savings (% of GDP)
- Household Consumption
- ICT Goods Exports · last seen 2017
- ICT Services Exports
- Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)
- Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary · last seen 2014
- Income Share Held by Lowest 20%
- Income Share Held by Richest 10%
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- INFORM Severity Index
- Informal Employment Rate
- Internal Displacements by Disaster · last seen 2017
- Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index
- Labour Force Participation Rate
- Labour Income Share
- Labour Productivity per Hour Worked
- Land Under Cereal Production
- Learning Poverty
- Liberal Democracy Index
- Logistics Performance Index
- Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person
- Military Dimension Index
- Mobile Phone Ownership
- Net Official Development Assistance Received · last seen 2013
- Open Data Inventory
- Organic Agricultural Area
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary · last seen 2008
- Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary · last seen 2015
- Palma Ratio
- Participatory Democracy Index
- Physical Violence Index
- PISA Mathematics Performance
- PISA Reading Performance
- PISA Science Performance
- Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI
- Political Corruption Index
- Political Violence by Non-State Actors
- Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day
- Poverty Headcount at National Poverty Lines
- Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day
- Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day
- Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate · last seen 2023
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity · last seen 2020
- Prevalence of Undernourishment
- Primary Completion Rate
- Prosperity Gap
- Public Sector Employment
- Research and Development Spending
- Researchers per Million Inhabitants
- RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score
- RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score
- School Life Expectancy · last seen 2015
- Secondary School Enrolment · last seen 2023
- Self-Employment Rate
- Short-Term Share of External Debt
- Smartphone Ownership
- Social Institutions and Gender Index
- Societal Poverty Rate
- State Authority over Territory
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
- Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products · last seen 2020
- Tertiary Enrolment Ratio · last seen 2015
- Trade (% of GDP)
- Trade Union Density
- Unemployment Rate
- Upper Secondary Attainment
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate
- V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index
- Violent Discipline of Children
- Vulnerable Employment
- Women's Political Empowerment Index
- Working Poverty Rate
- World Energy Trilemma Index
- Youth Literacy Rate
- Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training
- Youth Unemployment Rate
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Saint Kitts and Nevis: country statistics, rankings and trends. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/saint-kitts-and-nevis