Saint Kitts & Nevis (Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis)

St Kitts & Nevis Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	105th best
Capital	Basseterre
Land Area	260km21
Location	North America, The Americas, The Caribbean
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	52 4412
Life Expectancy	71.68yrs (2017)3
GNI	$23 358 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	KN, KNA, 6595
Internet Domain	.kn6
Currency	Dollar (XCD)7
Telephone	+8

1. Overview
2. St Kitts & Nevis National and Social Development
3. St Kitts & Nevis's Demographics and Migration
4. St Kitts & Nevis's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
5. St Kitts & Nevis's Health
6. St Kitts & Nevis's Responsibility Towards The Environment
7. St Kitts & Nevis's Modernity and Learning
8. Religion and Beliefs
9. Links

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1. Overview

“Carib Indians occupied the islands of the West Indies for hundreds of years before the British began settlement in 1623. In 1967, the island territory of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla became an associated state of the UK with full internal autonomy. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. The remaining islands achieved independence in 1983 as Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed. Nevis continues in its efforts to separate from Saint Kitts.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Near-perfect packages. The two-island nation combines beaches with beauteous mountains, activities to engage your body and rich history to engage your mind. Driving around the northern reaches of St Kitts, you pass mile after mile of sugar cane gone wild. The once all-encompassing lifeblood of the nation is no more and the huge plantations have been abandoned. Meanwhile beaches across the island rattle with the percussion of construction as a new economy based on tourism takes hold. Even the train once used for hauling cane now hauls tourists. But if change is coming fast to this classic eastern Caribbean island, it is managing to retain its essential qualities: a laid-back culture given to loud, boisterous celebration and an utter contempt for stress. Nevis is much the same albeit in a package that´s almost impossibly alluring. Circumnavigating the island on a two-hour drive is one of life´s meandering pleasures.

But if the pair offer much that´s similar, they differ in the details. St Kitts is the larger and feels that way, but Nevis is a neater package, anchored by a single volcanic mountain buttressed by a handful of beaches and a tiny capital, Charlestown.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. St Kitts & Nevis National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Value11
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
72	Seychelles	0.785
73	Sri Lanka	0.782
74	Bosnia & Herzegovina	0.780
75	St Kitts & Nevis	0.777
76	Iran	0.774
77	Ukraine	0.773
78	Macedonia	0.770
79	China	0.768
	The Americas Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $11
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
56	Chile	$24 563
57	Kazakhstan	$23 943
58	Trinidad & Tobago	$23 392
59	St Kitts & Nevis	$23 358
60	Bulgaria	$23 079
61	Guyana	$22 465
62	Mauritius	$22 025
63	Uruguay	$21 269
	The Americas Avg	$16 628
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12
1	Norway	29.8
2	Denmark	30.0
3	Finland	33.7
	...
102	St Vincent & Grenadines	90.2
103	Bahamas	90.5
104	El Salvador	90.6
105	St Kitts & Nevis	90.7
106	Dominica	90.7
107	Saudi Arabia	91.0
108	Azerbaijan	91.6
109	Indonesia	92.0
	The Americas Avg	83.0
	World Avg	87.9
q=196.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. St Kitts & Nevis's Demographics and Migration

#health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #population

Population:

St Kitts & Nevis's population is predicted to rise to 63 336 by 2030.

Population2
Pos.		2018 Population2
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
186	Andorra	77 006
187	Dominica	71 625
188	Marshall Islands	58 413
189	St Kitts & Nevis	52 441
190	Monaco	38 682
191	Liechtenstein	37 910
192	San Marino	33 785
193	Palau	17 907
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
96	Bhutan	71.8
97	Bulgaria	71.8
98	Georgia	71.7
99	St Kitts & Nevis	71.7
100	Ukraine	71.6
101	Bahamas	71.6
102	Tajikistan	71.6
103	Seychelles	71.3
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

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Migration:

Immigrants13
Pos.		2017 %13
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
36	Germany	14.8%
37	Estonia	14.7%
38	Gabon	13.8%
39	St Kitts & Nevis	13.7%
40	Seychelles	13.6%
41	Croatia	13.4%
42	UK	13.4%
43	Latvia	13.2%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants14
Pos.		2010 %14
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
6	Guyana	56.9%
7	Monaco	56.3%
8	Antigua & Barbuda	47.6%
9	Tonga	45.4%
10	Albania	45.4%
11	Barbados	41.0%
12	Suriname	39.0%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. St Kitts & Nevis's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freethought #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance #women

Compared to The Americas (2020)15
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank15
1	Canada	21.0
2	Uruguay	26.5
3	Costa Rica	36.5
	...
27	Belize	93.9
28	Cuba	97.4
29=	Guyana	102.7
30	Antigua & Barbuda	105.0
31=	Bahamas	105.0
32	Dominica	105.2
33	St Lucia	116.0
34=	St Kitts & Nevis	123.0
35	Grenada	128.2
	The Americas Avg	73.9
q=35.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)15
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank15
1	Sweden	9.0
2	Norway	14.5
3	Denmark	14.5
	...
156	Oman	121.3
157	Papua New Guinea	122.2
158	Turkmenistan	122.4
159=	St Kitts & Nevis	123.0
159=	Nauru	123.0
161	Malawi	123.2
162	Yemen	123.4
163	Sao Tome & Principe	123.5
	World Avg	87.9
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark₁₆. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Somalia and Tuvalu₁₆.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₆, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia₁₆.

For more, see:

• "Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better17
Pos.		2009 Treaties17
1	Argentina	24
2=	Chile	23
2=	Costa Rica	23
	...
166	Papua New Guinea	9
167=	Oman	9
167=	Iran	9
167=	St Kitts & Nevis	9
167=	Comoros	9
167=	Cook Islands	9
172	Guinea-Bissau	8
173=	USA	8
	The Americas Avg	16.5
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag Lower is better18
Pos.		2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty18
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
178	Fiji	14.85
179	Samoa	14.85
180	Myanmar (Burma)	14.93
181	St Kitts & Nevis	15.00
182	Singapore	15.02
183	Papua New Guinea	15.23
184	Brunei	15.29
185	Tonga	15.55
	The Americas Avg	8.45
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Gender Equality:

The 1950s saw a late rush of 43 countries, including St Kitts & Nevis and many developing nations, move to cease preventing women from voting.

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better
Pos.		Total Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
86=	Grenada	1951
86=	Nepal	1951
86=	Dominica	1951
86=	St Kitts & Nevis	1951
86=	St Vincent & Grenadines	1951
91	Bolivia	1952
92=	Ivory Coast	1952
92=	Greece	1952
	The Americas Avg	1947
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality Higher is better19
Pos.		2017 Score19
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
166=	Turkmenistan	-24
166=	Lebanon	-24
166=	Zimbabwe	-24
169	St Kitts & Nevis	-25
170=	Botswana	-25
170=	Ghana	-25
172	Pakistan	-26
173	Egypt	-27
	The Americas Avg	26.1
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought Lower is better20
Pos.		202120
1=	Belgium	1.0
1=	Netherlands	1.0
1=	Taiwan	1.0
	...
18	Palau	1.8
19=	USA	1.8
19=	Kosovo	1.8
19=	St Kitts & Nevis	1.8
19=	Micronesia	1.8
19=	Mozambique	1.8
19=	Burkina Faso	1.8
19=	Namibia	1.8
	The Americas Avg	2.7
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. St Kitts & Nevis's Health

#alcohol #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #vaccines

Compared to The Americas (2020)21
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank21
1	Antigua & Barbuda	75.6
2=	Brazil	82.1
3	Cuba	82.4
	...
10	St Lucia	88.9
11=	Ecuador	90.5
11=	El Salvador	90.5
13	St Kitts & Nevis	91.8
14	Bahamas	92.3
15=	USA	92.4
16	Costa Rica	93.8
17	Peru	96.5
18	St Vincent & Grenadines	96.8
	The Americas Avg	96.2
q=35.

Health (2020)21
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank21
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
	...
88=	Mongolia	90.6
89	Kyrgyzstan	91.0
90	Sudan	91.2
91	St Kitts & Nevis	91.8
92	Rwanda	91.9
93	Bahamas	92.3
94=	Lithuania	92.4
94=	USA	92.4
	World Avg	93.5
q=196.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives₂₂. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau₂₂.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean₂₂, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₂₂.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

St Kitts & Nevis does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. St Kitts & Nevis does better than average in terms of its immunizations take-up₂₃. But unfortunately St Kitts & Nevis gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average when it comes to its average life expectancy₁₁ and in its alcohol consumption rate₂₄. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016. Life expectancy in Saint Kitts and Nevis improved by +6.4yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
96	Bhutan	71.8
97	Bulgaria	71.8
98	Georgia	71.7
99	St Kitts & Nevis	71.7
100	Ukraine	71.6
101	Bahamas	71.6
102	Tajikistan	71.6
103	Seychelles	71.3
	The Americas Avg	72.58
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better24
Pos.		2016 Per Capita24
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
138=	Chile	9.3
138=	Grenada	9.3
138=	S. Africa	9.3
141	St Kitts & Nevis	9.4
142=	Tanzania	9.4
143	Uganda	9.5
144	Barbados	9.6
145=	Argentina	9.8
	The Americas Avg	6.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Overweight Adults Lower is better25
Pos.		2016 %25
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
79	Grenada	51.4
80=	Turkmenistan	51.8
80=	Moldova	51.8
82	St Kitts & Nevis	52.3
83	Barbados	52.4
84	Papua New Guinea	52.9
85	Bosnia & Herzegovina	53.3
86	Paraguay	53.5
	The Americas Avg	57.4
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better23
Pos.		2015 Avg %23
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
41	Spain	96.5
42	Poland	96.5
43	Libya	96.4
44	St Kitts & Nevis	96.3
45	Bahamas	96.2
46	Maldives	96.2
47	Tajikistan	96.1
48	Rwanda	96.1
	The Americas Avg	91.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. St Kitts & Nevis's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #food #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to The Americas (2023)26
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank26
1	Uruguay	48.0
2	Peru	48.2
3	Costa Rica	49.6
	...
21	Bolivia	83.8
22	Panama	85.3
23	St Lucia	86.3
24	St Kitts & Nevis	86.5
25	Honduras	88.3
26	Dominica	91.7
27	Bahamas	93.0
28	Barbados	97.0
29	Jamaica	99.7
	The Americas Avg	80.1
q=35.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)26
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank26
1	Japan	33.2
2	Philippines	45.0
3	Uruguay	48.0
	...
101	Benin	85.8
102	Madagascar	86.0
103	St Lucia	86.3
104	St Kitts & Nevis	86.5
105=	Sierra Leone	87.0
105=	Malawi	87.0
105=	Kiribati	87.0
108	Algeria	87.8
	World Avg	85.7
q=188.

St Kitts & Nevis comes 104th in the world with regard to its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is calculated from 3 data sets. St Kitts & Nevis performs the best in terms of how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity. It does better than average in terms of its forested percent change 2000-2020₂₇. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 in annual meat consumption per person₂₈.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better27
Pos.		Total27
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
102=	Nauru	0.0%
102=	Seychelles	0.0%
102=	St Martin	0.0%
102=	St Kitts & Nevis	0.0%
102=	Monaco	0.0%
102=	Greenland	0.0%
102=	Falkland Islands	0.0%
102=	Mali	0.0%
	The Americas Avg	-2.1%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

Convention on Biological Diversity Earlier is better
Pos.		Total Signed
1=	China	1993 Dec 29
1=	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
1=	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
12=	Mauritius	1993 Dec 29
12=	Antigua & Barbuda	1993 Dec 29
12=	Mongolia	1993 Dec 29
12=	St Kitts & Nevis	1993 Dec 29
12=	New Zealand	1993 Dec 29
12=	Japan	1993 Dec 29
12=	Uganda	1993 Dec 29
12=	Belarus	1993 Dec 29
	The Americas Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Meat Consumption Lower is better28
Pos.		2021 kg28
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
169	Croatia	90.8
170	French Polynesia	92.5
171	Portugal	94.6
172	St Kitts & Nevis	96.6
173	Chile	97.8
174	Brazil	98.8
175	Spain	100.3
176	Samoa	106.2
	The Americas Avg	70.3
	World Avg	52.5
q=185.

In the 2010s, meat consumption per person in Saint Kitts and Nevis was nearly double the global average (of 49kgs per year), putting unnecessary strain on water supplies and the environment.₂₈

7. St Kitts & Nevis's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)29
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank29
1	Canada	21.6
2	USA	29.3
3	Argentina	43.8
4	Chile	51.6
5	Barbados	54.2
6	Brazil	55.1
7	St Kitts & Nevis	56.7
8	Puerto Rico	57.5
9	Mexico	59.8
10	Grenada	68.5
11	Costa Rica	68.9
12	Bermuda	69.0
13	Trinidad & Tobago	69.1
	The Americas Avg	81.7
q=41.

Modernity & Learning (2020)29
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank29
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
	...
55	UAE	56.0
56	Moldova	56.3
57	Serbia	56.4
58	St Kitts & Nevis	56.7
59	Kosovo	57.0
60	Puerto Rico	57.5
61	Bosnia & Herzegovina	58.1
62	Palau	59.3
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Length of Schooling Higher is better30
Pos.		2021 Years30
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
48	Cyprus	15.6
49	Brazil	15.6
50	Georgia	15.6
51	St Kitts & Nevis	15.4
52	Tunisia	15.4
53	Peru	15.4
54	Kuwait	15.3
55	Japan	15.2
	The Americas Avg	14.2
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better31
Pos.		201631
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
62	Greenland	67%
63	Portugal	67%
64	Brazil	66%
65	St Kitts & Nevis	66%
66	Dominica	66%
67	Italy	66%
68=	Uruguay	65%
68=	Antigua & Barbuda	65%
	The Americas Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better32
Pos.		2017 Ratio32
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
51	Slovakia	0.8
52	Hong Kong	0.7
53	Spain	0.6
54	St Kitts & Nevis	0.6
55	Nauru	0.5
56	Egypt	0.4
57	Mexico	0.4
58	Bhutan	0.4
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

8. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₃₃:

Christian	94.6%
Muslim	0.3%
Hindu	1.5%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	1.3%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	1.6%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic₃₄.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems