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

https://www.humantruth.info/saint_kitts_and_nevis.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

St Kitts & Nevis Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	75th 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

“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	Denmark	24.9
2	Norway	25.3
3	Sweden	27.7
	...
72	Armenia	80.4
73	Kosovo	81.0
74	Belarus	81.2
75	St Kitts & Nevis	81.6
76	Mexico	82.4
77	UAE	82.6
78	Peru	83.0
79	Ecuador	83.2
	The Americas Avg	81.5
	World Avg	89.9
q=199.

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

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

St Kitts & Nevis's population is predicted to rise to 63 336 by 2030. This rise is despite a low fertility rate, meaning, that this country is helping to alleviate problems with growing population in neighbouring countries by accepting immigrants, very likely as a requirement of maintaining an active workforce. This country has a fertility rate of 1.51. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₃

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.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
84	Costa Rica	1.52
85=	Sweden	1.52
85=	Hungary	1.52
87	St Kitts & Nevis	1.51
88	Kosovo	1.51
89	Belarus	1.50
90	Netherlands	1.49
91	Uruguay	1.48
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Migration:

Immigrants₁₅
Pos.		2017 %₁₅
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.

Emigrants₁₆
Pos.		2010 %₁₆
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 #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance #women

Compared to The Americas (2025)₁₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₇
1	Canada	14.7
2	Costa Rica	31.8
3	Uruguay	35.5
	...
21	Colombia	71.9
22	Belize	73.4
23	Dominican Rep.	78.0
24	St Kitts & Nevis	79.1
25	El Salvador	79.5
26	Paraguay	80.8
27	Honduras	81.1
28	Suriname	81.5
29	Guatemala	81.5
	The Americas Avg	71.8
q=36.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)₁₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₇
1	Sweden	6.1
2	Denmark	8.6
3	Norway	9.0
	...
81	Dominican Rep.	78.0
82	Micronesia	78.2
83	Armenia	78.5
84	St Kitts & Nevis	79.1
85	El Salvador	79.5
86	Philippines	79.6
87	Moldova	80.6
88	Palau	80.7
	World Avg	86.6
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway₁₈. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, N. Korea and Afghanistan₁₈.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, 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 Europe₁₈, whereas the worst are Africa, The Middle East and Asia₁₈.

For more, see:

" Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Freedom in the World Lower is better
Pos.		2024 Score
1=	Norway	1.0
1=	Canada	1.0
1=	Cape Verde	1.0
	...
37=	Switzerland	1.0
37=	Sweden	1.0
42	France	1.5
43=	St Kitts & Nevis	1.5
43=	Belize	1.5
43=	Mongolia	1.5
43=	Lithuania	1.5
43=	Liechtenstein	1.5
	The Americas Avg	2.7
	World Avg	3.7
q=205.

Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better₁₉
Pos.		2009 Treaties₁₉
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 better₂₀
Pos.		2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₀
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 better₂₁
Pos.		2017 Score₂₁
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 better₂₂
Pos.		2021₂₂
1=	Belgium	1.0
1=	Taiwan	1.0
1=	Netherlands	1.0
	...
13	Guinea-Bissau	1.7
14=	Mongolia	1.7
14=	S. Africa	1.7
16	St Kitts & Nevis	1.8
17=	Namibia	1.8
17=	Mozambique	1.8
17=	Micronesia	1.8
17=	USA	1.8
	The Americas Avg	2.7
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. St Kitts & Nevis's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #vaccines

Compared to The Americas (2025)₂₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₃
1	Greenland	34.3
2	Curaço	49.7
3	Aruba	49.9
	...
21	Brazil	84.6
22	Dominica	86.3
23	Argentina	86.6
24	St Kitts & Nevis	88.9
25	St Vincent & Grenadines	89.3
26	Colombia	94.5
27	Ecuador	95.3
28	Jamaica	95.4
29	Panama	95.6
	The Americas Avg	92.7
q=44.

Health (2025)₂₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₃
1	Monaco	14.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Isle of Man	32.1
	...
99	Kosovo	86.4
100	Argentina	86.6
101	Iran	88.6
102	St Kitts & Nevis	88.9
103	St Vincent & Grenadines	89.3
104	Ukraine	89.6
105	Kazakhstan	90.7
106	Morocco	91.9
	World Avg	96.7
q=212.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man₂₄. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria₂₄.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on 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, Europe and The Balkans₂₄, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia₂₄.

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 its immunizations take-up₂₅ and in its fertility rate₁₄ (but high for The Americas). And finally, it does worse than average in terms of its average life expectancy₁₁, its adolescent birth rate₂₆ (still low for The Americas) and in its alcohol consumption rate₂₇. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years. 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. St. Kitts and Nevis is amongst only 41 countries who have seen their fertility rate drop by more than 4 since the 1960s. Its peak fertility rate was 7.17 in 1960.

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 better₂₇
Pos.		2016 Per Capita₂₇
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.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
84	Costa Rica	1.52
85=	Sweden	1.52
85=	Hungary	1.52
87	St Kitts & Nevis	1.51
88	Kosovo	1.51
89	Belarus	1.50
90	Netherlands	1.49
91	Uruguay	1.48
	The Americas Avg	1.80
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Overweight Adults Lower is better₂₈
Pos.		2016 %₂₈
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:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better₂₆
Pos.		2022 Per 1000₂₆
1	Hong Kong	1.6
2	Denmark	1.8
3	S. Korea	2.1
	...
99	Micronesia	35.7
100	Costa Rica	35.7
101	St Lucia	36.3
102	St Kitts & Nevis	36.8
103	Trinidad & Tobago	37.7
104	Argentina	37.9
105	Dominica	37.9
106	Syria	38.1
	The Americas Avg	48.1
	World Avg	43.8
q=195.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better₂₅
Pos.		2015 Avg %₂₅
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 #st_kitts_&_nevis #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to The Americas (2023)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₉
1	Uruguay	46.1
2	Cuba	52.0
3	Costa Rica	54.8
	...
11=	Ecuador	92.9
12	Colombia	94.9
13	Barbados	98.5
14	St Kitts & Nevis	99.8
15	Venezuela	100.4
16	Grenada	100.5
17	Bahamas	102.0
18	Paraguay	104.0
19	Belize	107.3
	The Americas Avg	80.1
q=35.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₉
1	Uruguay	46.1
2	Cuba	52.0
3	Fiji	53.7
	...
116=	Burkina Faso	99.1
117	Cameroon	99.3
118	Madagascar	99.7
119	St Kitts & Nevis	99.8
120	Slovenia	100.0
121	Venezuela	100.4
122	Grenada	100.5
123	Kuwait	100.8
	World Avg	94.3
q=190.

St Kitts & Nevis comes 119th in the world when it comes to its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is calculated from 3 data sets. St Kitts & Nevis performs the best in how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity. It does better than average when it comes to its forested percent change 2000-2020₃₀. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 in reducing annual meat consumption per person₃₁.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₃₀
Pos.		Total₃₀
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 better₃₁
Pos.		2021 kg₃₁
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.₃₁

7. St Kitts & Nevis's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₂
1=	Canada	21.8
2	USA	26.4
3	Argentina	38.2
4	Grenada	43.4
5	Barbados	47.4
6	St Kitts & Nevis	48.8
7	Chile	48.8
8	Brazil	52.8
9	Uruguay	57.6
10	Mexico	64.5
11	Peru	68.2
12	Costa Rica	69.8
13	Cuba	72.8
	The Americas Avg	81.3
q=35.

Modernity & Learning (2020)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₂
1	Finland	7.1
2	Belgium	12.9
3	Denmark	13.6
	...
43	Bulgaria	47.8
44	Croatia	47.8
45	Liechtenstein	48.8
46	St Kitts & Nevis	48.8
47	Chile	48.8
48	Romania	51.0
49	Belarus	51.5
50	Brazil	52.8
	World Avg	86.3
q=190.

Modernity and Education:

Length of Schooling Higher is better₃₃
Pos.		2021 Years₃₃
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 better₃₄
Pos.		2016₃₄
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 better₃₅
Pos.		2017 Ratio₃₅
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 below₃₆:

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 Catholic₃₇.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems