Human Development & Quality of Life in Saint Kitts and Nevis
HDI 0.840 · UNDP rank 58 · latest published data
The headline development measure for Saint Kitts and Nevis is HDI 0.840 in 2023, corresponding to UNDP rank 58 and the very high human development band. The page therefore does not stop at the composite. The income component uses GNI per capita of $29,105 in 2021 PPP dollars. It also keeps in view that the health component is anchored by life expectancy of 72.1 years.
What sits inside Saint Kitts and Nevis's HDI
The 2023 HDI profile for Saint Kitts and Nevis rests on life expectancy of 72.1, schooling measures of 18.4 expected years and 10.8 mean years, plus GNI per capita of $29,105 in 2021 PPP dollars. The page keeps those components visible so the composite index is not read in isolation.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
For Saint Kitts and Nevis, the complementary UNDP fields shown elsewhere are unavailable in the source tables used here. The profile does not turn an absent source observation into a calculated replacement.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
The OECD comparison used here does not provide a life-satisfaction observation that this Saint Kitts and Nevis page can reproduce. A missing source value is shown as unavailable. For the evidence on this page, retain the original indicator definition before drawing conclusions from small differences.
What Saint Kitts and Nevis's numbers say together
For Saint Kitts and Nevis, the page avoids a broad comparison because the UNDP coverage is incomplete, the profile does not turn an absent source observation into a calculated replacement.
UNDP reports a 2023 HDI of 0.840 for Saint Kitts and Nevis, with rank 58. That headline measure is useful for development comparison, but it is not a complete quality-of-life score.
Frequently asked questions
What is Saint Kitts and Nevis's HDI?
The UNDP table records Saint Kitts and Nevis at 0.840 on HDI in 2023, with global rank 58.
Is an inequality-adjusted HDI available for Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The source coverage for Saint Kitts and Nevis does not include IHDI in this edition. No value is inferred when the underlying source does not publish one.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
For Saint Kitts and Nevis, subjective well-being is shown only with a verified comparable observation, the absence of a published observation is preserved explicitly.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. Quality of life is broader than the HDI framework, which centres on health, education and income. Life satisfaction is shown only as a separate subjective well-being measure.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.