Photo: Infilms derivative work: Inkey · CC BY-SA 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Saint Kitts and Nevis is placed 67th of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 90.2 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 73.52 (2023).
Share
Development & Human Capital
67th
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
Not placed in the Country Index 2026 overall: measured on too few topics.
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Saint Kitts and Nevis on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
73.52
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 73.52. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Caribbean
- 11.03 Puerto Rico
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.84
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 58th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0.84. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.851 Antigua and Barbuda
02Over time
Which way Saint Kitts and Nevis is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
Saint Kitts and NevisWorld median
Saint Kitts and Nevis fell from 143.32 in 2000 to 73.52 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Saint Kitts and Nevis World median 2023 73.5 46.7 2022 99.3 53.0 2021 110.8 76.6 2020 79.6 56.0 2019 74.4 48.4 2018 77.8 49.3 2017 74.0 47.2 2016 74.6 50.6 2015 76.4 51.9 2014 82.0 52.8 2013 82.3 53.3 2012 88.1 54.6 2011 89.9 55.0 2010 91.8 56.1 2009 93.3 56.3 2008 94.9 55.8 2007 96.3 56.8 2006 99.0 58.1 2005 102.3 60.1 2004 104.3 63.0 2003 110.6 66.8 2002 114.5 66.0 2001 131.1 68.1 2000 143.3 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
Saint Kitts and NevisWorld median
Saint Kitts and Nevis rose from 0.758 in 2005 to 0.84 in 2023; the world median went from 0.696 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Saint Kitts and Nevis World median 2023 0.840 0.7620 2022 0.829 0.7610 2021 0.818 0.7450 2020 0.828 0.7425 2019 0.839 0.7515 2018 0.835 0.7520 2017 0.834 0.7480 2016 0.832 0.7500 2015 0.830 0.7430 2014 0.829 0.7410 2013 0.818 0.7390 2012 0.808 0.7350 2011 0.800 0.7250 2010 0.791 0.7250 2009 0.783 0.7220 2008 0.776 0.7180 2007 0.769 0.7100 2006 0.765 0.7045 2005 0.758 0.6960 2004 — 0.6960 2003 — 0.6910 2002 — 0.6845 2001 — 0.6770 2000 — 0.6720
03In context
Saint Kitts and Nevis beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Saint Kitts and Nevis and Caribbean
Saint Kitts and Nevis has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Puerto Rico | 63rd | 58.9 | 11.03 | — |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 66th | 65.4 | 34.57 | 0.851 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 67th | 90.2 | 73.52 | 0.84 |
 Barbados | 79th | 56.7 | 34.88 | 0.811 |
 Cuba | 83rd | 63.9 | 34.79 | 0.762 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | =85th | 57.2 | 54.08 | 0.807 |
 Grenada | 92nd | 54.3 | 48.25 | 0.791 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 95th | 52 | 55.84 | 0.798 |
 Dominica | 96th | 53.2 | 35.55 | 0.761 |
 Bahamas | 99th | 49.1 | 75.95 | 0.82 |
 Dominican Republic | =106th | 61 | 124.47 | 0.776 |
 Saint Lucia | =110th | 40.1 | 43.96 | 0.748 |
 Jamaica | 132nd | 32.6 | 130.14 | 0.72 |
 Haiti | 177th | 6.6 | 327.56 | 0.554 |
 Anguilla | not placed | 68.9 | — | — |
 Aruba | not placed | 94.3 | — | — |
 British Virgin Islands | not placed | 78.3 | — | — |
 Cayman Islands | not placed | 94.2 | — | — |
 Curaçao | not placed | 47.9 | — | — |
 Montserrat | not placed | 81.2 | — | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | — | — | — |
 Sint Maarten | not placed | — | — | — |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | not placed | 52.1 | — | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | not placed | 66.7 | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
- Puerto Rico63rd
- Antigua and Barbuda66th
- Saint Kitts and Nevis67th
- Barbados79th
- Cuba83rd
- Trinidad and Tobago=85th
- Grenada92nd
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines95th
- Dominica96th
- Bahamas99th
- Dominican Republic=106th
- Saint Lucia=110th
- Jamaica132nd
- Haiti177th
- Anguillanot placed
- Arubanot placed
- British Virgin Islandsnot placed
- Cayman Islandsnot placed
- Curaçaonot placed
- Montserratnot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Sint Maartennot placed
- Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Saint Kitts and Nevis in the topic’s list.
United Arab Emirates64th
Ukraine65th- Antigua and Barbuda66th
- Saint Kitts and Nevis67th
Guyana68th
Panama69th
Costa Rica70th
04Context, no vote
Where Saint Kitts and Nevis is ahead of the world, and behind
21 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median9
Statistics on which Saint Kitts and Nevis does better than the middle country measured.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.910045.9No earlier reading
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 100 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3418.4113.34No real change since 2013
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 18.41 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 15th of 195 · derived.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,26531,42817,265No real change since 2015
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 31,428 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 59th of 185 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919591▲ Improved since 2015
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 95 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93310.859.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 10.85 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 193 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909390No real change since 2015
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 93 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.5860.564▲ Improved since 2018
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0.586 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 77th of 172 · derived.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.884.780.8No earlier reading
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 84.7 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1637.6998.163No real change since 2013
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 7.699 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 105th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which Saint Kitts and Nevis does worse than the middle country measured.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8582.9752.858No real change since 2014
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 2.975 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 97th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5415.8514.54No real change since 2014
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 15.85 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 93rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2613.9412.26No real change since 2014
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 13.94 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 92nd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.927.743.9No earlier reading
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 27.7 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1349.9968.134No real change since 2014
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 9.996 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 81st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6372.1474.63▼ Worsened since 2013
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 72.14 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 136th of 222 · derived.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.755.323.75No earlier reading
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 5.3 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.342.6669.3No real change since 2020
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 42.66 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 175th of 188 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare3
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end1
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.263.95911.26Moved since 2015
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 3.959 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 123rd of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Saint Kitts and Nevis
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour Benefits, Cereal Yield, Child Marriage, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Human Inequality, Completeness of Birth Registration, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Foundational ID Ownership, Gender Development Index, Gender Inequality Index, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2021), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Multidimensional Poverty Measure, Net Official Development Assistance Received (last 2013), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up Estimates, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day, Productive Capacities Index, Prosperity Gap, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, Violent Discipline of Children and Wasting Prevalence in Children Under Five. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Saint Kitts and Nevis’s 10 topics
Development & Human Capital is Saint Kitts and Nevis’s 4th best-placed topic of 10. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Democracy & Civil Liberties34th of 1982/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience47th of 1933/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture56th of 1842/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital67th of 1963/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade82nd of 1772/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing117th of 2002/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 127th of 1942/4 keys
- Energy131st of 1652/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability165th of 1862/4 keys
- Digital & Technology180th of 1983/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Work & Labour, Education & Knowledge, Gender & Equality, Peace & Security, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Saint Kitts and Nevis can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Canada=27th3/3 keysHighest in Caribbean
Puerto Rico63rd2/3 keysThis page
Saint Kitts and Nevis67th3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Saint Kitts and Nevis and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Saint Kitts and Nevis on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank on development & human capital?
Saint Kitts and Nevis is placed 67th of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Saint Kitts and Nevis?
90.2 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Saint Kitts and Nevis?
73.52 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How have Saint Kitts and Nevis’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 143.32 in 2000 to 73.52 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.758 in 2005 to 0.84 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Saint Kitts and Nevis?
No current reading is published for Saint Kitts and Nevis on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour Benefits, Cereal Yield, Child Marriage, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Human Inequality, Completeness of Birth Registration, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Foundational ID Ownership, Gender Development Index, Gender Inequality Index, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Multidimensional Poverty Measure, Net Official Development Assistance Received, Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up Estimates, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day, Productive Capacities Index, Prosperity Gap, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, Violent Discipline of Children and Wasting Prevalence in Children Under Five. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 21 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Saint Kitts and Nevis’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (banner) — Infilms derivative work: Inkey, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Saint Kitts and Nevis: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/saint-kitts-and-nevis/development