Polity · 1983 CE – present
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Kitts
Also recorded as Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis
- Peak recorded area
- 501 km²
- 1967 CE
- Rulers on record
- 10
- from 1960 CE
- Data series
- 235
- 1983 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis or the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, is an island country located in the Caribbean consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles.
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Territory
2 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 45 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population143 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 46.9Kpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 72.42years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 18persons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population Growth141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 0.164% annual2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 76.29years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 68.82years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 101 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP220 obs · 1800 CE–2019 CE | 21.2Kint'l $ (inflation adj.)2019 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP Current Usd111 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 1.2Bcurrent US$2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Cattle Stocks64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 1,709head2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Eggs Production64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 300tonnes2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Fruit Production64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 2,052.93tonnes2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Groundnuts Area Harvested64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 13ha2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score34 obs · 1983 CE–2016 CE | 0CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption34 obs · 1983 CE–2016 CE | 27Kcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production34 obs · 1983 CE–2016 CE | 0tons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel34 obs · 1983 CE–2016 CE | 0persons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure19 obs · 1983 CE–2016 CE | 0current USD2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 50 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Arable Land %126 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 19.23% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Forest Area %68 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 42.31% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Agricultural Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 23.08%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land per capita Ha63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 0.1069hectares per person2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Agricultural Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 6,000ha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Arable Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 5,000ha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Rule Of Law Wb Index25 obs · 1996 CE–2023 CE | 0.4795index2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Voice Accountability Index25 obs · 1996 CE–2023 CE | 0.7742index2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Political Stability Index21 obs · 2003 CE–2023 CE | 0.9234index2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Control Of Corruption Index20 obs · 2004 CE–2023 CE | 0.4134index2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Government Effectiveness Index20 obs · 2004 CE–2023 CE | 0.3804index2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Regulatory Quality Index20 obs · 2004 CE–2023 CE | 0.5419index2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Development
6 of 28 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10047 obs · 1960 CE–2023 CE | 118.89per_1002023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Dpt Immunization %45 obs · 1980 CE–2024 CE | 97%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Primary Enrollment Gross %43 obs · 1976 CE–2023 CE | 121.12%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Measles Immunization %41 obs · 1984 CE–2024 CE | 95%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Who Skilled Birth Attendance39 obs · 1985 CE–2023 CE | 73.52%2023 CE · WHO Global Health Observatory |
| Electricity Access %34 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 100%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Rulers
10 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Paul SouthwellPrime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis1960 CE – 1966 CE
- Robert Llewellyn BradshawPrime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis1966 CE – 1967 CE
- Lee MoorePrime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis1979 CE – 1980 CE
- Kennedy SimmondsPrime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis1980 CE – 1983 CE
- Elizabeth IImonarch of Saint Kitts and Nevis1983 CE – 2022 CE
- Denzil DouglasPrime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis1995 CE – 2015 CE
- Timothy HarrisHead of Government2015 CE – 2022 CE
- Charles IIIHead of State2022 CE –
- Geoffrey HanleyDeputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis2022 CE –
- Terrance DrewHead of Government2022 CE –
Country profile
From the CIA World Factbook 2024. Long entries are trimmed at a sentence boundary.
- Location
- Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
- Government type
- federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
- Executive branch
- chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Marcella LIBURD (since 1 February 2023); head of government: Prime Minister Dr. Terrance DREW (since 6 August 2022); cabinet: Cabinet appointed by governor general in consultation with prime minister;
- Ethnic groups
- African descent 92.5%, mixed 3%, White 2.1%, East Indian 1.5%, other 0.6%, unspecified 0.3% (2001 est.)
- Natural resources
- arable land
- Economy
- high-income, tourism-based Caribbean OECS economy; better debt balancing; CARICOM and ECCU member; growing offshore financial and telecommunications hub; environmentally fragile; unique citizenship-driven growth model
Language & currency
- Currency
- East Caribbean dollars (XCD)
Memberships
- 6-member Defense Pact (1981)Military alliance · member1981 CE –
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1983 CE –
- 35-member Defense Pact (1947)Military alliance · member1984 CE –
- 7-member Defense Pact (1996)Military alliance · member1996 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CIA World Factbook 2024
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
WHO Global Health Observatory2024
World Health Organization (2024). Global Health Observatory data repository.
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.