Cook Islands vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 12% larger than Cook Islands.
Cook IslandsSaint Kitts and NevisCook Islands moved onto Saint Kitts and Nevis · Equal-area projection
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Cook Islands is 0.89× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Put the other way, Saint Kitts and Nevis is 1.12× the size of Cook Islands.
 Cook Islands |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.12× the area | 240 km² | 269 km²#188 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationSaint Kitts and Nevis: 3.3× the population | 14,2222023 | 46,922#187 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensitySaint Kitts and Nevis: 2.94× the density | 59 / km² | 174 / km²#54 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 32%#167 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 1.53 per woman#133 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | +0.17%#150 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 11.7 per 1,000#114 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 10.0 per 1,000#35 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 18.3%#124 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 11.7%#73 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | +0.4 per 1,000#60 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.77 per 1,000#66 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 72.3 years#113 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 13.9 per 1,000 births#89 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 3.09 per 1,000#58 of 178 · 2018 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.840#57 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $24,530#48 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $1.18B2025 |
| Income group | — | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $36,777#59 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +2.7%#111 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +3.6%#71 of 176 · 2023 |
| Foreign investment | — | 2.4% of GDP#78 of 184 · 2025 |
| Internet users | — | 77%#105 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 119 per 100#85 of 191 · 2023 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 42% of land#61 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | — | 2.88 t a year#84 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 1.5%#170 of 190 · 2022 |
| Access to electricity | — | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 8.9 µg/m³#160 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 16.9% of land#101 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 19.2% of land#55 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 50.8%#36 of 176 · 2022 |
| Precipitation | — | 1,427 mm#62 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +1.13#26 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | +0.32#66 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 64.2 per 100,000#1 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of New Zealand | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy | Constitutional monarchyfederal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm |
| Capital | Avarua | Basseterre |
| Currency | New Zealand dollar (NZD) | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Official languages | English, Cook Islands Maori | English |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−10 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +682 | +1 869 |
| Region | Polynesia, Oceania | Caribbean, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cook Islands sits at about 21° S and is stretched to 1.15× its true area; Saint Kitts and Nevis at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Cook Islands bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- No. Cook Islands is 11% smaller than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- About 1.1 times: Saint Kitts and Nevis has 1.12× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cook Islands is drawn about 1.15× its true area there and Saint Kitts and Nevis about 1.1×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cook Islands or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km².
- What kind of government do Cook Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Cook Islands: dependent territory; Saint Kitts and Nevis: constitutional monarchy.