Grenada vs US Virgin Islands
Grenada and US Virgin Islands are almost exactly the same size.
GrenadaUS Virgin IslandsGrenada moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
1.01×
Grenada is 1.01× the area of US Virgin Islands.
 Grenada |  US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaAbout the same area | 349 km²#185 of 194 | 346 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationGrenada: 1.13× the population | 117,303#180 of 194 · 2025 | 103,7922025 |
| DensityGrenada: 1.12× the density | 336 / km²#24 of 194 | 300 / km² |
| Urban populationUS Virgin Islands: 2.6× the urban share | 37%#157 of 192 · 2025 | 95%2025 |
| Fertility rateUS Virgin Islands: 1.34× the births per woman | 1.47 per woman#141 of 192 · 2024 | 1.97 per woman2024 |
| Population growthGrenada: 0.64 points higher | +0.08%#152 of 192 · 2025 | −0.56%2025 |
| Birth rateGrenada: 1.04× the birth rate | 11.5 per 1,000#116 of 192 · 2024 | 11.1 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateUS Virgin Islands: 1.03× the death rate | 8.9 per 1,000#55 of 192 · 2024 | 9.2 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Grenada: 2.5 points higher | 19.0%#119 of 192 · 2025 | 16.5%2025 |
| People over 65US Virgin Islands: 10.5 points higher | 12.6%#66 of 192 · 2025 | 23.1%2025 |
| Net migrationGrenada: 1.8 per 1,000 higher | −1.6 per 1,000#131 of 192 · 2025 | −3.4 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 1.00 per 1,000#60 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyUS Virgin Islands: 5.4 years longer | 75.4 years#83 of 192 · 2024 | 80.8 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 16.4 per 1,000 births#75 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 1.38 per 1,000#97 of 178 · 2018 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.791#79 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $11,660#76 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDPUS Virgin Islands: 3.29× the economy | $1.42B2025 | $4.67B2022 |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)US Virgin Islands: 2.33× the output per person | $21,346#89 of 184 · 2025 | $49,7852022 |
| GDP growthGrenada: 5.7 points higher | +4.4%#58 of 187 · 2025 | −1.3%2022 |
| Inflation | +0.6%#153 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | — | 11.4%2025 |
| Extreme poverty | 0.8%#92 of 149 · 2018 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 43.8#20 of 149 · 2018 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 1.6% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 16.6% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 81.9% of jobs2025 |
| Foreign investment | 12.0% of GDP#11 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | — | 97.4% of GDP2022 |
| Internet users | 70%#119 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptionsGrenada: 1.05× the mobile subscriptions | 96 per 100#135 of 191 · 2022 | 91 per 1002022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaUS Virgin Islands: 1.14× the forest share | 52% of land#44 of 192 · 2024 | 59% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 1.50 t a year#115 of 185 · 2024 | 0.00 t a year2024 |
| Renewable energyGrenada: 4.1 points higher | 10.0%#142 of 190 · 2022 | 5.9%2022 |
| Access to electricityUS Virgin Islands: 4.4 points higher | 95.6%#129 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Grenada: 1.62× the air pollution | 11.0 µg/m³#146 of 191 · 2023 | 6.8 µg/m³2023 |
| Protected landUS Virgin Islands: 4.5 points higher | 8.8% of land#147 of 191 · 2025 | 13.3% of land2025 |
| Arable landGrenada: 6.5 points higher | 8.7% of land#110 of 190 · 2024 | 2.2% of land2024 |
| Water stress | 7.1%#105 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 2,350 mm#17 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityGrenada: 0.27 higher | +1.24#18 of 193 · 2025 | +0.972025 |
| Control of corruptionGrenada: 0.57 higher | +0.50#60 of 193 · 2025 | −0.072025 |
| Homicide rate | 13.7 per 100,000#21 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United States of America |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm | Dependent territoryunincorporated organized territory of the US with local self-government; republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches |
| Capital | Saint George's | Charlotte Amalie |
| Currency | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) | United States dollar (USD) |
| Official languages | English, Grenadian Creole English | English |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +1 473 | +1 340 |
| Region | Caribbean, North America | 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. Grenada sits at about 12° N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Grenada bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Grenada and US Virgin Islands are almost exactly the same size. Grenada covers 349 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Grenada?
- About 1.0 times: Grenada has 1.01× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Grenada and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Grenada is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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, Grenada or US Virgin Islands?
- Grenada: 117,303 people against 103,792. Density: Grenada 336 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².
- Where do people live longer, Grenada or US Virgin Islands?
- In US Virgin Islands: life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years, against 75.4 — 5.4 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Grenada and US Virgin Islands have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Grenada: constitutional monarchy; US Virgin Islands: dependent territory.