Guernsey vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 3.45 times larger than Guernsey. Guernsey would fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis about 3.4 times.
GuernseySaint Kitts and NevisGuernsey moved onto Saint Kitts and Nevis · Equal-area projection
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Guernsey is 0.29× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Put the other way, Saint Kitts and Nevis is 3.45× the size of Guernsey.
 Guernsey |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSaint Kitts and Nevis: 3.45× the area | 78 km² | 269 km²#188 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationGuernsey: 1.44× the population | 67,7872024 | 46,922#187 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityGuernsey: 4.98× the density | 869 / 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 United Kingdom | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (States of Deliberation) | Constitutional monarchyfederal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm |
| Capital | Saint Peter Port | Basseterre |
| Currency | Pound sterling (GBP) | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Official languages | English | English |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC, summer time UTC+1 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +44 | +1 869 |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe | 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. Guernsey sits at about 49° N and is stretched to 2.37× its true area; Saint Kitts and Nevis at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. That difference is why Guernsey looks so much bigger than it is next to Saint Kitts and Nevis. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Guernsey bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- No. Guernsey is 3.45 times smaller than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Guernsey covers 78 km² and Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km².
- How many times does Guernsey fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- About 3.4 times: Saint Kitts and Nevis has 3.45× the area of Guernsey.
- Why do Guernsey and Saint Kitts and Nevis look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guernsey is drawn about 2.37× its true area there and Saint Kitts and Nevis about 1.1×. That is why Guernsey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Saint Kitts and Nevis. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guernsey or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Guernsey: 67,787 people against 46,922. Density: Guernsey 869 per km², Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km².
- What kind of government do Guernsey and Saint Kitts and Nevis have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Guernsey: dependent territory; Saint Kitts and Nevis: constitutional monarchy.