Marshall Islands vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 49% larger than Marshall Islands.
Marshall IslandsSaint Kitts and NevisMarshall Islands moved onto Saint Kitts and Nevis · Equal-area projection
0.67×
Marshall Islands is 0.67× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Put the other way, Saint Kitts and Nevis is 1.49× the size of Marshall Islands.
 Marshall Islands |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.49× the area | 181 km²#189 of 194 | 269 km²#188 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.29× the population | 36,282#190 of 194 · 2025 | 46,922#187 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityMarshall Islands: 1.15× the density | 200 / km²#50 of 194 | 174 / km²#54 of 194 |
| Urban populationMarshall Islands: 2.48× the urban share | 79%#48 of 192 · 2025 | 32%#167 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateMarshall Islands: 1.87× the births per woman | 2.86 per woman#57 of 192 · 2024 | 1.53 per woman#133 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthSaint Kitts and Nevis: 3.60 points higher | −3.43%#192 of 192 · 2025 | +0.17%#150 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateMarshall Islands: 1.72× the birth rate | 20.1 per 1,000#71 of 192 · 2024 | 11.7 per 1,000#114 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.41× the death rate | 7.1 per 1,000#97 of 192 · 2024 | 10.0 per 1,000#35 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15Marshall Islands: 15.6 points higher | 33.9%#54 of 192 · 2025 | 18.3%#124 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Saint Kitts and Nevis: 6.8 points higher | 4.9%#126 of 192 · 2025 | 11.7%#73 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationSaint Kitts and Nevis: 47.2 per 1,000 higher | −46.8 per 1,000#192 of 192 · 2025 | +0.4 per 1,000#60 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.00 per 1,000#174 of 190 · 2025 | 0.77 per 1,000#66 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancySaint Kitts and Nevis: 5.2 years longer | 67.1 years#152 of 192 · 2024 | 72.3 years#113 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortalityMarshall Islands: 1.63× the infant mortality | 22.7 per 1,000 births#63 of 191 · 2024 | 13.9 per 1,000 births#89 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 3.09 per 1,000#58 of 178 · 2018 |
| University enrolment | 37.7%#94 of 145 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development IndexSaint Kitts and Nevis: 0.107 higher | 0.733#107 of 190 · 2023 | 0.840#57 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaSaint Kitts and Nevis: 2.53× the income per person | $9,710#81 of 185 · 2025 | $24,530#48 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDPSaint Kitts and Nevis: 3.84× the economy | $308M2025 | $1.18B2025 |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Saint Kitts and Nevis: 4.1× the output per person | $8,964#132 of 184 · 2025 | $36,777#59 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growthSaint Kitts and Nevis: 0.4 points higher | +2.3%#124 of 187 · 2025 | +2.7%#111 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +3.6%#71 of 176 · 2023 |
| Extreme poverty | 2.1%#73 of 149 · 2019 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 35.5#68 of 149 · 2019 | — |
| Foreign investmentSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.4 points higher | 1.0% of GDP#126 of 184 · 2025 | 2.4% of GDP#78 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | 36.0% of GDP#82 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Internet usersSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.17× the share online | 66%#127 of 184 · 2024 | 77%#105 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptionsSaint Kitts and Nevis: 2.98× the mobile subscriptions | 40 per 100#186 of 191 · 2022 | 119 per 100#85 of 191 · 2023 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaMarshall Islands: 1.27× the forest share | 54% of land#40 of 192 · 2024 | 42% of land#61 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 0.00 t a year#183 of 185 · 2024 | 2.88 t a year#84 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energyMarshall Islands: 10.7 points higher | 12.2%#130 of 190 · 2022 | 1.5%#170 of 190 · 2022 |
| Access to electricitySaint Kitts and Nevis: 2.8 points higher | 97.2%#122 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Saint Kitts and Nevis: 2.17× the air pollution | 4.1 µg/m³#189 of 191 · 2023 | 8.9 µg/m³#160 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landSaint Kitts and Nevis: 0.8 points higher | 16.1% of land#106 of 191 · 2025 | 16.9% of land#101 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landSaint Kitts and Nevis: 16.4 points higher | 2.8% of land#152 of 190 · 2024 | 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 stabilityMarshall Islands: 0.39 higher | +1.52#3 of 193 · 2025 | +1.13#26 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionMarshall Islands: 0.03 higher | +0.35#65 of 193 · 2025 | +0.32#66 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 64.2 per 100,000#1 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | Parliamentary republicmixed presidential-parliamentary system in free association with the US | Constitutional monarchyfederal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm |
| Capital | Majuro | Basseterre |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Official languages | English, Marshallese | English |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC+12 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +692 | +1 869 |
| Region | Micronesia, 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7° N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- No. Marshall Islands is 33% smaller than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- About 1.5 times: Saint Kitts and Nevis has 1.49× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall 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. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km².
- Which is richer, Marshall Islands or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- By gross national income per person, Saint Kitts and Nevis: $24,530 against $9,710 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 2.53× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Marshall Islands or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- In Saint Kitts and Nevis: life expectancy at birth is 72.3 years, against 67.1 — 5.2 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Marshall Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Marshall Islands: parliamentary republic; Saint Kitts and Nevis: constitutional monarchy.