Niue vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 50% larger than Niue.
NiueSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNiue moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
0.67×
Niue is 0.67× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Put the other way, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1.5× the size of Niue.
 Niue |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.5× the area | 260 km² | 389 km²#184 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 54.9× the population | 1,8212025 | 99,924#183 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensitySaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 36.7× the density | 7.0 / km² | 257 / km²#39 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 48%#132 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 1.76 per woman#112 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | −0.69%#185 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 12.0 per 1,000#112 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 11.5 per 1,000#21 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 20.9%#111 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 12.3%#69 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | −7.1 per 1,000#177 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 1.94 per 1,000#44 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 71.4 years#121 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 10.2 per 1,000 births#111 of 191 · 2024 |
| University enrolment | — | 41.5%#89 of 145 · 2022 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.798#75 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $12,000#75 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $1.26B2025 |
| Income group | — | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $22,799#83 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +3.4%#89 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +0.8%#147 of 176 · 2025 |
| Unemployment | — | 18.0%#10 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 9.1% of jobs#114 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 21.1% of jobs#70 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 69.8% of jobs#53 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | 8.9% of GDP#21 of 184 · 2025 |
| Internet users | — | 76%#108 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 108 per 100#114 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 73% of land#12 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | — | 1.31 t a year#119 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 5.1%#158 of 190 · 2022 |
| Access to electricity | — | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 10.6 µg/m³#151 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 22.6% of land#64 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 5.1% of land#130 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 7.9%#101 of 176 · 2022 |
| Precipitation | — | 1,583 mm#52 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +1.22#19 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | +0.72#45 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 51.3 per 100,000#2 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of New Zealand | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy | Constitutional monarchyparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm |
| Capital | Alofi | Kingstown |
| Currency | New Zealand dollar (NZD) | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Official languages | English, Niuean | English |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−11 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +683 | +1 784 |
| 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. Niue sits at about 19° S and is stretched to 1.12× its true area; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Niue bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- No. Niue is 33% smaller than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Niue covers 260 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- About 1.5 times: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 1.5× the area of Niue.
- Why do Niue and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Niue is drawn about 1.12× its true area there and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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, Niue or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 99,924 people against 1,821. Density: Niue 7.0 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².
- What kind of government do Niue and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Niue: dependent territory; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: constitutional monarchy.