Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saint Martin
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 5.08 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis about 5.1 times.
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint MartinSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Saint Martin · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 5.08× the area of Saint Martin.
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |  Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSaint Kitts and Nevis: 5.08× the area | 269 km²#188 of 194 | 53 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.88× the population | 46,922#187 of 194 · 2025 | 24,9412025 |
| DensitySaint Martin: 2.7× the density | 174 / km²#54 of 194 | 471 / km² |
| Urban populationSaint Martin: 3.13× the urban share | 32%#167 of 192 · 2025 | 100%2025 |
| Fertility rateSaint Martin: 1.75× the births per woman | 1.53 per woman#133 of 192 · 2024 | 2.67 per woman2024 |
| Population growthSaint Kitts and Nevis: 4.82 points higher | +0.17%#150 of 192 · 2025 | −4.65%2025 |
| Birth rateSaint Martin: 1.28× the birth rate | 11.7 per 1,000#114 of 192 · 2024 | 15.0 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.03× the death rate | 10.0 per 1,000#35 of 192 · 2024 | 9.7 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Saint Martin: 2.8 points higher | 18.3%#124 of 192 · 2025 | 21.1%2025 |
| People over 65Saint Martin: 8.0 points higher | 11.7%#73 of 192 · 2025 | 19.7%2025 |
| Net migrationSaint Kitts and Nevis: 47.3 per 1,000 higher | +0.4 per 1,000#60 of 192 · 2025 | −46.9 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.77 per 1,000#66 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancySaint Martin: 8.1 years longer | 72.3 years#113 of 192 · 2024 | 80.4 years2024 |
| 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 | — |
| GDPSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.82× the economy | $1.18B2025 | $649M2021 |
| Income group | High income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $36,777#59 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growthSaint Martin: 2.2 points higher | +2.7%#111 of 187 · 2025 | +4.9%2021 |
| 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 areaSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.8× the forest share | 42% of land#61 of 192 · 2024 | 23% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 2.88 t a year#84 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 1.5%#170 of 190 · 2022 | — |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 8.9 µg/m³#160 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected landSaint Kitts and Nevis: 7.6 points higher | 16.9% of land#101 of 191 · 2025 | 9.3% of land2025 |
| 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 rateSaint Kitts and Nevis: 2.39× the homicide rate | 64.2 per 100,000#1 of 146 · 2023 | 26.9 per 100,0002016 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of France |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyfederal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of France |
| Capital | Basseterre | Marigot |
| Currency | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | English | French |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +1 869 | +590 |
| 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. Saint Kitts and Nevis sits at about 17° N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Saint Martin 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis bigger than Saint Martin?
- Yes. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 5.08 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Saint Martin covers 53 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- About 5.1 times: Saint Kitts and Nevis has 5.08× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Martin look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Kitts and Nevis is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Saint Martin 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, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Martin?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Saint Martin 471 per km².
- Where do people live longer, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Martin?
- In Saint Martin: life expectancy at birth is 80.4 years, against 72.3 — 8.1 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Martin have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Saint Kitts and Nevis: constitutional monarchy; Saint Martin: dependent territory.