Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 11% larger than Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 1.11× the area of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.11× the area | 269 km²#188 of 194 | 242 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationSaint Kitts and Nevis: 7.85× the population | 46,922#187 of 194 · 2025 | 5,9742019 |
| DensitySaint Kitts and Nevis: 7.07× the density | 174 / km²#54 of 194 | 25 / km² |
| 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 | 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 | Saint-Pierre |
| Currency | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | English | French |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC−3, summer time UTC−2 |
| Calling code | +1 869 | +508 |
| Region | Caribbean, North America | Northern America, 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 Pierre and Miquelon at 47° N is stretched to 2.14×. That difference is why Saint Pierre and Miquelon 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis bigger than Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- Yes. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 11% larger than Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Saint Pierre and Miquelon covers 242 km².
- How many times does Saint Pierre and Miquelon fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- About 1.1 times: Saint Kitts and Nevis has 1.11× the area of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Pierre and Miquelon 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 Pierre and Miquelon about 2.14×. That is why Saint Pierre and Miquelon 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, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 people against 5,974. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 per km².
- What kind of government do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Pierre and Miquelon have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Saint Kitts and Nevis: constitutional monarchy; Saint Pierre and Miquelon: dependent territory.