Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 45% larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.69× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Put the other way, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1.45× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 269 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 46,922 | 99,924 |
| Density | 174 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Basseterre | Kingstown |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- No. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 31% smaller than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Saint Kitts and Nevis fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- About 1.4 times: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 1.45× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis 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. Saint Kitts and Nevis is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 99,924 people against 46,922. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².