Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Sint Maarten
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 7.91 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis about 7.9 times.
Saint Kitts and NevisSint MaartenSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 7.91× the area of Sint Maarten.
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |  Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSaint Kitts and Nevis: 7.91× the area | 269 km²#188 of 194 | 34 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.07× the population | 46,922#187 of 194 · 2025 | 43,9232025 |
| DensitySint Maarten: 7.41× the density | 174 / km²#54 of 194 | 1,292 / km² |
| Urban populationSint Maarten: 3.13× the urban share | 32%#167 of 192 · 2025 | 100%2025 |
| Fertility rateSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.06× the births per woman | 1.53 per woman#133 of 192 · 2024 | 1.44 per woman2024 |
| Population growthSint Maarten: 1.14 points higher | +0.17%#150 of 192 · 2025 | +1.31%2025 |
| Birth rateSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.29× the birth rate | 11.7 per 1,000#114 of 192 · 2024 | 9.1 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateSaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.2× the death rate | 10.0 per 1,000#35 of 192 · 2024 | 8.3 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Saint Kitts and Nevis: 3.5 points higher | 18.3%#124 of 192 · 2025 | 14.8%2025 |
| People over 65Sint Maarten: 2.8 points higher | 11.7%#73 of 192 · 2025 | 14.5%2025 |
| Net migrationSint Maarten: 11.7 per 1,000 higher | +0.4 per 1,000#60 of 192 · 2025 | +12.1 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.77 per 1,000#66 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancySint Maarten: 4.2 years longer | 72.3 years#113 of 192 · 2024 | 76.5 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 13.9 per 1,000 births#89 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 3.09 per 1,000#58 of 178 · 2018 | — |
| University enrolment | — | 7.7%2023 |
| Human Development Index | 0.840#57 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaSint Maarten: 1.59× the income per person | $24,530#48 of 185 · 2025 | $38,9502024 |
| GDPSint Maarten: 1.59× the economy | $1.18B2025 | $1.89B2025 |
| Income group | High income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Sint Maarten: 1.54× the output per person | $36,777#59 of 184 · 2025 | $56,4912025 |
| GDP growthSint Maarten: 0.7 points higher | +2.7%#111 of 187 · 2025 | +3.4%2025 |
| Inflation | +3.6%#71 of 176 · 2023 | — |
| Foreign investmentSaint Kitts and Nevis: 0.5 points higher | 2.4% of GDP#78 of 184 · 2025 | 1.9% of GDP2025 |
| Internet users | 77%#105 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptionsSint Maarten: 1.72× the mobile subscriptions | 119 per 100#85 of 191 · 2023 | 205 per 1002022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaSaint Kitts and Nevis: 4.78× the forest share | 42% of land#61 of 192 · 2024 | 9% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 2.88 t a year#84 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energySaint Kitts and Nevis: 1.5 points higher | 1.5%#170 of 190 · 2022 | 0.0%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: 16.8 points higher | 16.9% of land#101 of 191 · 2025 | 0.1% 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 rate | 64.2 per 100,000#1 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of Netherlands |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyfederal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | Basseterre | Philipsburg |
| Currency | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Caribbean guilder (XCG) |
| Official languages | English | English, Dutch |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +1 869 | +1 721 |
| 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; Sint Maarten 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 Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 7.91 times larger than Sint Maarten. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- About 7.9 times: Saint Kitts and Nevis has 7.91× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sint Maarten 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 Sint Maarten 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 Sint Maarten?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 people against 43,923. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².
- Which is richer, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Sint Maarten?
- By gross national income per person, Sint Maarten: $38,950 against $24,530 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 1.59× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Sint Maarten?
- In Sint Maarten: life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years, against 72.3 — 4.2 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sint Maarten have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Saint Kitts and Nevis: constitutional monarchy; Sint Maarten: dependent territory.