Saint Kitts and Nevis vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 29% larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and NevisUS Virgin IslandsSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.78× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 1.29× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 269 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 46,922 | 103,792 |
| Density | 174 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Basseterre | Charlotte Amalie |
| 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; US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands?
- No. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 22% smaller than US Virgin Islands. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Saint Kitts and Nevis fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 1.3 times: US Virgin Islands has 1.29× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 46,922. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².