Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Vatican City
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 549 times larger than Vatican City. Vatican City would fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis about 549 times.
Saint Kitts and NevisVatican CitySaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Vatican City · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 549× the area of Vatican City.
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |  Vatican City | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSaint Kitts and Nevis: 549× the area | 269 km²#188 of 194 | 0.49 km²#194 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Landlocked |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationSaint Kitts and Nevis: 53.2× the population | 46,922#187 of 194 · 2025 | 882#194 of 194 · 2024 |
| DensityVatican City: 10.3× the density | 174 / km²#54 of 194 | 1,800 / km²#5 of 194 |
| 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 | Independent state |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyfederal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm | Absolute monarchyecclesiastical elective monarchy; self-described as an "absolute monarchy" |
| Capital | Basseterre | Vatican City |
| Currency | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | English | Latin, Italian |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| Calling code | +1 869 | +379 |
| Region | Caribbean, North America | Southern Europe, Europe |
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; Vatican City at 42° N is stretched to 1.81×. That difference is why Vatican City 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 Vatican City?
- Yes. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 549 times larger than Vatican City. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Vatican City covers 0.49 km².
- How many times does Vatican City fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- About 549 times: Saint Kitts and Nevis has 549× the area of Vatican City.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Vatican City 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 Vatican City about 1.81×. That is why Vatican City 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 Vatican City?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 people against 882. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Vatican City 1,800 per km².
- What kind of government do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Vatican City have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Saint Kitts and Nevis: constitutional monarchy; Vatican City: absolute monarchy.