Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna and Saint Kitts and Nevis are almost exactly the same size.
Saint Kitts and NevisWallis and FutunaSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Wallis and Futuna · Equal-area projection
0.98×
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.98× the area of Wallis and Futuna. Put the other way, Wallis and Futuna is 1.02× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |  Wallis and Futuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaAbout the same area | 269 km²#188 of 194 | 274 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationSaint Kitts and Nevis: 4.06× the population | 46,922#187 of 194 · 2025 | 11,5582018 |
| DensitySaint Kitts and Nevis: 4.14× the density | 174 / km²#54 of 194 | 42 / 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 Assembly); overseas collectivity of France |
| Capital | Basseterre | Mata-Utu |
| Currency | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) | CFP Franc (XPF) |
| Official languages | English | French, Wallisian, Futunan |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC+12 |
| Calling code | +1 869 | +681 |
| Region | Caribbean, North America | Polynesia, Oceania |
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; Wallis and Futuna at 14° S 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- No. Saint Kitts and Nevis and Wallis and Futuna are almost exactly the same size. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Wallis and Futuna covers 274 km².
- How many times does Saint Kitts and Nevis fit into Wallis and Futuna?
- About 1.0 times: Wallis and Futuna has 1.02× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Wallis and Futuna 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 Wallis and Futuna 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 people against 11,558. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Wallis and Futuna 42 per km².
- What kind of government do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Wallis and Futuna have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Saint Kitts and Nevis: constitutional monarchy; Wallis and Futuna: dependent territory.