Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs US Virgin Islands
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 12% larger than US Virgin Islands.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesUS Virgin IslandsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1.12× the area of US Virgin Islands.
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |  US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.12× the area | 389 km²#184 of 194 | 346 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationUS Virgin Islands: 1.04× the population | 99,924#183 of 194 · 2025 | 103,7922025 |
| DensityUS Virgin Islands: 1.17× the density | 257 / km²#39 of 194 | 300 / km² |
| Urban populationUS Virgin Islands: 1.99× the urban share | 48%#132 of 192 · 2025 | 95%2025 |
| Fertility rateUS Virgin Islands: 1.12× the births per woman | 1.76 per woman#112 of 192 · 2024 | 1.97 per woman2024 |
| Population growthUS Virgin Islands: 0.13 points higher | −0.69%#185 of 192 · 2025 | −0.56%2025 |
| Birth rateSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.08× the birth rate | 12.0 per 1,000#112 of 192 · 2024 | 11.1 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.25× the death rate | 11.5 per 1,000#21 of 192 · 2024 | 9.2 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 4.4 points higher | 20.9%#111 of 192 · 2025 | 16.5%2025 |
| People over 65US Virgin Islands: 10.8 points higher | 12.3%#69 of 192 · 2025 | 23.1%2025 |
| Net migrationUS Virgin Islands: 3.7 per 1,000 higher | −7.1 per 1,000#177 of 192 · 2025 | −3.4 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 1.94 per 1,000#44 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyUS Virgin Islands: 9.4 years longer | 71.4 years#121 of 192 · 2024 | 80.8 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 10.2 per 1,000 births#111 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| University enrolment | 41.5%#89 of 145 · 2022 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.798#75 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $12,000#75 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDPUS Virgin Islands: 3.72× the economy | $1.26B2025 | $4.67B2022 |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)US Virgin Islands: 2.18× the output per person | $22,799#83 of 184 · 2025 | $49,7852022 |
| GDP growthSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 4.7 points higher | +3.4%#89 of 187 · 2025 | −1.3%2022 |
| Inflation | +0.8%#147 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| UnemploymentSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.58× the unemployment | 18.0%#10 of 178 · 2025 | 11.4%2025 |
| Jobs in agricultureSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 7.5 points higher | 9.1% of jobs#114 of 178 · 2025 | 1.6% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in industrySaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 4.5 points higher | 21.1% of jobs#70 of 178 · 2025 | 16.6% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in servicesUS Virgin Islands: 12.1 points higher | 69.8% of jobs#53 of 178 · 2025 | 81.9% of jobs2025 |
| Foreign investment | 8.9% of GDP#21 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | — | 97.4% of GDP2022 |
| Internet users | 76%#108 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptionsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.19× the mobile subscriptions | 108 per 100#114 of 191 · 2024 | 91 per 1002022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.25× the forest share | 73% of land#12 of 192 · 2024 | 59% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 1.31 t a year#119 of 185 · 2024 | 0.00 t a year2024 |
| Renewable energyUS Virgin Islands: 0.8 points higher | 5.1%#158 of 190 · 2022 | 5.9%2022 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1.56× the air pollution | 10.6 µg/m³#151 of 191 · 2023 | 6.8 µg/m³2023 |
| Protected landSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 9.3 points higher | 22.6% of land#64 of 191 · 2025 | 13.3% of land2025 |
| Arable landSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 2.9 points higher | 5.1% of land#130 of 190 · 2024 | 2.2% of land2024 |
| Water stress | 7.9%#101 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 1,583 mm#52 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilitySaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0.25 higher | +1.22#19 of 193 · 2025 | +0.972025 |
| Control of corruptionSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0.79 higher | +0.72#45 of 193 · 2025 | −0.072025 |
| Homicide rate | 51.3 per 100,000#2 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United States of America |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm | Dependent territoryunincorporated organized territory of the US with local self-government; republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches |
| Capital | Kingstown | Charlotte Amalie |
| Currency | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) | United States dollar (USD) |
| Official languages | English | English |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +1 784 | +1 340 |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines sits at about 13° N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Vincent and the Grenadines bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 12% larger than US Virgin Islands. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- About 1.1 times: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 1.12× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and US Virgin Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is drawn about 1.06× 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 Vincent and the Grenadines or US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 99,924. Density: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².
- Where do people live longer, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines or US Virgin Islands?
- In US Virgin Islands: life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years, against 71.4 — 9.4 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and US Virgin Islands have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: constitutional monarchy; US Virgin Islands: dependent territory.