Saint Kitts and Nevis
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and North America.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is two islands, a long one and a round one.
- Capital
- Basseterre
- Also known as
- St Kitts and Nevis
- Continent
- North America
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- the Caribbean
- Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 46,922 (2025)
- Total area
- 260 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 17.3° N, 62.8° W
Saint Kitts and Nevis at a glance
Saint Kitts and Nevis is a country in North America, in the Caribbean. Its capital is Basseterre. It has no land neighbours.
Within North America, Saint Kitts and Nevis has the smallest population (about 46,900 people in 2025) and the smallest area (260 km² in 2023).
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis’ flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Saint Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago: a black diagonal band; Saint Kitts’s is edged in yellow and carries two white stars between green and red, Trinidad’s is edged in white on red.
Saint Kitts and Nevis in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in North America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 46,922 | 188thof 195 | 23rdof 23 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 260 km² | 188thof 194 | 23rdof 23 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $1.184B | 173rdof 182 | 20thof 21 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $25,223 | 46thof 182 | 4thof 21 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 72.3 years | 114thof 195 | 18thof 23 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.53 | 136thof 195 | 15thof 23 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $1,295 | 54thof 191 | 5thof 22 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 31.9% | 170thof 195 | 21stof 23 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 76.9% | 104thof 180 | 11thof 23 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 42.3% | 63rdof 191 | 12thof 23 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 2.88 t | 83rdof 181 | 8thof 23 |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis and its nearest countries
Saint Kitts and Nevis has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,922 | 260 km² | $25,223 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 94,209 | 440 km² | $24,819 | about 70 km |
| Dominica | 65,871 | 750 km² | $10,989 | about 200 km |
| Saint Lucia | 180,149 | 620 km² | $14,746 | about 380 km |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99,924 | 390 km² | $12,562 | about 440 km |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Saint Kitts and Nevis · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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