The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Barbados is 65% bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 431 km² (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 261 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Saint Kitts and Nevis’ coastline is 39% longer than Barbados’
Barbados: 97 km (2026 edition) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 135 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Saint Kitts and Nevis’ highest peak towers 820 m above Barbados’
Barbados: 336 m (2026 edition) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1,156 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis are practically level
Barbados: 23.2% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 23% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Barbados has 6 times as many people as Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 282,623 (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Barbados is 3.6 times as densely populated as Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 656 per km² (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 180 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Barbados are 3.3 cm taller than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 177 cm (2019) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 173.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Barbados are 2.9 cm taller than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 165.7 cm (2019) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 162.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Barbados is 3.6 years older than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 38.9 years (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 35.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Barbados have 0.2 more children on average than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 1.71 children per woman (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1.53 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
17% of people in Barbados are 65 or older, versus 12% in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 17.1% (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 11.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Saint Kitts and Nevis hosts 6 times as many refugees per resident as Barbados
Barbados: 0.018 per 1,000 (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many official languages?
Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis are practically level
Barbados: 1 (2026) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Barbados’ economy is 6.8 times the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis’
Barbados: $8.02 billion (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: $1.18 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saint Kitts and Nevis produces 42% more per person than Barbados
Barbados: Int$25,894 (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: Int$36,777 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Barbados: 34.1 (2016) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Barbados: 6.5% (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Barbados’ central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Saint Kitts and Nevis’ 15%
Barbados: 23.4% (2016) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 15% (2020)
How expensive is it?
Barbados’ price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Saint Kitts and Nevis’
Barbados: 110% (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 69% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saint Kitts and Nevis and Barbados are nearly identical here
Barbados: $1,286 (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: $1,295 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Barbados live 4.1 years longer than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 76.3 years (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 72.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 53% more likely to die before turning one than in Barbados
Barbados: 9.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 13.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 4% more doctors per person than Barbados
Barbados: 3 per 1,000 (2022) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 3.1 per 1,000 (2018)
How many hospital beds are there?
Barbados has 61% more hospital beds per person than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 6.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
Barbados: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data
How common is obesity?
48% of adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis are obese, versus 40% in Barbados
Barbados: 39.6% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 47.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Barbados drink 22% more alcohol than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 10.1 litres (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 8.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 17% more meat per person than Barbados
Barbados: 76.2 kg (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 88.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Barbados has 266 kcal more food per person per day than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 3,118 kcal (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 2,852 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis went to school 0.92 years longer than in Barbados
Barbados: 9.9 years (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Barbados welcomed 46% more tourists per resident than Saint Kitts and Nevis (2019)
Barbados: 2.49 (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1.71 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis are practically level
Barbados: 1 (2026) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Barbados has won 1 Olympic medal, Saint Kitts and Nevis none
Barbados: 1 (2026 edition) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Saint Kitts and Nevis are online, versus 70% in Barbados
Barbados: 70% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Barbados is 34% faster than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 218 Mbps (2026) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 162 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis are practically level
Barbados: 100% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Barbados live in cities, versus 32% in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 60% (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 119 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Barbados 115
Barbados: 115 (2022) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 119 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Saint Kitts and Nevis, but only 15% of Barbados
Barbados: 14.6% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 42.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 15% more CO₂ than someone in Barbados
Barbados: 4.8 t (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 5.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis are practically level
Barbados: 9% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 8.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Barbados carries 65% more fine dust than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados: 11.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 6.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.6 times as likely to be murdered in Saint Kitts and Nevis as in Barbados
Barbados: 7.4 per 100k (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 64.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Barbados: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Barbados bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Barbados is larger. Barbados is 65% bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Which has more people, Barbados or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Barbados has 6 times as many people as Saint Kitts and Nevis (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Barbados or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
People in Barbados live 4.1 years longer than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Life expectancy at birth is 76.3 years in Barbados and 72.3 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Are people taller in Barbados or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Men in Barbados are 3.3 cm taller than in Saint Kitts and Nevis (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).