The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saint Kitts and Nevis fits inside Puerto Rico 34 times
Puerto Rico: 8,870 km² (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 261 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Puerto Rico’s coastline is 3.7 times as long as Saint Kitts and Nevis’
Puerto Rico: 501 km (2026 edition) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 135 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Puerto Rico’s highest peak towers 182 m above Saint Kitts and Nevis’
Puerto Rico: 1,338 m (2026 edition) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1,156 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 23% of Saint Kitts and Nevis, versus 19% of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: 18.5% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 23% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Puerto Rico has 68 times as many people as Saint Kitts and Nevis
Puerto Rico: 3.18 million (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Puerto Rico is 2 times as densely populated as Saint Kitts and Nevis
Puerto Rico: 359 per km² (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 180 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Puerto Rico are 5.8 cm taller than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Puerto Rico: 179.5 cm (2019) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 173.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis are practically level
Puerto Rico: 163.1 cm (2019) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 162.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Puerto Rico is 10 years older than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Puerto Rico: 45.3 years (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 35.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saint Kitts and Nevis have 0.6 more children on average than in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: 0.92 children per woman (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1.53 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Puerto Rico are 65 or older, versus 12% in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Puerto Rico: 25.3% (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 11.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Puerto Rico: no data · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Puerto Rico: 0 (2026) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data
How many official languages?
Puerto Rico has 2 official languages, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1
Puerto Rico: 2 (2026) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Puerto Rico’s economy is 109 times the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis’
Puerto Rico: $129 billion (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: $1.18 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Puerto Rico produces 42% more per person than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Puerto Rico: Int$52,196 (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: Int$36,777 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Puerto Rico: 6% (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Puerto Rico: no data · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 15% (2020)
How expensive is it?
Puerto Rico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Saint Kitts and Nevis’
Puerto Rico: 78% (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 69% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Puerto Rico: no data · Saint Kitts and Nevis: $1,295 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Puerto Rico live 9.6 years longer than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Puerto Rico: 81.9 years (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 72.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Puerto Rico: no data · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 13.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Puerto Rico: no data · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 3.1 per 1,000 (2018)
How many hospital beds are there?
Puerto Rico: no data · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
Puerto Rico: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data
How common is obesity?
48% of adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis are obese, versus 42% in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: 41.9% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 47.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Puerto Rico: 7.04 (2015) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data
How much do people drink?
Adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis drink 41% more alcohol than in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: 5.9 litres (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 8.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Puerto Rico: no data · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 88.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Puerto Rico: no data · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 2,852 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Puerto Rico: no data · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Puerto Rico welcomed 1% more tourists per resident than Saint Kitts and Nevis (2019)
Puerto Rico: 1.73 (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1.71 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Puerto Rico: no data · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Puerto Rico has won 12 Olympic medals, Saint Kitts and Nevis none
Puerto Rico: 12 (2026 edition) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
87% of people in Puerto Rico are online, versus 77% in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Puerto Rico: 87% (2022) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Puerto Rico is 49% faster than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Puerto Rico: 242 Mbps (2026) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 162 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis are practically level
Puerto Rico: 100% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
94% of people in Puerto Rico live in cities, versus 32% in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Puerto Rico: 94% (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Puerto Rico has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Saint Kitts and Nevis 119
Puerto Rico: 126 (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 119 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Puerto Rico, but only 42% of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Puerto Rico: 49.7% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 42.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Puerto Rico: no data · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 5.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
8.7% of Saint Kitts and Nevis’ electricity is renewable, versus 6.4% in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: 6.4% (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 8.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Puerto Rico carries 7% more fine dust than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Puerto Rico: 7.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 6.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.3 times as likely to be murdered in Saint Kitts and Nevis as in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: 15.1 per 100k (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 64.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Puerto Rico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Puerto Rico: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data
How much rain falls?
Puerto Rico: 1,168 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Puerto Rico bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Puerto Rico is larger. Saint Kitts and Nevis fits inside Puerto Rico 34 times.
Which has more people, Puerto Rico or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Puerto Rico has 68 times as many people as Saint Kitts and Nevis (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Puerto Rico or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
People in Puerto Rico live 9.6 years longer than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Life expectancy at birth is 81.9 years in Puerto Rico and 72.3 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Are people taller in Puerto Rico or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Men in Puerto Rico are 5.8 cm taller than in Saint Kitts and Nevis (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).