The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saint Kitts and Nevis fits inside Saint Lucia 2.4 times.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 260 km² (2023) · Saint Lucia: 620 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Saint Lucia’s coastline is 17% longer than Saint Kitts and Nevis’.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 135 km (2026 edition) · Saint Lucia: 158 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Saint Kitts and Nevis’ highest peak towers 208 m above Saint Lucia’s.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1,156 m (2026 edition) · Saint Lucia: 948 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Saint Lucia has 3.8 times as many people as Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 (2025) · Saint Lucia: 180,149 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Saint Lucia is 64% more densely populated than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 180 per km² (2025) · Saint Lucia: 295 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Saint Lucia are 2.7 cm taller than in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 173.7 cm (2019) · Saint Lucia: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Saint Lucia are 2.7 cm taller than in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 162.8 cm (2019) · Saint Lucia: 165.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 1.6 years older than in Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 35.3 years (2023) · Saint Lucia: 33.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saint Kitts and Nevis have 0.1 more children on average than in Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1.53 children per woman (2024) · Saint Lucia: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in Saint Kitts and Nevis are 65 or older, versus 10.0% in Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 11.7% (2025) · Saint Lucia: 10% (2025)
How many official languages?
Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia are practically level.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1 (2026) · Saint Lucia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saint Lucia’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis’.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: $1.18 billion (2025) · Saint Lucia: $2.66 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saint Kitts and Nevis produces 28% more per person than Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Int$36,777 (2025) · Saint Lucia: Int$28,674 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · Saint Lucia: 43.7 (2015)
How many people are looking for work?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · Saint Lucia: 9.5% (2025)
How expensive is it?
Saint Kitts and Nevis’ price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Saint Lucia’s.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 69% (2025) · Saint Lucia: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2 times as much on health per person as Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: $1,295 (2023) · Saint Lucia: $641 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saint Lucia live 0.56 years longer than in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 72.3 years (2024) · Saint Lucia: 72.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Saint Lucia is 14% more likely to die before turning one than in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 13.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Saint Lucia: 15.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saint Lucia has 37% more doctors per person than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 3.1 per 1,000 (2018) · Saint Lucia: 4.2 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
48% of adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis are obese, versus 35% in Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 47.9% (2024) · Saint Lucia: 35.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Saint Kitts and Nevis: no data · Saint Lucia: 13.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Saint Lucia drink 43% more alcohol than in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 8.3 litres (2023) · Saint Lucia: 11.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Saint Lucia has 2% more meat per person than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 88.8 kg (2023) · Saint Lucia: 90.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 198 kcal more food per person per day than Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 2,852 kcal (2023) · Saint Lucia: 2,654 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis went to school 2.2 years longer than in Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 10.8 years (2023) · Saint Lucia: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saint Lucia welcomed 17% more tourists per resident than Saint Kitts and Nevis (2019).
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1.71 (2022) · Saint Lucia: 1.99 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Saint Kitts and Nevis are online, versus 68% in Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 77% (2024) · Saint Lucia: 68% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia are practically level.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 100% (2024) · Saint Lucia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
32% of people in Saint Kitts and Nevis live in cities, versus 29% in Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 32% (2025) · Saint Lucia: 29% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 119 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Saint Lucia 99.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 119 (2023) · Saint Lucia: 99 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Saint Kitts and Nevis, but only 34% of Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 42.3% (2023) · Saint Lucia: 34% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 86% more CO₂ than someone in Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 5.5 t (2024) · Saint Lucia: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
8.7% of Saint Kitts and Nevis’ electricity is renewable, versus 2.5% in Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 8.7% (2024) · Saint Lucia: 2.5% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saint Lucia carries 53% more fine dust than in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 6.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Saint Lucia: 10.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 64% more likely to be murdered in Saint Kitts and Nevis than in Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 64.2 per 100k (2023) · Saint Lucia: 39 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saint Kitts and Nevis are 2.6 times as deadly as in Saint Lucia.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 23.1 per 100k (2021) · Saint Lucia: 8.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
Quick answers
Is Saint Kitts and Nevis bigger than Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia is larger. Saint Kitts and Nevis fits inside Saint Lucia 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia has 3.8 times as many people as Saint Kitts and Nevis (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Lucia?
People in Saint Lucia live 0.56 years longer than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Life expectancy at birth is 72.3 years in Saint Kitts and Nevis and 72.8 in Saint Lucia.
Are people taller in Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Lucia?
Men in Saint Lucia are 2.7 cm taller than in Saint Kitts and Nevis (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).