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Saint Kitts and Nevis

Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis

Capital
Basseterre
Population
46,922 2025
Area
261 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of Saint Kitts and NevisSAINT KITTSAND NEVISFRANCEDOMINICAANTIGUAAND BARBUDABRITISHVIRGIN ISLANDSNorthAtlantic OceanCaribbean Sea0100 km
Saint Kitts and Nevis hatched and ringed, Basseterre marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 17.3°N 62.7°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

An island country in the Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis shares no land border with another country. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Basseterre is Saint John's, in Antigua and Barbuda, 94 km away. At 261 km², it is the 8th-smallest of the 195 countries by area.

With 46,922 people in 2025, it has the smallest population in the Americas. That works out at 180 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 31.9% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$25,223 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 51st of 191 and 6th of 35 in the Americas. Life expectancy at birth was 72.3 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemispheres. Basseterre's antipode is in the Indian Ocean, about 350 km from Australia, the nearest land.

How it compares Americas: 35 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAmericas
Population46,9222025, World Bank187th of 19435th of 35
Area261 km²world-countries188th of 19535th of 35
GDPUS$1.2 billion2025, World Bank, current US$182nd of 19134th of 35
GDP per capitaUS$25,2232025, World Bank, current US$51st of 1916th of 35
Population density180 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries53rd of 19411th of 35
Life expectancy72.3 years2024, World Bank113th of 19428th of 35
Urban population31.9%2025, World Bank170th of 19432nd of 35
Forest area42.1% of land2024, World Bank64th of 19421st of 35
Population growth+0.17% a year2025, World Bank151st of 19427th of 35
Internet users76.9%2024, World Bank106th of 18822nd of 35
Fertility rate1.53 births per woman2024, World Bank135th of 19424th of 35
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 19525th of 35
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaMaldives, Malta and Grenada

Closest in populationLiechtenstein, Monaco and Marshall Islands

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Western
Capital
Basseterre
17.30°N 62.72°W
Northernmost latitude
17.40°N
Southernmost latitude
17.10°N
Westernmost longitude
62.84°W
Easternmost longitude
62.53°W
North to south
about 34 km
Antipode of Basseterre
17.30°S 117.28°E
in the Indian Ocean, about 350 km from the nearest land (Australia)