Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saint Lucia: Urban area over the long-term
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1.14 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Saint Lucia
1.83 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
197th
Saint Lucia rank
196th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 1.83 km² per grid cell against 1.14 km² per grid cell in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.69 km² per grid cell.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.6 times Saint Kitts and Nevis's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 197th and Saint Lucia ranks 196th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Saint Kitts and Nevis averaged higher in 6 and Saint Lucia in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1400s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1500s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1600s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1700s | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1710s | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1720s | 0.0063 km² per grid cell | 0.0063 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1730s | 0.0081 km² per grid cell | 0.0081 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1740s | 0.0106 km² per grid cell | 0.0106 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1750s | 0.0137 km² per grid cell | 0.0137 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1760s | 0.0178 km² per grid cell | 0.0178 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1770s | 0.0231 km² per grid cell | 0.0231 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1780s | 0.03 km² per grid cell | 0.03 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1790s | 0.039 km² per grid cell | 0.039 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1800s | 0.0506 km² per grid cell | 0.0506 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1810s | 0.0657 km² per grid cell | 0.0657 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1820s | 0.0814 km² per grid cell | 0.0815 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1830s | 0.101 km² per grid cell | 0.1011 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1840s | 0.1252 km² per grid cell | 0.1253 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1850s | 0.1545 km² per grid cell | 0.1554 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1860s | 0.1833 km² per grid cell | 0.1923 km² per grid cell | 0.0089 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1870s | 0.2607 km² per grid cell | 0.237 km² per grid cell | 0.0238 km² per grid cell | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1880s | 0.314 km² per grid cell | 0.2875 km² per grid cell | 0.0265 km² per grid cell | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1890s | 0.3637 km² per grid cell | 0.3361 km² per grid cell | 0.0276 km² per grid cell | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1900s | 0.3677 km² per grid cell | 0.3683 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1910s | 0.3623 km² per grid cell | 0.374 km² per grid cell | 0.0117 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1920s | 0.3546 km² per grid cell | 0.374 km² per grid cell | 0.0194 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1930s | 0.3507 km² per grid cell | 0.374 km² per grid cell | 0.0233 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1940s | 0.3403 km² per grid cell | 0.374 km² per grid cell | 0.0337 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1950s | 0.4088 km² per grid cell | 0.3938 km² per grid cell | 0.015 km² per grid cell | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1960s | 0.5257 km² per grid cell | 0.4918 km² per grid cell | 0.0339 km² per grid cell | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1970s | 0.5813 km² per grid cell | 0.6468 km² per grid cell | 0.0655 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 0.5986 km² per grid cell | 0.8613 km² per grid cell | 0.2626 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 0.6132 km² per grid cell | 1.11 km² per grid cell | 0.4952 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 0.7131 km² per grid cell | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 0.5306 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.8741 km² per grid cell | 1.47 km² per grid cell | 0.5988 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 1.06 km² per grid cell | 1.73 km² per grid cell | 0.6653 km² per grid cell | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 1.83 km² per grid cell against 1.14 km² per grid cell in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia?
- 0.69 km² per grid cell, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 197th and Saint Lucia ranks 196th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.