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Grenada vs Sint Maarten
Side-by-side comparison of Grenada and Sint Maarten from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Grenada
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 52 years
In short
Grenada has 2.7 times the population of Sint Maarten. Grenada is 10 times larger than Sint Maarten by land area. Grenada and Sint Maarten have economies of similar size (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Grenada 117,303 and Sint Maarten 43,923 (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $56,491 in Sint Maarten and $21,346 in Grenada (2025, international dollars). People in Sint Maarten live on average 1.2 years longer (76.5 vs 75.4 years).
Of 7 indicators reported by both countries, Grenada ranks higher in the world on 2 and Sint Maarten on 5. Grenada is clearly stronger in environment & energy, natural resources and society & health. Sint Maarten is clearly stronger in infrastructure & digital, land & people and tourism.
As a nation, Grenada is the older of the two (statehood since 1974, 52 years), compared with Sint Maarten (since 2010).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Grenada and Sint Maarten.
Grenada
95.6%
152nd of 215
Sint Maartenbetter
100.0%
1st of 215
Renewable energyEnvironment & energy
Grenadabetter
10.0%
145th of 212
Sint Maarten
0.0%
207th of 212
GDP per person (PPP)Economy
Grenada
$21,346
101st of 199
Sint Maartenbetter
$56,491
43rd of 199
GDP per personEconomy
Grenada
$12,107
98th of 210
Sint Maartenbetter
$42,978
38th of 210
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Grenada overtook Sint Maarten in GDP (PPP) in 2025, the latest year with data.
Sint Maarten overtook Grenada in life expectancy in 2022 and has stayed ahead since.
Sint Maarten has been ahead of Grenada in GDP per person (PPP) in every year since 2009.
Grenada has been ahead of Sint Maarten in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
GrenadaSint Maarten All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Grenada | Sint Maarten |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 344198th/216 · 2024 | 34212th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 344197th/216 · 2024 | 34211th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 117,303189th/217 · 2025 | 43,923206th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.08%166th/217 · 2025 | 1.31%79th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 340.735th/216 · 2024 | 1,275.010th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 36.7%181st/217 · 2025 | 100.0%1st/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 19.0%130th/217 · 2025 | 14.8%183rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 12.6%81st/217 · 2025 | 14.5%70th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $1.42 bn194th/210 · 2025 | $1.89 bn190th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $2.50 bn183rd/199 · 2025 | $2.48 bn184th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $2.14 bn183rd/199 · 2025 | $2.12 bn184th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $12,10798th/210 · 2025 | $42,97838th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $21,346101st/199 · 2025 | $56,49143rd/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $11,66089th/201 · 2025 | $38,95034th/201 · 2024 |
| GDP growth % | 4.4%66th/210 · 2025 | 3.4%103rd/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 0.6%25th/180 · 2025 | 2.2%2017 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 69.4%134th/189 · 2025 | — |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -5.0%149th/192 · 2025 | — |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 2.5%139th/197 · 2025 | 0.1%2013 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 15.5%159th/200 · 2025 | 6.0%195th/200 · 2021 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 3.3%168th/192 · 2025 | 1.2%183rd/192 · 2021 |
| Services % of GDP | 64.9%54th/200 · 2025 | 89.3%6th/200 · 2021 |
| Trade | ||
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0%161st/170 · 2024 | — |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 28.6%94th/171 · 2024 | — |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 69.1%14th/171 · 2024 | — |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 1.5%119th/171 · 2024 | — |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 6.4%86th/168 · 2024 | — |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -23.1%185th/191 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 12.0%13th/196 · 2025 | 1.9%108th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.0%187th/209 · 2021 | 0.0%187th/209 · 2018 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | — |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | — |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | — |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2018 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.00%183rd/209 · 2021 | 0.00%183rd/209 · 2018 |
| Arable land % of land area | 8.7%113th/206 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 1,711108th/183 · 2022 | — |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 217,000150th/194 · 2020 | 2.0 m68th/194 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $548.0 m93rd/175 · 2018 | $243.0 m114th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 88.2%3rd/168 · 2018 | 46.1%17th/168 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 75.4104th/217 · 2024 | 76.591st/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 18.0118th/196 · 2024 | — |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 1.382018 | — |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.058th/145 · 2023 | — |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 93%81st/193 · 2024 | — |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 58.1%102nd/153 · 2023 | — |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 100.7%59th/173 · 2024 | 111.4%2014 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 18.5%82nd/217 · 2025 | 20.5%73rd/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 4.7%132nd/193 · 2023 | — |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 100.0%2018 | 7.7%144th/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.79180th/193 · 2023 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 43.82018 | — |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.8%2018 | — |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 95.6%152nd/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 89.9%2017 | — |
| Internet users % of population | 70.2%123rd/186 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 96148th/210 · 2022 | 2054th/210 · 2022 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 29.860th/208 · 2022 | — |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.5085th/164 · 2022 | — |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 1.5076th/203 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 10.0%145th/212 · 2022 | 0.0%207th/212 · 2022 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 11.054th/200 · 2023 | — |
| Forest area % of land area | 51.5%53rd/214 · 2024 | 8.8%170th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 7332007 | — |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 52.5107th/205 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 58.269th/207 · 2025 | — |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 68.260th/207 · 2025 | — |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 87.322nd/207 · 2025 | — |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 55.095th/205 · 2025 | — |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 66.671st/205 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 13.7124th/145 · 2023 | — |
| Science & innovation | ||
| Scientific articles articles | 42157th/197 · 2023 | — |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Grenada or Sint Maarten?
Grenada has the larger population: 117,303 (2025) compared with 43,923 for Sint Maarten (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Grenada or Sint Maarten?
Grenada is larger: 344 km² (2024) compared with 34 km² for Sint Maarten (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Grenada or Sint Maarten?
Grenada has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $2.50 bn intl. (2025) compared with $2.48 bn intl. for Sint Maarten (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Grenada or Sint Maarten?
Sint Maarten has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $56,491 intl. (2025) compared with $21,346 intl. for Grenada (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Grenada or Sint Maarten?
Sint Maarten has the higher life expectancy at birth: 76.5 years (2024) compared with 75.4 years for Grenada (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Grenada vs Sint Maarten — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/grenada-vs-sint-maarten. Data as of 26 October 2026.