List of Caribbean islands by area
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This is a list of islands in the Caribbean by area. (The Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Barbados are not in the Caribbean Sea, but rather in the open North Atlantic Ocean.) For related lists, see below.
Islands
[edit]Islands 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) and greater
[edit]Rank | Island Name | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Population | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cuba | 105,806 | 40,852 | 11,318,747 (2022)[1][2] | Cuba |
2 | Hispaniola | 76,479 | 29,529 | 22,278,000 (2020)[3] | Haiti and Dominican Republic |
3 | Jamaica | 10,990 | 4,240 | 2,734,092 (2015)[4] | Jamaica |
4 | Puerto Rico | 8,868 | 3,424 | 3,285,874 (2020)[5] | United States |
5 | Trinidad | 4,827 | 1,864 | 1,267,145 (2011)[6] | Trinidad and Tobago |
6 | North Andros Island | 3,439 | 1,328 | 4,731 (2022)[7] | Bahamas |
7 | Isla de la Juventud | 2,237 | 864 | 83,583 (2022)[8] | Cuba |
8 | Great Inagua Island | 1,543 | 596 | 856 (2022)[7] | Bahamas |
9 | South Andros Island | 1,447 | 559 | 4,603 (2022)[7] | Bahamas |
10 | Grand Bahama Island | 1,373 | 530 | 47,475 (2022)[7] | Bahamas |
11 | Great Abaco Island | 1,144 | 442 | 16,587 (2022)[9] | Bahamas |
12 | Martinique | 1,128 | 436 | 349,925 (2022)[10] | Martinique |
13 | Isla Margarita | 1,020 | 394 | 489,917 (2022)[11] | Venezuela ( Nueva Esparta) |
Islands 300–999 km2 (116–386 sq mi)
[edit]Rank | Island | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Country or Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Basse-Terre | 848 | 327 | Guadeloupe |
15 | Cayo Romano | 777 | 300 | Cuba |
16 | Dominica | 750 | 290 | Dominica |
17 | Gonâve | 743 | 287 | Haiti |
18 | Cozumel | 647 | 250 | Mexico ( Quintana Roo) |
19 | Saint Lucia | 616 | 238 | Saint Lucia |
20 | Grande-Terre | 587 | 226 | Guadeloupe |
21 | Little Abaco Island | 559 | 216 | Bahamas |
22 | Eleuthera | 518 | 200 | Bahamas |
23 | Acklins Island | 497 | 192 | Bahamas |
24 | Long Island | 448 | 173 | Bahamas |
25 | Curaçao | 444 | 171 | Curaçao |
26 | Barbados | 431 | 167 | Barbados |
27 | Cat Island | 389 | 150 | Bahamas |
28 | Cayo Coco | 370 | 143 | Cuba |
29 | Saint Vincent | 345 | 133 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
30 | Cayo Sabinal | 335 | 129 | Cuba |
31 | Grenada | 310 | 120 | Grenada |
32 | Tobago | 300 | 116 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Islands 100–299 km2 (39–115 sq mi)
[edit]Rank | Island | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Country or Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Bonaire | 294 | 113 | Bonaire |
34 | Mayaguana | 280 | 110 | Bahamas |
35 | Antigua | 279 | 108 | Antigua and Barbuda |
36 | Saint Croix | 214 | 82 | United States Virgin Islands |
37 | New Providence | 207 | 80 | Bahamas |
38 | Grand Cayman | 196 | 76 | Cayman Islands |
39 | Aruba | 180 | 74 | Aruba |
40 | Tortuga | 178 | 69 | Haiti |
41 | Saint Kitts | 168 | 65 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
42 | San Salvador Island | 163 | 63 | Bahamas |
43 | Barbuda | 161 | 61 | Antigua and Barbuda ( Barbuda) |
44 | Marie Galante | 158 | 61 | Guadeloupe |
45 | Great Exuma | 158 | 61 | Bahamas |
46 | La Tortuga Island | 156.6 | 61 | Venezuela ( Federal Dependencies of Venezuela) |
47 | Crooked Island | 148 | 57 | Bahamas |
48 | Middle Caicos | 144.2 | 56 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
49 | Vieques | 135 | 52 | Puerto Rico |
50 | Little Inagua | 127 | 49 | Bahamas |
51 | Roatan | 125 | 48 | Honduras |
52 | North Caicos | 116.4 | 45 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
53 | Saona Island | 110 | 42 | Dominican Republic |
54 | Cayo Guajaba | 107 | 41 | Cuba |
55 | Montserrat | 102 | 39 | Montserrat |
56 | Cayo Fragoso | 101 | 39 | Cuba |
Islands 30–99 km2 (12–38 sq mi)
[edit]Islands 10–29 km2 (3.9–11.2 sq mi)
[edit]Islands 5–9 km2 (1.9–3.5 sq mi)
[edit]Rank | Island | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Country or Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|
112 | Little San Salvador Island | 9.7 | - | Bahamas |
113 | Catalina Island | 9.6 | - | Dominican Republic |
114 | Terre-de-Bas | 9 | - | Guadeloupe |
115 | Conception Island | 8.5 | 3 | Bahamas |
116 | Ronde Island | 8.1 | - | Grenada |
117 | Jost Van Dyke | 8 | 3 | British Virgin Islands |
118 | Union Island | 8 | 3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
119 | Solarte Island | 8 | 3 | Panama |
120 | Isleta de San Juan | 7.8 | 3 | Puerto Rico |
121 | Salt Cay | 6.74 | 2.60 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
122 | Klein Bonaire | 6 | 2.3 | Caribbean Netherlands |
123 | Mustique | 5.7 | 2.2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
124 | Navassa Island | 5.2 | 2 | United States (Claimed by Haiti) |
125 | Terre-de-Haut | 5.2 | - | Guadeloupe |
126 | Isla Mujeres | 5.2 | 2 | Mexico |
See also
[edit]- List of Caribbean islands (by political affiliation)
- List of Caribbean countries by population
- List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean
- List of West Indian first-level country subdivisions
References
[edit]- ^ "Cuba: Provinces, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Population of Cuba excluding Isla de la Juventud
- ^ International Monetary Fund (2020). "International Monetary Fund population estimates". Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Population Statistics". statinja.gov.jm. Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Puerto Rico Population Declined 11.8% From 2010 to 2020". August 25, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01.
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 26. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Census population and housing" (PDF). Bahamas Gov. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Isla de la Juventud (Municipality, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Abaco (Island, Bahamas) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Estimation de population par région, sexe et grande classe d'âge – Années 1975 à 2024" (in French). Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Venezuela: Administrative Division". citypopulation.de.
- "CIA Factbook". U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- "Country Documents for Disaster Preparatione, Antigua and Barbuda" (PDF). Prevenzione Web. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- Martin, Atherton (1987). Meditz, Sandra W. (ed.). Islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean: a regional study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. OCLC 49361510.
- USGS[full citation needed]