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

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### Islands 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) and greater

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Rank  | Island Name  | Area (km2)  | Area (sq mi)  | Population  | Country

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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  | 3,203,295 (2024)[5][6] |  Puerto Rico (U.S.)
5  | Trinidad | 4,827  | 1,864  | 1,267,145 (2011)[7] |  Trinidad and Tobago
6  | North Andros Island | 3,439  | 1,328  | 4,731 (2022)[8] |  Bahamas
7  | Isla de la Juventud | 2,237  | 864  | 83,583 (2022)[9] |  Cuba
8  | Great Inagua Island | 1,543  | 596  | 856 (2022)[8] |  Bahamas
9  | South Andros Island | 1,447  | 559  | 4,603 (2022)[8] |  Bahamas
10  | Grand Bahama Island | 1,373  | 530  | 47,475 (2022)[8] |  Bahamas
11  | Great Abaco Island | 1,144  | 442  | 16,587 (2022)[10] |  Bahamas
12  | Martinique | 1,128  | 436  | 349,925 (2022)[11] |  Martinique
13  | Isla Margarita | 1,020  | 394  | 489,917 (2022)[12] |  Venezuela ( Nueva Esparta)

### Islands 300–999 km2 (116–386 sq mi)

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Rank  | Island  | Area (km2)  | Area (sq mi)  | Country or Countries

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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)

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Rank  | Island  | Area (km2)  | Area (sq mi)  | Country or Countries

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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)

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Rank  | Island  | Area (km2)  | Area (sq mi)  | Country or Countries

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57  | Providenciales | 98  | 38  |  Turks and Caicos Islands
58  | Nevis | 93  | 36  |  Saint Kitts and Nevis ( Nevis)
59  | Anguilla | 91  | 35  |  Anguilla
60  | East Caicos | 90.6  | 34  |  Turks and Caicos Islands
61  | Saint Martin | 87  | 37  |  Saint Martin and  Sint Maarten
62  | Saint Thomas | 80.91  | 31.23  |  United States Virgin Islands
63  | Rum Cay | 78  | 30  |  Bahamas
64  | Ambergris Caye | 65  | 25  |  Belize
65  | Blanquilla Island | 64  | 25  |  Venezuela ( Federal Dependencies of Venezuela)
66  | Colón Island | 61  | 24  |  Panama ( Bocas del Toro)
67  | Isla Mona | 57  | 22  |  Puerto Rico
68  | Coche Island | 55  | 21  |  Venezuela ( Nueva Esparta)
69  | Tortola | 55.7  | 21.5  |  British Virgin Islands
70  | Guanaja | 50  | 19  |  Honduras
71  | Popa Island | 53  | 20.5  |  Panama ( Bocas del Toro)
72  | Bastimentos Island | 52  | 20  |  Panama ( Bocas del Toro)
73  | Île à Vache | 52  | 20  |  Haiti
74  | Saint John | 51  | 19.6  |  United States Virgin Islands
75  | Útila | 49  | 18.9  |  Honduras
76  | Grande Cayemite | 45  | 17  |  Haiti
77  | Samana Cay | 45  | 17  |  Bahamas
78  | Cayo Saetia | 42  | 16.2  |  Cuba
79  | La Orchila | 40  | 15.4  |  Venezuela ( Federal Dependencies of Venezuela)
80  | Anegada | 38  | 15  |  British Virgin Islands
81  | Cayo Largo del Sur | 37.5  | 14.5  |  Cuba
82  | Cristóbal Island | 37  | 14.3  |  Panama ( Bocas del Toro)
83  | Cayman Brac | 36  | 14  |  Cayman Islands
84  | Carriacou | 34  | 13  |  Grenada
85  | Great Harbour Cay | 32  | 12.3  |  Bahamas
86  | Culebra | 30.1  | 11.6  |  Puerto Rico

### Islands 10–29 km2 (3.9–11.2 sq mi)

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Rank  | Island  | Area (km2)  | Area (sq mi)  | Country or Countries

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86  | Little Exuma | 29  | 11  |  Bahamas
87  | West Caicos | 28  | 11  |  Turks and Caicos Islands
88  | Beata Island | 27  | 10  |  Dominican Republic
89  | San Andrés | 26  | 10  |  Colombia ( San Andrés y Providencia)
90  | Little Cayman | 26  | 10  |  Cayman Islands
91  | Cayo Cruz | 26  | 10  |  Cuba
92  | Big Pine Key | 25.8  | 10  |  United States ( Florida)
93  | Cubagua | 24  | \-  |  Venezuela ( Nueva Esparta)
94  | Ragged Island | 23  | 9  |  Bahamas
95  | South Caicos | 21.2  | 8  |  Turks and Caicos Islands
96  | Saint Barthélemy | 21  | 8  |  Saint Barthélemy
97  | Sint Eustatius | 21  | 8.1  |  Sint Eustatius
98  | Virgin Gorda | 21  | 8  |  British Virgin Islands
99  | Long Cay | 21  | 8  |  Bahamas
100  | La Désirade | 20.64  | \-  |  Guadeloupe
101  | Tierra Bomba Island | 19.8  | \-  |  Colombia
102  | Bequia | 18.1  | 7  |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
103  | Grand Turk Island | 17.39  | 6.71  |  Turks and Caicos Islands
104  | Providencia | 17  | \-  |  Colombia
105  | Cayo Agua Island | 16  | \-  |  Panama
106  | Cayo Grande | 15.1  | 5.8  |  Venezuela
107  | Key West | 13.65  | 5.27  |  United States
108  | Cayo Guillermo | 13  | \-  |  Cuba
109  | Saba | 13  | 5  |  Caribbean Netherlands
110  | Canouan | 13  | 5  |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
111  | Big Corn Island | 10  | \-  |  Nicaragua

### Islands 5–9 km2 (1.9–3.5 sq mi)

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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

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* 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

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2. ^ Population of Cuba excluding Isla de la Juventud
3. ^ International Monetary Fund (2020). "International Monetary Fund population estimates". Retrieved 2024-07-10.
4. ^ "Population Statistics". statinja.gov.jm. Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
5. ^ "Puerto Rico Population". U.S. Census Bureau. July 2024.
6. ^ "Puerto Rico Population Declined 11.8% From 2010 to 2020". August 25, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01.
7. ^ Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 26. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
8. ^ a b c d "Census population and housing" (PDF). Bahamas Gov. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
9. ^ "Isla de la Juventud (Municipality, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
10. ^ "Abaco (Island, Bahamas) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
11. ^ "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.
12. ^ "Venezuela: Administrative Division". citypopulation.de.

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