https://www.humantruth.info/saint_vincent_and_the_grenadines.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
St Vincent & the Grenadines | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 76th best |
Capital | Kingstown |
Land Area | 390km21 |
Location | North America, The Americas, The Caribbean |
Groupings | Small Islands |
Population | 0.1m2 |
Life Expectancy | 69.63yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $11 961 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | VC, VCT, 6705 |
Internet Domain | .vc6 |
Currency | Dollar (XCD)7 |
Telephone | +8 |
“Resistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on Saint Vincent until 1719. Disputed between France and the United Kingdom for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Caribbean fantasies converge on this collection of 32 islands at the south end of the Leeward Islands. Just the name St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) evokes visions of exotic, idyllic island life. Imagine an island chain in the heart of the Caribbean Sea, uncluttered by tourist exploitation; with white-sand beaches on deserted islands, sky-blue water gently lapping the shore and barely a soul around.
Once you get off the big island, with its traffic, hustle and noise, and out into the Grenadines, everything changes. There are 31 Grenadines, each one more tranquil than the next and each begging to be explored. Beaches stretch out before you, the pace of life slows to a crawl and the desire to go home vanishes.
These islands have enchanted sailors for centuries, and continue to do so. Whether you have your own vessel, are happy to hitch a ride or take one of the new ferries, the island-hopping opportunities are irresistible.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
... | ||
86 | Mexico | 0.758 |
87 | Brazil | 0.754 |
88 | Colombia | 0.752 |
89 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 0.751 |
90 | Maldives | 0.747 |
91= | Tonga | 0.745 |
91= | Algeria | 0.745 |
91= | Azerbaijan | 0.745 |
The Americas Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
... | ||
98 | Peru | $12 246 |
99 | Equatorial Guinea | $12 074 |
100 | St Lucia | $12 048 |
101 | St Vincent & Grenadines | $11 961 |
102 | Egypt | $11 732 |
103 | Dominica | $11 488 |
104 | Indonesia | $11 466 |
105 | Algeria | $10 800 |
The Americas Avg | $16 628 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
73 | UAE | 81.0 |
74 | Kosovo | 81.0 |
75 | Bahamas | 81.6 |
76 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 81.6 |
77 | Antigua & Barbuda | 82.3 |
78 | Philippines | 82.5 |
79 | Colombia | 82.7 |
80 | China | 82.8 |
The Americas Avg | 81.5 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
q=199. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
St Vincent & the Grenadines's population is predicted to rise to 110 781 by 2030. This rise is despite a low fertility rate, meaning, that this country is helping to alleviate problems with growing population in neighbouring countries by accepting immigrants, very likely as a requirement of maintaining an active workforce. This country has a fertility rate of 1.78. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
179 | Kiribati | 0.1m |
180 | Micronesia | 0.1m |
181 | Grenada | 0.1m |
182 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 0.1m |
183 | Tonga | 0.1m |
184 | Seychelles | 97 096 |
185 | Antigua & Barbuda | 96 286 |
186 | Andorra | 77 006 |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
119 | Mexico | 70.2 |
120 | Honduras | 70.1 |
121 | Kyrgyzstan | 70.0 |
122 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 69.6 |
123 | Cambodia | 69.6 |
124 | Russia | 69.4 |
125 | Azerbaijan | 69.4 |
126 | Kazakhstan | 69.4 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
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Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
33 | El Salvador | 1.79 |
34 | Qatar | 1.78 |
35 | Bulgaria | 1.78 |
36 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 1.78 |
37 | Brunei | 1.76 |
38 | Dominican Rep. | 2.25 |
39 | Nicaragua | 2.28 |
40 | Panama | 2.30 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
114 | Azerbaijan | 18.7 |
115 | Colombia | 18.8 |
116 | Antigua & Barbuda | 19.0 |
117 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 19.7 |
118 | Seychelles | 19.8 |
119= | St Lucia | 19.9 |
119= | Brazil | 19.9 |
121 | Argentina | 20.3 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
87 | Tonga | 4.6% |
88 | Venezuela | 4.5% |
89 | Lithuania | 4.3% |
90 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 4.2% |
91 | Czechia | 4.1% |
92 | Uganda | 3.9% |
93 | Dominican Rep. | 3.9% |
94 | Mauritania | 3.8% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
12 | Suriname | 39.0% |
13 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 38.9% |
14 | Palau | 38.8% |
15 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 37.7% |
16 | Cape Verde | 37.6% |
17 | Jamaica | 36.1% |
18 | Armenia | 28.2% |
19 | Trinidad & Tobago | 26.7% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance #women
Compared to The Americas (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Canada | 14.7 |
2 | Costa Rica | 31.8 |
3 | Uruguay | 35.5 |
4 | USA | 38.6 |
5 | Chile | 47.9 |
6 | Puerto Rico | 50.8 |
7 | Barbados | 51.7 |
8 | Argentina | 53.3 |
9 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 54.2 |
10 | Dominica | 57.3 |
11 | Brazil | 60.3 |
12 | Jamaica | 64.1 |
13 | Panama | 64.4 |
The Americas Avg | 71.80 | |
q=36. |
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
39 | Greece | 52.4 |
40 | San Marino | 53.1 |
41 | Argentina | 53.3 |
42 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 54.2 |
43 | Croatia | 54.9 |
44 | Liechtenstein | 54.9 |
45 | Dominica | 57.3 |
46 | Hungary | 58.5 |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway19. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, N. Korea and Afghanistan19.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe19, whereas the worst are Africa, The Middle East and Asia19.
For more, see:
Human Rights & Tolerance:
Freedom in the World Lower is better | ||
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Pos. | 2024 Score | |
1= | Norway | 1.0 |
1= | Canada | 1.0 |
1= | Cape Verde | 1.0 |
1= | Slovakia | 1.0 |
1= | Chile | 1.0 |
1= | San Marino | 1.0 |
1= | Costa Rica | 1.0 |
1= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 1.0 |
1= | St Lucia | 1.0 |
1= | Cyprus | 1.0 |
1= | Denmark | 1.0 |
1= | Dominica | 1.0 |
The Americas Avg | 2.7 | |
World Avg | 3.7 | |
q=205. |
Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better20 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2009 Treaties20 | |
1 | Argentina | 24 |
2= | Chile | 23 |
2= | Costa Rica | 23 |
... | ||
101 | Sierra Leone | 15 |
102= | Chad | 15 |
102= | Tanzania | 15 |
102= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 15 |
102= | Liberia | 15 |
102= | Libya | 15 |
102= | Maldives | 15 |
102= | Andorra | 15 |
The Americas Avg | 16.5 | |
World Avg | 15.1 | |
q=194. |
HR Treaties Lag Lower is better21 | ||
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Pos. | 2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty21 | |
1 | Ecuador | 2.15 |
2 | Uruguay | 2.25 |
3 | Tunisia | 3.65 |
... | ||
91 | Niger | 9.89 |
92 | Barbados | 9.94 |
93 | Algeria | 9.95 |
94 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 9.98 |
95 | Azerbaijan | 10.08 |
96 | Lebanon | 10.14 |
97 | Afghanistan | 10.23 |
98 | Dominican Rep. | 10.24 |
The Americas Avg | 8.45 | |
World Avg | 10.02 | |
q=195. |
Gender Equality:
The 1950s saw a late rush of 43 countries, including St Vincent & Grenadines and many developing nations, move to cease preventing women from voting.
See:
Year Women Can Vote Lower is better | ||
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Pos. | Total Year | |
1 | New Zealand | 1893 |
2 | Australia | 1902 |
3 | Finland | 1906 |
... | ||
87= | Nepal | 1951 |
87= | Dominica | 1951 |
87= | St Kitts & Nevis | 1951 |
87= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 1951 |
91 | Bolivia | 1952 |
92= | Ivory Coast | 1952 |
92= | Greece | 1952 |
92= | Lebanon | 1952 |
The Americas Avg | 1947 | |
World Avg | 1930 | |
q=189. |
Prejudice:
LGBT Equality Higher is better22 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Score22 | |
1 | Netherlands | 103 |
2 | Belgium | 90 |
3 | Sweden | 86 |
... | ||
137= | Papua New Guinea | -10 |
137= | Sri Lanka | -10 |
137= | Antigua & Barbuda | -10 |
137= | St Vincent & Grenadines | -10 |
137= | Mauritius | -10 |
137= | Myanmar (Burma) | -10 |
137= | Barbados | -10 |
144 | Ethiopia | -14 |
The Americas Avg | 26.1 | |
World Avg | 12.6 | |
q=196. |
Freedom of Thought Lower is better23 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202123 | |
1= | Belgium | 1.0 |
1= | Taiwan | 1.0 |
1= | Netherlands | 1.0 |
... | ||
31 | Luxembourg | 2.0 |
32= | S. Sudan | 2.0 |
33 | Greece | 2.3 |
34= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.3 |
34= | Marshall Islands | 2.3 |
34= | Japan | 2.3 |
34= | Botswana | 2.3 |
34= | Benin | 2.3 |
The Americas Avg | 2.7 | |
World Avg | 3.0 | |
q=196. |
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines
Compared to The Americas (2025)24 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank24 | |
1 | Greenland | 34.3 |
2 | Curaço | 49.7 |
3 | Aruba | 49.9 |
... | ||
22 | Dominica | 86.3 |
23 | Argentina | 86.6 |
24 | St Kitts & Nevis | 88.9 |
25 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 89.3 |
26 | Colombia | 94.5 |
27 | Ecuador | 95.3 |
28 | Jamaica | 95.4 |
29 | Panama | 95.6 |
30 | St Lucia | 96.0 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=44. |
Health (2025)24 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank24 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
100 | Argentina | 86.6 |
101 | Iran | 88.6 |
102 | St Kitts & Nevis | 88.9 |
103 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 89.3 |
104 | Ukraine | 89.6 |
105 | Kazakhstan | 90.7 |
106 | Morocco | 91.9 |
107 | Uzbekistan | 92.2 |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
q=212. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man25. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria25.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans25, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia25.
For more, see:
Health:
St Vincent & the Grenadines does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. St Vincent & Grenadines does better than average when it comes to its suicide rate26, its immunizations take-up27, its fertility rate14 and in its smoking rate28. St Vincent & Grenadines doesn't do so well in other areas. St Vincent & Grenadines does worse than average in terms of its adolescent birth rate29, its average life expectancy11 and in its alcohol consumption rate30. And finally, it is second-from-the-bottom in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance31. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years. Life expectancy in Saint Vincent & the Grenadines was static between 1990 and 2019, whereas almost all of the rest of the world improved. In the 2010s, it was one of only 12 countries that saw their life expectancy drop. It is amongst only 41 countries who have seen their fertility rate drop by more than 4 since the 1960s. Its peak fertility rate was 7.29 in 1960.Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
119 | Mexico | 70.2 |
120 | Honduras | 70.1 |
121 | Kyrgyzstan | 70.0 |
122 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 69.6 |
123 | Cambodia | 69.6 |
124 | Russia | 69.4 |
125 | Azerbaijan | 69.4 |
126 | Kazakhstan | 69.4 |
The Americas Avg | 72.58 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption Lower is better30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita30 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
120= | Malta | 8.1 |
120= | Macedonia | 8.1 |
122 | Burkina Faso | 8.2 |
123= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 8.2 |
123= | Dominica | 8.2 |
125 | Thailand | 8.3 |
126= | Ivory Coast | 8.4 |
126= | Botswana | 8.4 |
The Americas Avg | 6.9 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
33 | El Salvador | 1.79 |
34 | Qatar | 1.78 |
35 | Bulgaria | 1.78 |
36 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 1.78 |
37 | Brunei | 1.76 |
38 | Dominican Rep. | 2.25 |
39 | Nicaragua | 2.28 |
40 | Panama | 2.30 |
The Americas Avg | 1.80 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201428 | |
1 | Guinea | 15 |
2 | Solomon Islands | 26 |
3 | Kiribati | 28 |
... | ||
62 | Sri Lanka | 322 |
63 | Mexico | 329 |
64 | Barbados | 333 |
65 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 338 |
66 | Hong Kong | 345 |
67 | Colombia | 359 |
68 | Antigua & Barbuda | 362 |
69 | Yemen | 388 |
The Americas Avg | 457 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate26 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2013 Per 100k26 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
... | ||
16 | Malta | 6.9 |
17 | Greece | 7 |
18 | Paraguay | 7.1 |
19= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 7.3 |
19= | Guatemala | 7.3 |
19= | Barbados | 7.3 |
19= | Belize | 7.3 |
23 | Bahrain | 7.5 |
The Americas Avg | 13.57 | |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank31 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
... | ||
156 | Libya | 156 |
157 | Papua New Guinea | 157 |
158 | Belize | 158 |
159 | Algeria | 159 |
160 | Senegal | 160 |
161 | Mauritania | 161 |
162 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 162 |
163 | Angola | 163 |
The Americas Avg | 94.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 %32 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
93 | Armenia | 54.4 |
94 | Belize | 54.8 |
95 | Haiti | 54.9 |
96= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 55.0 |
96= | Solomon Islands | 55.0 |
98 | Denmark | 55.4 |
99 | Jamaica | 55.5 |
100 | Mongolia | 55.6 |
The Americas Avg | 57.4 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better29 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100029 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
116 | Samoa | 43.8 |
117 | Tajikistan | 44.9 |
118 | Cambodia | 45.7 |
119 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 46.5 |
120 | Philippines | 48.1 |
121 | Botswana | 48.3 |
122 | Cuba | 48.9 |
123 | Haiti | 51.8 |
The Americas Avg | 48.1 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
q=195. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %27 | |
1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
1= | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
26= | Cook Islands | 97.3 |
27 | Greece | 97.3 |
28= | Turkmenistan | 97.2 |
28= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 97.2 |
30 | Dominica | 97.1 |
31= | Kazakhstan | 97.1 |
32 | Albania | 97.1 |
33 | Andorra | 97.1 |
The Americas Avg | 91.3 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #st_vincent_&_the_grenadines #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to The Americas (2025)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank33 | |
1 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
2 | Puerto Rico | 47.1 |
3 | Costa Rica | 49.7 |
... | ||
23 | Jamaica | 88.6 |
24 | Paraguay | 91.0 |
25 | Belize | 91.3 |
26 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 92.0 |
27 | Trinidad & Tobago | 94.5 |
28= | St Kitts & Nevis | 96.9 |
29 | Bahamas | 100.9 |
30 | Antigua & Barbuda | 103.2 |
31 | St Lucia | 103.6 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=36. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank33 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
123 | Equatorial Guinea | 91.2 |
124 | Belize | 91.3 |
125 | Albania | 91.5 |
126 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 92.0 |
127= | Monaco | 92.1 |
127= | Moldova | 92.1 |
129 | S. Africa | 92.2 |
130 | Malta | 92.2 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
For more, see:
St Vincent & Grenadines ranks 126th in the world regarding its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is derived from 4 data sets. St Vincent & Grenadines does better than average in its environmental performance34 and in its forested percent change 2000-202035. St Vincent & Grenadines does worse than average in its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 when it comes to reducing annual meat consumption per person36 (one of the highest in The Americas).Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better35 | ||
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Pos. | Total35 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
125= | Anguilla | 0.0% |
125= | Jersey | 0.0% |
125= | Maldives | 0.0% |
125= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 0.0% |
125= | Isle of Man | 0.0% |
125= | Tokelau | 0.0% |
125= | St Martin | 0.0% |
125= | Liechtenstein | 0.0% |
The Americas Avg | -2.1% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
q=234. |
Environmental Performance Higher is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201834 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
33 | Czechia | 67.7 |
34 | Slovenia | 67.6 |
35 | Trinidad & Tobago | 67.4 |
36 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 66.5 |
37 | Latvia | 66.1 |
38 | Turkmenistan | 66.1 |
39 | Seychelles | 66.0 |
40 | Albania | 65.5 |
The Americas Avg | 58.8 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
135 | Samoa | 52% |
136 | Zimbabwe | 52% |
137 | Suriname | 52% |
138 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 52% |
139 | Saudi Arabia | 52% |
140 | Central African Rep. | 52% |
141 | Mauritania | 51% |
142 | Lesotho | 51% |
The Americas Avg | 60.7% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Meat Consumption Lower is better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 kg36 | |
1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
... | ||
175 | Spain | 100.3 |
176 | Samoa | 106.2 |
177 | Israel | 107.7 |
178 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 109.5 |
179 | Australia | 110.2 |
180 | Bahamas | 111.9 |
181 | Argentina | 115.5 |
182 | Mongolia | 115.6 |
The Americas Avg | 70.3 | |
World Avg | 52.5 | |
q=185. |
In the 2010s, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' meat consumption per person was the 8th-highest in the world, putting unnecessary strain on water supplies and the environment.36
#corruption #education #health #inequality #life_expectancy #modernity #politics #technology #the_internet
Compared to The Americas (2020)37 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1= | Canada | 21.8 |
2 | USA | 26.4 |
3 | Argentina | 38.2 |
... | ||
16 | Colombia | 77.3 |
17 | Bolivia | 79.5 |
18= | Antigua & Barbuda | 79.6 |
19 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 80.0 |
20 | Bahamas | 83.5 |
21 | Dominica | 84.0 |
22 | St Lucia | 86.3 |
23= | Dominican Rep. | 87.1 |
23= | Panama | 87.1 |
The Americas Avg | 81.34 | |
q=35. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)37 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
89 | Bolivia | 79.5 |
90= | Antigua & Barbuda | 79.6 |
90= | Mauritius | 79.6 |
92 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 80.0 |
93 | Seychelles | 80.1 |
94 | Egypt | 80.5 |
95 | Libya | 82.0 |
96 | Lebanon | 82.1 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark38. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone38. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots39.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)40
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe38, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia38.
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Modernity and Education:
Length of Schooling Higher is better41 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years41 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
... | ||
64 | Bolivia | 14.9 |
65 | Mexico | 14.9 |
66 | Fiji | 14.7 |
67 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 14.7 |
68 | Algeria | 14.6 |
69 | Ecuador | 14.6 |
70 | Iran | 14.6 |
71 | Oman | 14.6 |
The Americas Avg | 14.2 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank31 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
... | ||
94 | Malawi | 94 |
95 | Mexico | 95 |
96 | Guinea | 96 |
97 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 97 |
98 | Zimbabwe | 98 |
99 | Panama | 99 |
100 | Laos | 100 |
101 | Cameroon | 101 |
The Americas Avg | 99.8 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users Higher is better42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201642 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
76 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 62% |
77 | Azerbaijan | 61% |
78 | Belarus | 61% |
79 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 60% |
80 | St Lucia | 59% |
81 | Bulgaria | 59% |
82= | Turkey | 58% |
82= | Romania | 58% |
The Americas Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake Higher is better43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Ratio43 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
167= | St Lucia | 0.0 |
167= | Dominica | 0.0 |
167= | Cuba | 0.0 |
167= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 0.0 |
167= | Montenegro | 0.0 |
167= | Libya | 0.0 |
167= | Jamaica | 0.0 |
167= | Fiji | 0.0 |
The Americas Avg | 3.36 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
#charitability #corruption #culture #equality #health #human_development #inequality #life_expectancy #peace #politics
Compared to The Americas (2020)44 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank44 | |
1 | Canada | 23.1 |
2 | Barbados | 46.9 |
3 | Costa Rica | 47.3 |
... | ||
23 | Peru | 87.3 |
24 | Ecuador | 88.1 |
25 | Bolivia | 88.8 |
26 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 89.2 |
27 | Nicaragua | 92.1 |
28 | Colombia | 92.6 |
29 | Grenada | 93.0 |
30 | Paraguay | 95.5 |
31 | Honduras | 96.1 |
The Americas Avg | 79.19 | |
q=33. |
Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)44 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank44 | |
1 | Denmark | 11.2 |
2 | Norway | 13.9 |
3 | Netherlands | 14.4 |
... | ||
112 | Zambia | 88.5 |
113 | Tajikistan | 88.6 |
114 | Bolivia | 88.8 |
115 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 89.2 |
116 | Cape Verde | 90.8 |
117 | Malawi | 91.3 |
118 | Nicaragua | 92.1 |
119 | Ethiopia | 92.2 |
World Avg | 78.12 | |
q=180. |
This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 22 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.
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National Culture:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has an adequate long-term record on corruption.Corruption Higher is better45 | ||
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Pos. | 2022 Points45 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
34 | Portugal | 62.0 |
35 | Cape Verde | 60.0 |
36= | Spain | 60.0 |
36= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 60.0 |
36= | Botswana | 60.0 |
39 | Latvia | 59.0 |
40 | Qatar | 58.0 |
41= | Czechia | 56.0 |
The Americas Avg | 42.97 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Creativity & Culture Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank31 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
40 | Marshall Islands | 40 |
41 | Malaysia | 41 |
42 | Namibia | 42 |
43 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 43 |
44 | Cyprus | 44 |
45 | Japan | 45 |
46 | Moldova | 46 |
47 | Greece | 47 |
The Americas Avg | 80.2 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank31 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
141 | Belize | 141 |
142 | Slovakia | 142 |
143 | Tanzania | 143 |
144 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 144 |
145 | Samoa | 145 |
146 | Jamaica | 146 |
147 | Syria | 147 |
148 | Iran | 148 |
The Americas Avg | 100.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank31 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
139 | St Lucia | 139 |
140 | Kuwait | 140 |
141 | Saudi Arabia | 141 |
142 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 142 |
143 | Belize | 143 |
144 | Haiti | 144 |
145 | Libya | 145 |
146 | Croatia | 146 |
The Americas Avg | 82.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank31 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
131 | Antigua & Barbuda | 131 |
132 | Azerbaijan | 132 |
133 | Togo | 133 |
134 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 134 |
135 | Afghanistan | 135 |
136 | Trinidad & Tobago | 136 |
137 | Nigeria | 137 |
138 | Cambodia | 138 |
The Americas Avg | 91.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201946 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
88 | Belize | 11.10 |
89 | Grenada | 11.20 |
90= | Kyrgyzstan | 11.30 |
90= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 11.30 |
92 | Ecuador | 11.50 |
93= | N. Korea | 11.50 |
94 | Egypt | 11.60 |
95= | Panama | 12.00 |
The Americas Avg | 12.03 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below47:
Christian | 88.7% |
Muslim | 1.5% |
Hindu | 3.4% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 2% |
Jewish | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 2.5% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Protestant 75% (Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%), Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%48.
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