Saint Vincent & the Grenadines

https://www.humantruth.info/saint_vincent_and_the_grenadines.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

St Vincent & the Grenadines
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

1. Overview

#france #UK

“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.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. St Vincent & the Grenadines National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₁
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.

3. St Vincent & the Grenadines's Demographics and Migration

#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 8.86.₁₃

Population₂
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
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
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
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.

4. St Vincent & the Grenadines's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance #women

Compared to The Americas (2025)₁₈
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
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:

" Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Freedom in the World Lower is better
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
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:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better
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.

5. St Vincent & the Grenadines's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Compared to The Americas (2025)₂₄
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
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:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

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
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.

6. St Vincent & the Grenadines's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#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:

" Countries With the Best Environmental Records" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

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
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.

St Vincent and the Grenadines are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and were one of 19 countries that signed the Paris Agreement within the first few months in Q2 2016.

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

7. St Vincent & the Grenadines's Modernity and Learning

#corruption #education #health #inequality #life_expectancy #modernity #politics #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)₃₇
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
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.

For more, see:

" Which Countries are Most Modern, With the Best Education and Internet Access?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Modernity and Education:

Length of Schooling Higher is better₄₁
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.

8. St Vincent & the Grenadines's Culture, Peace and Inequality

#charitability #corruption #culture #equality #health #human_development #inequality #life_expectancy #peace #politics

Compared to The Americas (2020)₄₄
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
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.

For more, see:

"Which are the Countries for International Contributions, Creativity, Peace and Inequality?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

National Culture:

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has an adequate long-term record on corruption.

Corruption Higher is better₄₅
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.

9. Religion and Beliefs

#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.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems