Grenada

Grenada
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	98th best
Capital	Saint George's
Land Area	340km21
Location	North America, The Americas, The Caribbean
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	0.1m2
Life Expectancy	74.94yrs (2017)3
GNI	$13 484 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	GD, GRD, 3085
Internet Domain	.gd6
Currency	Dollar (XCD)7
Telephone	+8

1. Overview
2. Grenada National and Social Development
3. Grenada's Demographics and Migration
4. Grenada's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
   1. Human Rights & Tolerance Datasets
   2. Gender Equality Datasets
   3. Prejudice Datasets
5. Grenada's Health
   1. Health Datasets
   2. Children's Health Datasets
6. Grenada's Responsibility Towards The Environment
7. Grenada's Modernity and Learning
   1. Modernity Datasets
   2. Education Datasets
   3. Technology and Information Datasets
8. Grenada's Culture, Peace and Inequality
   1. National Culture Datasets
   2. Peace Versus Instability Datasets
   3. Economic Inequality and Poverty Datasets
9. Religion and Beliefs
10. Links

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1. Overview

#cuba #france #UK #USA

“Carib Indians inhabited Grenada when Christopher COLUMBUS discovered the island in 1498, but it remained uncolonized for more than a century. The French settled Grenada in the 17th century, established sugar estates, and imported large numbers of African slaves. Britain took the island in 1762 and vigorously expanded sugar production. In the 19th century, cacao eventually surpassed sugar as the main export crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg became the leading export. In 1967, Britain gave Grenada autonomy over its internal affairs. Full independence was attained in 1974 making Grenada one of the smallest independent countries in the Western Hemisphere. Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since that time. Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada in September of 2004 causing severe damage.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“White sand, turquoise sea, palm trees and no crowds make Grenada´s beaches truly sublime. And if the mainland´s too much fun, island-hop to Carriacou and Petit Martinique. The most southerly islands in the Windward chain, Grenada and Carriacou (plus little Petit Martinique) are best known for having been invaded by the US in the 1980s and pummeled by Hurricane Ivan in the 2000s. But the storm damage is long gone and the American occupation a distant memory, and today the islands are some of the Caribbean´s most appealing.

From palm-backed white sand and translucent water to gray-black dunes and rolling breakers, the beaches are gorgeous. Grenada´s corrugated coastline rises up to mist-swathed rainforest laced with hiking trails and swimmable waterfalls. St George´s, with its market, forts and postcard-perfect Carenage harbor, makes for a picturesque and friendly capital, and is the departure point for ferries to the laid-back sister isles of Carriacou and Petit Martinique. And though cruise ships inject a regular flow of short-stay visitors to Grenada, you´ll find all three islands refreshingly quiet and uncrowded.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Grenada 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
	...
65=	Serbia	0.802
66	Thailand	0.800
67	Albania	0.796
68=	Grenada	0.795
68=	Bulgaria	0.795
70	Barbados	0.790
71	Antigua & Barbuda	0.788
72	Seychelles	0.785
	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
	...
84	Azerbaijan	$14 257
85	Albania	$14 131
86	Palau	$13 819
87	Grenada	$13 484
88	Gabon	$13 367
89	Ukraine	$13 256
90	Armenia	$13 158
91	Turkmenistan	$13 021
	The Americas Avg	$16 628
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12
1	Denmark	28.1
2	Norway	29.9
3	Sweden	31.0
	...
95	Brunei	89.4
96	Bolivia	89.7
97	Fiji	89.8
98	Grenada	90.0
99	Guatemala	90.1
100	Indonesia	90.4
101	Bahrain	90.7
102	Qatar	90.7
	The Americas Avg	82.6
	World Avg	89.4
q=200.

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. Grenada's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population Datasets:

Grenada's population is predicted to fall to 108 000 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 1.99. 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, once you take mortality into account₁₃. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₄

Population2
Pos.		2018 Population2
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
178	St Lucia	0.2m
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
	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
	...
58	Argentina	75.4
59	Bosnia & Herzegovina	75.3
60	Lebanon	75.0
61	Grenada	74.9
62	Slovakia	74.9
63	Malaysia	74.9
64	Brunei	74.6
65	Hungary	74.5
	World Avg	71.28
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best15
Pos.		202215
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
4	India	2.01
5	Belize	1.99
6	Grenada	1.99
7	New Caledonia	2.02
8	Sri Lanka	1.97
9	Faroe Islands	2.05
10	Bangladesh	1.95
11	Vietnam	1.94
12	Georgia	2.06
	World Avg	2.47
q=208. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better16
Pos.		2016 Per 10016
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
	...
103	Ecuador	16.0
104	Morocco	16.1
105=	Suriname	16.2
105=	Grenada	16.2
105=	Brunei	16.2
108	El Salvador	17.3
109	Panama	17.7
110	N. Korea	17.8
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

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Migration Datasets:

Immigrants17
Pos.		2017 %17
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
71	St Lucia	7.2%
72	S. Africa	7.1%
73	S. Sudan	6.7%
74	Grenada	6.6%
75	Armenia	6.5%
76	Bhutan	6.5%
77	Macedonia	6.3%
78	Finland	6.2%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants18
Pos.		2010 %18
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
6	Guyana	56.9%
7	Monaco	56.3%
8	Antigua & Barbuda	47.6%
9	Tonga	45.4%
10	Albania	45.4%
11	Barbados	41.0%
12	Suriname	39.0%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Grenada's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance

Compared to The Americas (2025)19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank19
1	Canada	16.7
2	Uruguay	31.2
3	Costa Rica	38.8
	...
27	Guyana	91.5
28	Dominica	92.0
29	Nicaragua	93.3
30	Venezuela	96.2
31	St Kitts & Nevis	98.9
32	Haiti	102.6
33	Cuba	106.0
34	Grenada	107.1
35	Antigua & Barbuda	123.5
	The Americas Avg	75.96
q=35.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank19
1	Sweden	7.8
2	Netherlands	8.7
3	Denmark	8.8
	...
125	Sri Lanka	105.7
126	Cuba	106.0
127	Sierra Leone	106.3
128	Grenada	107.1
129	Kazakhstan	108.1
130	Benin	108.6
131	Papua New Guinea	108.8
132	Cambodia	109.0
	World Avg	89.80
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, The Netherlands and Denmark₂₀. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, Eritrea and Saudi Arabia₂₀.

31 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, combatting 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 Europe₂₀, whereas the worst are The Middle East, Africa and Asia₂₀.

For more, see:

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

4.1. Human Rights & Tolerance Datasets

#freedom #human_rights #international_law #politics

Freedom in the World Lower is better
Pos.		2024 Score
1=	Norway	1.0
1=	Canada	1.0
1=	Cape Verde	1.0
	...
45=	Mongolia	1.5
45=	Lithuania	1.5
45=	Liechtenstein	1.5
45=	Grenada	1.5
45=	Latvia	1.5
45=	Bahamas	1.5
51=	Jamaica	2.0
51=	Guyana	2.0
	The Americas Avg	2.7
	World Avg	3.7
q=205. Also scored for 1970s-2010s.

Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better21
Pos.		2009 Treaties21
1	Argentina	24
2=	Chile	23
2=	Costa Rica	23
	...
176=	Indonesia	7
176=	N. Korea	7
176=	Sao Tome & Principe	7
176=	Grenada	7
176=	UAE	7
181=	St Lucia	6
181=	Brunei	6
181=	Tonga	6
	The Americas Avg	16.5
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag Lower is better22
Pos.		2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty22
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
164	San Marino	13.63
165	Saudi Arabia	13.73
166	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	13.73
167	Grenada	13.86
168	Bahamas	13.93
169	Zimbabwe	13.95
170	Djibouti	13.99
171	St Lucia	14.11
	The Americas Avg	8.45
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

4.2. Gender Equality Datasets

#gender_equality #human_rights #politics #women

The 1950s saw a late rush of 43 countries, including Grenada 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.		Year Women Can Vote Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
83=	India	1950
83=	Haiti	1950
85=	Antigua & Barbuda	1951
85=	Grenada	1951
85=	Nepal	1951
85=	Dominica	1951
85=	St Kitts & Nevis	1951
85=	St Vincent & Grenadines	1951
	The Americas Avg	1947
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

4.3. Prejudice Datasets

#2020s #freethought #homosexuality #religious_tolerance

LGBT Equality in the 2020s Higher is better23
Pos.		LGBT Equality in the 2020s Score23
1=	Germany	4.88
1=	Spain	4.88
3	Portugal	4.81
	...
165=	Congo, DR	-4.13
165=	St Lucia	-4.13
167	Mali	-4.19
168	Grenada	-4.83
169=	Sri Lanka	-4.87
169=	Liberia	-4.87
169=	Kenya	-4.87
169=	St Vincent & Grenadines	-4.87
	The Americas Avg	0.41
	World Avg	-1.21
q=215. Also scored for 1970s-2020s.

Grenada inherited British sodomy laws, criminalizing "buggery" and "gross indecency", specifically targetting male homosexuality; the 1958 Criminal Code gives a 10-year prison sentence. This was retained after independence in 1974; female homosexuality can still be punished too.

ILGA researchers in 2017 found that Grenada had no legal protections against anti-LGBT discrimination.

Freedom of Thought Lower is better24
Pos.		202124
1=	Belgium	1.0
1=	Taiwan	1.0
1=	Netherlands	1.0
	...
98=	Cyprus	3.0
98=	Ivory Coast	3.0
98=	Spain	3.0
98=	Grenada	3.0
98=	Guatemala	3.0
98=	Laos	3.0
98=	Hungary	3.0
98=	India	3.0
	The Americas Avg	2.7
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Grenada's Health

#health

Compared to The Americas (2025)25
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank25
1	Antigua & Barbuda	62.3
2	Canada	63.9
3	Cuba	64.7
	...
9	Costa Rica	76.4
10	Barbados	77.6
11	Dominica	80.4
12	Grenada	81.1
13	Uruguay	82.1
14	Chile	84.1
15	Bahamas	84.1
16	St Vincent & Grenadines	85.3
17	Jamaica	85.4
	The Americas Avg	91.99
q=41.

Health (2025)25
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank25
1	Monaco	10.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Japan	40.8
	...
67	Dominica	80.4
68	Oman	80.7
69	Iran	80.8
70	Grenada	81.1
71	Uruguay	82.1
72	Maldives	82.2
73	Bulgaria	83.0
74	Estonia	83.2
	World Avg	97.39
q=207.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and Japan₂₆. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are Angola, Somalia and S. Sudan₂₆.

42 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, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate, delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 and childhood mortality. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Mediterranean₂₆, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Melanesia₂₆.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

5.1. Health Datasets

#2010s #alcohol #birth_control #demographics #grenada #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #suicide

Grenada does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Grenada comes in the best 20 in its fertility rate₁₅ and in its suicide rate₂₇. It does better than average in its average life expectancy₁₁, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-2015₂₈, the prevalence of overweight adults₂₉, its adolescent birth rate₃₀ and in childhood mortality in the 2020s₃₁. Grenada doesn't do so well in other areas. Grenada does worse than average when it comes to its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₂, its alcohol consumption rate₃₃ and in delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations in the 2020s₃₄. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Grenada improved by +4.2yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs. Grenada's peak fertility rate was 6.74 in 1960.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
58	Argentina	75.4
59	Bosnia & Herzegovina	75.3
60	Lebanon	75.0
61	Grenada	74.9
62	Slovakia	74.9
63	Malaysia	74.9
64	Brunei	74.6
65	Hungary	74.5
	The Americas Avg	72.58
	World Avg	71.28
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better33
Pos.		2016 Per Capita33
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
136	Iceland	9.1
137	Sweden	9.2
138=	Chile	9.3
138=	Grenada	9.3
138=	S. Africa	9.3
141=	St Kitts & Nevis	9.4
141=	Tanzania	9.4
143	Uganda	9.5
	The Americas Avg	6.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best15
Pos.		202215
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
4	India	2.01
5	Belize	1.99
6	Grenada	1.99
7	New Caledonia	2.02
8	Sri Lanka	1.97
9	Faroe Islands	2.05
10	Bangladesh	1.95
11	Vietnam	1.94
12	Georgia	2.06
	The Americas Avg	1.80
	World Avg	2.47
q=208. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

Suicide Rate in the 2010s Lower is better27
Pos.		Suicide Rate in the 2010s Per 100k27
1=	Jordan	1.00
1=	Sao Tome & Principe	1.00
1=	Antigua & Barbuda	1.00
1=	Palestine	1.00
1=	Egypt	1.00
1=	Lebanon	1.00
1=	Syria	1.00
8	Saudi Arabia	1.08
9	Grenada	1.25
10	Jamaica	1.38
11	Kuwait	1.59
12	Peru	1.64
	The Americas Avg	8.02
	World Avg	9.24
q=185. Also scored for 2000s-2010s.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better32
Pos.		2017 Rank32
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
130	Mongolia	130
131	Afghanistan	131
132	Suriname	132
133	Grenada	133
134	Montenegro	134
135	Iraq	135
136	Madagascar	136
137	Congo, (Brazzaville)	137
	The Americas Avg	94.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better29
Pos.		1976 %29
1	Bangladesh	4.7
2	Vietnam	5.1
3	Nepal	5.4
	...
78	Antigua & Barbuda	25.8
79=	St Vincent & Grenadines	25.9
79=	Solomon Islands	25.9
81	Grenada	26.2
82	Papua New Guinea	26.3
83	Tajikistan	26.4
84	Uzbekistan	27.1
85	St Kitts & Nevis	27.2
	The Americas Avg	30.7
	World Avg	27.1
q=191.

Adult Obesity Lower is better35
Pos.		2022 %35
1	Vietnam	2.1%
2	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2.2%
3	Ethiopia	2.4%
	...
135	Oman	30.2%
136	Seychelles	30.3%
137	Slovakia	30.3%
138	Grenada	30.5%
139	Macedonia	30.6%
140	Ireland	30.8%
141	Lebanon	31.1%
142	Lithuania	31.1%
	The Americas Avg	32.0%
	World Avg	24.7%
q=199. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

5.2. Children's Health Datasets

#children's_health #health #parenting #population #vaccines

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better30
Pos.		2022 Per 100030
1	Hong Kong	1.6
2	Denmark	1.8
3	S. Korea	2.1
	...
86	Thailand	31.6
87	Tuvalu	31.7
88	Jamaica	32.0
89	Grenada	32.1
90	Rwanda	32.2
91	Antigua & Barbuda	32.3
92	Myanmar	32.8
93	Indonesia	32.9
	The Americas Avg	48.1
	World Avg	43.8
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Infant DTP Immunizations (2020s) Higher is better34
Pos.		Infant DTP Immunizations (2020s) Avg %34
1=	Luxembourg	99.0
1=	Oman	99.0
1=	Niue	99.0
	...
158	Peru	85.1
159	Romania	84.7
160	Belize	84.6
161	Grenada	83.2
162=	S. Africa	83.1
162=	Gambia	83.1
164	Brazil	83.0
165	Mexico	82.1
	The Americas Avg	87.5
	World Avg	88.5
q=211. Also scored for 1980s-2020s.

7x Infant Immunizations (2011-2015) Higher is better28
Pos.		2015 Avg %28
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
64	Cyprus	95.3
65	Switzerland	95.3
66	Israel	95.2
67=	Grenada	95.2
67=	Slovenia	95.2
67=	Macedonia	95.2
70	Belize	95.1
71	Algeria	95.0
	The Americas Avg	91.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Infant Mortality (2020s) Lower is better31
Pos.		Infant Mortality (2020s) Per 100031
1	San Marino	2.11
2	Finland	2.59
3	Luxembourg	2.60
	...
89	Brazil	16.51
90	Mexico	16.56
91	Jordan	16.74
92	Grenada	17.24
93	Panama	17.26
94	St Vincent & Grenadines	17.32
95	St Lucia	17.37
96	Tunisia	18.08
	The Americas Avg	18.99
	World Avg	32.19
q=195. Also scored for 1960s-2020s.

6. Grenada's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #grenada #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to The Americas (2025)36
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank36
1	Uruguay	43.2
2	Puerto Rico	47.1
3	Costa Rica	49.7
	...
28=	St Kitts & Nevis	96.9
29	Bahamas	100.9
30	Antigua & Barbuda	103.2
31	St Lucia	103.6
32	USA	103.8
33	Haiti	105.8
34	Suriname	108.5
35	Barbados	110.1
36	Grenada	125.0
	The Americas Avg	82.39
q=36.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)36
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank36
1	Sri Lanka	34.9
2	Uruguay	43.2
3	Switzerland	45.0
	...
183	Solomon Islands	121.6
184	Marshall Islands	123.1
185	Palau	124.5
186	Grenada	125.0
187	Tuvalu	127.4
188	Tajikistan	128.6
189	Niue	129.5
190	Brunei	130.2
	World Avg	84.93
q=199.

We have known for a long term that we must protect the environment from habitation destruction, over-exploitation, pollution, and the emissions that cause climate change. In 1998, Greenpeace wrote that "Environment can no longer be meaningfully separated from health, quality of life, democracy, education, economy or trade"₃₇. What countries have been doing the right thing, via legislation and national culture? 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).

Grenada comes 14th-worst in the world in terms of its responsibility towards the environment (the highest in The Americas). This is computed from 21 data sets. Grenada does better than average when it comes to its forested percent change 2000-2020₃₈. However Grenada performs less well in most areas. It does worse than average in its environmental performance₃₉ (one of the worst in The Americas) and in reducing annual meat consumption per person₄₀. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 in terms of its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better38
Pos.		Total38
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
115=	Faroe Islands	0.0%
115=	Jordan	0.0%
115=	Andorra	0.0%
115=	Grenada	0.0%
115=	Aruba	0.0%
115=	Svalbard	0.0%
115=	S. Sudan	0.0%
115=	Curaço	0.0%
	The Americas Avg	-2.1%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

Environmental Performance Higher is better39
Pos.		201839
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
115	Sudan	51.5
116	Oman	51.3
117	Zambia	51.0
118	Grenada	50.9
119	Tanzania	50.8
120	China	50.7
121	Thailand	49.9
122	Micronesia	49.8
	The Americas Avg	58.8
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

International Accords on the Environment Higher is better
Pos.		International Accords on the Environment Avg Rate
1	Sweden	83%
2	Canada	82%
3	Norway	81%
	...
178	Solomon Islands	42%
179	Marshall Islands	42%
180	Serbia	41%
181	Grenada	41%
182	Afghanistan	41%
183	Tuvalu	40%
184	Sao Tome & Principe	40%
185	Brunei	39%
	The Americas Avg	60.7%
	World Avg	57.5%
q=197. Also scored for 1970s-2020s.

Grenada was one of 19 countries that signed the Paris Agreement within the first few months in Q2 2016.

Meat Consumption Lower is better40
Pos.		2021 kg40
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
140	Serbia	77.6
141	Russia	78.4
142	Bolivia	78.4
143	Grenada	78.6
144	Ireland	80.2
145	Kuwait	81.3
146	New Zealand	81.4
147	S. Korea	81.5
	The Americas Avg	70.3
	World Avg	52.5
q=185. Also scored for 2010s.

In the 2010s, Grenada increased its meat consumption by over 20kgs per person per year, one of only 11 countries to do so, and putting unnecessary strain on water supplies and the environment.₄₀

7. Grenada's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2025)41
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank41
1	Canada	28.7
2	Argentina	39.3
3	Chile	43.4
	...
18	Barbados	76.9
19	Paraguay	80.3
20	St Kitts & Nevis	80.6
21	Grenada	80.6
22	Trinidad & Tobago	83.1
23	El Salvador	85.4
24	Antigua & Barbuda	87.5
25	Nicaragua	90.7
26	Guatemala	92.4
	The Americas Avg	79.58
q=36.

Modernity & Learning (2025)41
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank41
1	Finland	6.1
2	Iceland	8.1
3	Denmark	8.8
	...
95	Philippines	80.3
96	Paraguay	80.3
97	St Kitts & Nevis	80.6
98	Grenada	80.6
99	Morocco	81.0
100	Turkmenistan	81.7
101	Fiji	82.1
102	Trinidad & Tobago	83.1
	World Avg	84.96
q=197.

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, Iceland and Denmark₄₂. The worst countries are S. Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia₄₂. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots₄₃.

“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)₄₄

27 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Intellectual Endeavours, metric system adoption rate, Religiosity, IQ, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Maths, Science & Reading, 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 Europe₄₂, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia₄₂.

For more, see:

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

7.1. Modernity Datasets

#metric

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better32
Pos.		2017 Rank32
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
19	Macedonia	19
20	Australia	20
21	Germany	21
22	Grenada	22
23	Poland	23
24	France	24
25	S. Africa	25
26	Singapore	26
	The Americas Avg	99.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Metric System Adoption Rate Higher is better45
Pos.		2025 %45
1=	Slovakia	100
1=	Poland	100
1=	Portugal	100
	...
114=	Libya	90
114=	Ethiopia	90
114=	Lesotho	90
114=	Grenada	90
114=	Jamaica	90
114=	Kuwait	90
114=	Indonesia	90
114=	Jordan	90
	The Americas Avg	90
	World Avg	92
q=187. Also scored for 1960s-2020s.

Adopted metric in 1969. Progression:

• 1960 (40%): Imperial dominant; metric in science.
• 1970 (65%): Metrication via standards; dual use.
• 1980 (80%): Commerce/education largely metric; everyday imperial persists.
• 2000 (90%): Metric dominant officially.
• 2025 (90%).

7.2. Education Datasets

#education #grenada

In 2010, education in Grenada was the 5th-longest in the world at 17.9 years.₄₆

Length of Schooling Higher is better47
Pos.		2021 Years47
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
8	Ireland	18.9
9	Denmark	18.7
10	Netherlands	18.7
11	Grenada	18.7
12	Turkey	18.3
13	Norway	18.2
14	Spain	17.9
15	Argentina	17.9
	The Americas Avg	14.2
	World Avg	13.5
q=193. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

7.3. Technology and Information Datasets

#the_internet

Internet Users (2020s) Higher is better
Pos.		Internet Users (2020s)
1=	Iceland	99%
1=	Kuwait	99%
1=	UAE	99%
	...
108	Egypt	72%
109	Ecuador	72%
110	Algeria	72%
111	Grenada	72%
112	Cape Verde	71%
113	Tuvalu	71%
114	Tunisia	70%
115	Philippines	70%
	The Americas Avg	75.7%
	World Avg	67.8%
q=188. Also scored for 1990s-2020s.

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better48
Pos.		2017 Ratio48
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
161=	Equatorial Guinea	0.0
161=	Belize	0.0
161=	Suriname	0.0
161=	Grenada	0.0
161=	Gabon	0.0
161=	Lebanon	0.0
161=	St Lucia	0.0
161=	Dominica	0.0
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

8. Grenada's Culture, Peace and Inequality

#charitability #culture #equality #human_development #inequality #peace

Compared to The Americas (2025)49
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank49
1	Canada	22.8
2	USA	46.5
3	Uruguay	48.4
	...
16	Mexico	80.2
17	Guatemala	81.2
18	St Vincent & Grenadines	81.6
19	Grenada	82.3
20	El Salvador	82.4
21	Peru	86.0
22	Suriname	86.9
23	Dominican Rep.	87.0
24	Guyana	87.2
	The Americas Avg	77.02
q=33.

Culture, Peace & Inequality (2025)49
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank49
1	Denmark	11.6
2	Finland	13.4
3	Netherlands	13.6
	...
85	Fiji	81.6
86	China	82.0
87	Vanuatu	82.1
88	Grenada	82.3
89	El Salvador	82.4
90	Morocco	82.5
91	Kiribati	82.7
92	Bahrain	84.2
	World Avg	81.27
q=187.

This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 32 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, passport utility (so far), Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, poverty (so far), life expectancy inequality, 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).

8.1. National Culture Datasets

#corruption #internationalism #politics

Grenada has an adequate long-term record on corruption, but in the ten years from 2012 perceptions have worsened.

Corruption Higher is better50
Pos.		2022 Points50
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
48	Costa Rica	54.0
49=	Fiji	53.0
49=	Slovakia	53.0
51=	Grenada	52.0
51=	Cyprus	52.0
51=	Greece	52.0
54=	Rwanda	51.0
54=	Malta	51.0
	The Americas Avg	42.97
	World Avg	42.98
q=180. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better32
Pos.		2017 Rank32
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
47	Greece	47
48	Australia	48
49	Seychelles	49
50	Grenada	50
51	Chile	51
52	Bahamas	52
53	UAE	53
54	Thailand	54
	The Americas Avg	80.2
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Passport Reach (2020s) Higher is better51
Pos.		Passport Reach (2020s) Q51
1	Singapore	192.2
2	Japan	192.0
3	S. Korea	190.7
	...
60	Costa Rica	150.0
61	Mauritius	147.8
62	St Lucia	146.5
63	Grenada	145.5
64	Panama	144.2
65	Macau	144.0
66	Dominica	143.3
67	Paraguay	142.5
	The Americas Avg	132.4
	World Avg	108.8
q=195. Also scored for 2000s-2020s.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better32
Pos.		2017 Rank32
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
152	Gabon	152
153	Iraq	153
154	Paraguay	154
155	Grenada	155
156	Venezuela	156
157	Bahrain	157
158	Mauritania	158
159	Brunei	159
	The Americas Avg	100.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8.2. Peace Versus Instability Datasets

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better32
Pos.		2017 Rank32
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
59	Vietnam	59
60	Malawi	60
61	Brazil	61
62	Grenada	62
63	Kenya	63
64	Denmark	64
65	Austria	65
66	Ghana	66
	The Americas Avg	82.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better32
Pos.		2017 Rank32
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
149	Marshall Islands	149
150	Burundi	150
151	Zimbabwe	151
152	Grenada	152
153	Angola	153
154	Guyana	154
155	Congo, DR	155
156	Ivory Coast	156
	The Americas Avg	91.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8.3. Economic Inequality and Poverty Datasets

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better52
Pos.		201952
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
86	Peru	10.80
87	Brazil	10.90
88	Belize	11.10
89	Grenada	11.20
90=	Kyrgyzstan	11.30
90=	St Vincent & Grenadines	11.30
92=	Ecuador	11.50
92=	N. Korea	11.50
	The Americas Avg	12.03
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better53
Pos.		2023 %53
1	Slovakia	24.1%54
2	Slovenia	24.3%54
3	Belarus	24.4%55
	...
139=	Mexico	43.5%56
140=	St Lucia	43.7%57
140=	Rwanda	43.7%58
142	Grenada	43.8%59
143	S. Sudan	44.1%58
144	Turkey	44.4%54
145	Ecuador	44.6%60
146=	Congo, DR	44.7%55
	The Americas Avg	44.0%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167. Also scored for 1980s-2010s.

Income inequality data for Grenada is only available for the year 2018.

9. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Pew Forum polling over the decades has found the following adherency rates:₆₁:

	2010	2020
Christian	87.5%	87.5%
Other	6.16%	6.16%
Unaffiliated	5.77%	5.77%
Muslim	0.395%	0.395%
Hindu	0.202%	0.202%
Jewish	None	None
Buddhist	None	None

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%₆₂.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems