Saint Vincent & the Grenadines

St Vincent & the Grenadines
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	92nd 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
2. St Vincent & the Grenadines National and Social Development
3. St Vincent & the Grenadines's Demographics and Migration
4. St Vincent & the Grenadines's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
   1. Human Rights & Tolerance Datasets
   2. Gender Equality Datasets
   3. Prejudice Datasets
5. St Vincent & the Grenadines's Health
   1. Health Datasets
   2. Children's Health Datasets
6. St Vincent & the Grenadines's Responsibility Towards The Environment
7. St Vincent & the Grenadines's Modernity and Learning
   1. Modernity Datasets
   2. Education Datasets
   3. Technology and Information Datasets
8. St Vincent & the Grenadines'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

#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	26.9
2	Norway	29.1
3	Sweden	29.9
	...
89	Antigua & Barbuda	87.1
90	Armenia	87.2
91	Kuwait	87.5
92	St Vincent & Grenadines	87.8
93	Fiji	88.3
94	Bahamas	88.7
95	Bolivia	89.1
96	Guatemala	89.2
	The Americas Avg	81.5
	World Avg	89.0
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. St Vincent & the Grenadines's Demographics and Migration

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

Population Datasets:

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, 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
	...
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. 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
	...
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. 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
	...
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.

• The Population of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

Migration Datasets:

Immigrants17
Pos.		2017 %17
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.

Emigrants18
Pos.		2010 %18
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)19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank19
1	Canada	16.7
2	Uruguay	31.2
3	Costa Rica	38.8
	...
21	Dominican Rep.	79.7
22	Colombia	80.7
23	Paraguay	83.7
24	St Vincent & Grenadines	84.8
25	Belize	86.3
26	St Lucia	90.3
27	Guyana	91.5
28	Dominica	92.0
29	Nicaragua	93.3
	The Americas Avg	71.80
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
	...
82	Paraguay	83.7
83	Moldova	83.7
84	Tuvalu	83.8
85	St Vincent & Grenadines	84.8
86	Namibia	85.9
87	Albania	86.0
88	Belize	86.3
89	Bosnia & Herzegovina	88.0
	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
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. 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
	...
101=	Sierra Leone	15
101=	Chad	15
101=	Tanzania	15
101=	St Vincent & Grenadines	15
101=	Liberia	15
101=	Libya	15
101=	Maldives	15
101=	Andorra	15
	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
	...
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.

4.2. Gender Equality Datasets

#gender_equality #human_rights #politics #women

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
91=	Ivory Coast	1952
91=	Greece	1952
91=	Lebanon	1952
	The Americas Avg	1947
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

4.3. Prejudice Datasets

#freethought #homosexuality #religious_tolerance

LGBT Equality in the 2020s Higher is better23
Pos.		Total Score23
1=	Germany	4.88
1=	Spain	4.88
3	Portugal	4.81
	...
169=	Sri Lanka	-4.87
169=	Liberia	-4.87
169=	Kenya	-4.87
169=	St Vincent & Grenadines	-4.87
169=	Jamaica	-4.87
174	Solomon Islands	-4.88
175=	Tanzania	-5.00
175=	Tunisia	-5.00
	The Americas Avg	0.41
	World Avg	-1.21
q=215. Also scored for 1970s-2020s.

British colonial laws of 1899 that criminalized homosexuality led to the current 1990 discriminatory laws against homosexuality which can carry up to 10 years imprisonment.

ILGA researchers in 2017 found that St Vincent & the Grenadines 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
	...
31=	Luxembourg	2.0
31=	S. Sudan	2.0
33=	Greece	2.3
33=	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.3
33=	Marshall Islands	2.3
33=	Japan	2.3
33=	Botswana	2.3
33=	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 #suicide #vaccines

Compared to The Americas (2025)25
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank25
1	Canada	62.0
2	Cuba	62.5
3	Antigua & Barbuda	63.9
	...
13	Grenada	82.6
14	Chile	83.1
15	Bahamas	85.6
16	St Vincent & Grenadines	85.8
17	Jamaica	87.5
18	St Kitts & Nevis	89.9
19	Brazil	89.9
20	Colombia	90.2
21	Trinidad & Tobago	90.9
	The Americas Avg	92.66
q=41.

Health (2025)25
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank25
1	Monaco	10.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Japan	37.3
	...
78	Maldives	83.9
79	Russia	84.2
80	Bahamas	85.6
81	St Vincent & Grenadines	85.8
82	Romania	86.3
83	Armenia	86.5
84	Morocco	86.8
85	Jamaica	87.5
	World Avg	97.57
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 Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia₂₆.

For more, see:

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

5.1. Health Datasets

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #suicide

St Vincent & the Grenadines does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. St Vincent & Grenadines does better than average in its suicide rate₂₇, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-2015₂₈, its fertility rate₁₅, delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations in the 2020s₂₉, the prevalence of overweight adults₃₀ and in childhood mortality in the 2020s₃₁. St Vincent & Grenadines doesn't do so well in other areas. St Vincent & Grenadines does worse than average for its adolescent birth rate₃₂, its average life expectancy₁₁ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₃. And finally, it is second-from-the-bottom in terms of its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₄. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during 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. 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
	...
120=	Malta	8.1
120=	Macedonia	8.1
122=	Burkina Faso	8.2
122=	St Vincent & Grenadines	8.2
122=	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 best15
Pos.		202215
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. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

Suicide Rate27
Pos.		2013 Per 100k27
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 better34
Pos.		2017 Rank34
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 better30
Pos.		1976 %30
1	Bangladesh	4.7
2	Vietnam	5.1
3	Nepal	5.4
	...
76	Paraguay	25.1
77	Honduras	25.5
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
	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%
	...
151	Brunei	32.4%
152	Nicaragua	32.4%
153	Palestine	32.8%
154	St Vincent & Grenadines	33.6%
155	Greece	33.7%
156	Fiji	33.8%
157	St Lucia	33.9%
158	Bermuda	34.0%
	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 better32
Pos.		2022 Per 100032
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. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Infant DTP Immunizations (2020s) Higher is better29
Pos.		Total Avg %29
1=	Luxembourg	99.0
1=	Oman	99.0
1=	Niue	99.0
	...
61=	Poland	96.6
62=	Sweden	96.5
62=	Mongolia	96.5
64	St Vincent & Grenadines	96.4
65=	Uzbekistan	96.3
65=	Tuvalu	96.3
67	Qatar	96.1
68	Aruba	96.0
	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
	...
26=	Cook Islands	97.3
27	Greece	97.3
28=	Turkmenistan	97.2
28=	St Vincent & Grenadines	97.2
30=	Dominica	97.1
30=	Kazakhstan	97.1
32	Albania	97.1
33	Andorra	97.1
	The Americas Avg	91.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Infant Mortality (2020s) Lower is better31
Pos.		Total Per 100031
1	San Marino	2.11
2	Finland	2.59
3	Luxembourg	2.60
	...
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
97	Peru	18.09
98	Jamaica	18.79
	The Americas Avg	18.99
	World Avg	32.19
q=195. Also scored for 1960s-2020s.

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)36
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank36
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)36
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank36
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.

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).

In terms of its responsibility towards the environment, St Vincent & Grenadines ranks 126th in the world. This rank is computed using 21 data sets. St Vincent & Grenadines does better than average in its environmental performance₃₈ and in its forested percent change 2000-2020₃₉. St Vincent & Grenadines does worse than average when it comes to its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 in reducing annual meat consumption per person₄₀ (one of the worst in The Americas).

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better39
Pos.		Total39
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 better38
Pos.		201838
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. Also scored for 1970s-2020s.

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 better40
Pos.		2021 kg40
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. Also scored for 2010s.

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.₄₀

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

#education #metric #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2025)41
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank41
1	Canada	30.9
2	Argentina	34.3
3	Chile	41.0
	...
25	Guatemala	86.7
26	Antigua & Barbuda	92.9
27	Honduras	93.2
28	St Vincent & Grenadines	97.3
29	St Lucia	99.5
30	Dominica	100.5
31	Jamaica	103.3
32	Guyana	113.1
33	Haiti	123.9
	The Americas Avg	77.96
q=36.

Modernity & Learning (2025)41
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank41
1	Vatican City	1.0
2	Finland	4.8
3	Belgium	8.5
	...
120	Saudi Arabia	95.8
121	Indonesia	96.3
122	Kenya	97.0
123	St Vincent & Grenadines	97.3
124	Oman	99.4
125	St Lucia	99.5
126	Samoa	99.8
127	Dominica	100.5
	World Avg	80.33
q=194.

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 The Vatican City, Finland and Belgium₄₂. 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

23 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 better34
Pos.		2017 Rank34
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.

Metric System Adoption Rate Higher is better45
Pos.		2025 %45
1=	Slovakia	100
1=	Poland	100
1=	Portugal	100
	...
122=	Ghana	90
122=	Kenya	90
122=	Equatorial Guinea	90
122=	St Vincent & Grenadines	90
122=	Ivory Coast	90
122=	Uganda	90
122=	Barbados	90
122=	Togo	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 common.
• 1980 (80%): Commerce/education largely metric; everyday imperial persists.
• 2000 (90%): Metric dominant officially.
• 2025 (90%).

7.2. Education Datasets

#education

Length of Schooling Higher is better46
Pos.		2021 Years46
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. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

7.3. Technology and Information Datasets

#the_internet

Internet Users Higher is better47
Pos.		201647
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 better48
Pos.		2017 Ratio48
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

#corruption #health #inequality #internationalism #life_expectancy #politics

8.1. National Culture Datasets

#corruption #internationalism #politics

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

Corruption Higher is better49
Pos.		2022 Points49
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
34=	Portugal	62.0
35=	Cape Verde	60.0
35=	Spain	60.0
35=	St Vincent & Grenadines	60.0
35=	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. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better34
Pos.		2017 Rank34
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.

Passport Reach (2020s) Higher is better50
Pos.		Total Q50
1	Singapore	192.2
2	Japan	192.0
3	S. Korea	190.7
	...
54	Vatican City	154.2
55	Uruguay	154.0
56	Seychelles	153.2
57	St Vincent & Grenadines	152.5
58	Antigua & Barbuda	151.3
59	Trinidad & Tobago	150.3
60	Costa Rica	150.0
61	Mauritius	147.8
	The Americas Avg	132.4
	World Avg	108.8
q=195. Also scored for 2000s-2020s.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better34
Pos.		2017 Rank34
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.

8.2. Peace Versus Instability Datasets

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better34
Pos.		2017 Rank34
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 better34
Pos.		2017 Rank34
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.

8.3. Economic Inequality and Poverty Datasets

#health #inequality #life_expectancy

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better51
Pos.		201951
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
92=	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

Pew Forum polling over the decades has found the following adherency rates:₅₂:

	2010	2020
Christian	86.3%	86.3%
Unaffiliated	7.87%	7.86%
Other	5.63%	5.63%
Muslim	0.107%	0.107%
Hindu	<0.1%	<0.1%
Jewish	None	None
Buddhist	None	None

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%₅₃.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems