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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Against upper middle income countries, St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 7th of 57 on education and 50th of 56 on labour. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare St. Vincent and the Grenadines with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure St. Vincent and the Grenadines reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Health score 2023+0.1377 of 19318 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2022+0.9147 of 1997 of 57proxy +0.81
Infrastructure score 2024+1.2272 of 21010 of 58proxy +0.90
Environment score 2024+0.2172 of 21310 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.52165 of 19550 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate51.3per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated7.86%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share86.3%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.107%% of population2020no agreed direction
Women in a union51.1%% of women aged 15-492012no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)3.13marriages per 1,000 people2021no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)0.371divorces per 1,000 people2017no agreed direction

demography

Median age33.9years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing28.2years2023no agreed direction
Population99,924people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-0.69%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization48%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+12.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1420.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.76births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate12per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-714people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population4.8%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Corporate tax rate30%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.798index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$19,483international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$15,896international $2021higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$9,875US$2025higher is better
GDP growth3.39%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation0.815%% per year2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows8.87%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue23.8%% of GDP2017no agreed direction
Government expense24.7%% of GDP2017no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture9.07%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Expected schooling16.3years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling11.3years2023higher is better
Education spending6.46%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment111%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment125%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment41.5%% gross2022higher is better
Compulsory schooling12years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.59%% of primary-age children2017higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio14.4pupils per teacher2018higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita1.31t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area73.2%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land17.9%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land22.6%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Women ministers18.2%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament13.3%% of seats2025higher is better

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index63index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)1rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share69.9%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating185per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Control of corruption0.705index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.502index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.268index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.106index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.503index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability1.04index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy71.4years2024higher is better
Infant mortality10.2per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality11.3per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending4.44%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate0.41per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds3.21per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Basic water access97.7%% of population2018higher is better
Basic sanitation89.7%% of population2018higher is better
Adolescent fertility40.8births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality56per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance98.6%% of births2016higher is better
Alcohol consumption5.62litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Road traffic deaths7.4per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.938per 1,000 people2012higher is better
DTP3 immunisation99%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.8%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence4.6per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality23.6%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women18.8%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending26.6%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment6.1%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity33.3%% of population2019higher is worse
Adult obesity34.6%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index80index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

infrastructure

Internet users76.2%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions108per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population2.76%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband29.5per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Unemployment18%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation59.2%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation76.3%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Vulnerable employment22%% of employment2025higher is worse

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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