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Country description

St. Vincent and the Grenadines is an upper middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 10.28 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.74 (2019)

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Index description

The Gender Development Index (GDI) tracks gender disparities in achievement across three fundamental areas of human development: health (measured by life expectancy at birth), education (measured by expected years of schooling for children and mean years of schooling for adults ages 25 and older), and control of economic resources (measured by estimated earned income for women and men).

Results for St. Vincent and the Grenadines

2022 Simulator
projection
Rank 82
Score
0.97Value: 0.970153926476552
Value: 0.970153926476552
Comparison benchmarks
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Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2022 - St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconHealth-female
Rank 125 / Score 0.77
Life expectancy at birth-femaleInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
88.33 53.07
Worst: Nigeria 53.07
Best: Hong Kong SAR 88.33
54.81%
72.4Value: 72.3958
plus interface iconHealth-male
Rank 108 / Score 0.77
Life expectancy at birth-maleInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
83.17 50.37
Worst: Lesotho 50.37
Best: Australia 83.17
51.78%
67.35Value: 67.354
plus interface iconEducation-female
Rank 68 / Score 0.78
Expected years of schooling-femaleInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
21.82 4.45
Worst: South Sudan 4.45
Best: Australia 21.82
60.19%
14.9Value: 14.9044
Mean years of schooling-femaleInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
13.92 1.29
Worst: Guinea 1.29
Best: Canada 13.92
76.28%
10.92Value: 10.9237
plus interface iconEducation-male
Rank 69 / Score 0.76
Mean years of schooling-maleInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
14.35 2.20
Worst: Mali 2.20
Best: Germany 14.35
70.33%
10.75Value: 10.7455
Expected years of schooling-maleInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
20.30 6.61
Worst: South Sudan 6.61
Best: Australia 20.30
57.33%
14.46Value: 14.4588
plus interface iconStandard of living-female
Rank 87 / Score 0.67
Gross national income (GNI) per capita-femaleInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
75094.00 176.06
Worst: Yemen 176.06
Best: Singapore 75094.00
11.4%
8720.22Value: 8720.22
plus interface iconStandard of living-male
Rank 95 / Score 0.76
Gross national income (GNI) per capita-maleInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
105348.00 796.96
Worst: Burundi 796.96
Best: Singapore 105348.00
13.66%
15074.9Value: 15074.9
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
0.95 Value: 0.946309263348038
Developed Economies Average
0.99 0.987737124136404
Developing Economies Average
0.94 0.937377606535299
Highest Ranked Country Country Barbados
Score
1.03 1.03440613978074
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Yemen
Score
0.5 0.496335896080707
Global Rank 178
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country Lithuania
Score
1.03 1.03001175716564
Global Rank 3
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Switzerland
Score
0.97 0.967300535915141
Global Rank 88
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Mongolia
Score
1.03 1.03105846245354
Global Rank 2
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Yemen
Score
0.5 0.496335896080707
Global Rank 178
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
0.88 0.884932957699445
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
0.87 0.869105209871776
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
0.81 0.811283949160963
Highest Ranked Country Country Qatar
Score
1.02 1.01865899726197
Global Rank 7
Lowest Ranked Country Country Yemen
Score
0.5 0.496335896080707
Global Rank 178
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country State of Palestine
Score
0.89 0.891323258020375
Global Rank 148
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country Iraq
Score
0.8 0.803438438372726
Global Rank 174
Highest Arab LDC Country Djibouti
Score
0.9 0.895067868789367
Global Rank 145
Lowest Arab LDC Country Yemen
Score
0.5 0.496335896080707
Global Rank 178
Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR
0.98 0.983648375169922
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia
0.97 0.965175552155492
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine
0.93 0.932982523541523
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic
0.86 0.864984818388344
Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
0.95 0.94550340678935
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia
0.95 0.946675473616378
Oil Exporting Best Country Barbados
Score
1.03 1.03440613978074
Global Rank 1
Oil Exporting Worst Country Yemen
Score
0.5 0.496335896080707
Global Rank 178
Oil Importing Best Country Latvia
Score
1.02 1.02474685372109
Global Rank 4
Oil Importing Worst Country Afghanistan
Score
0.68 0.681166585438778
Global Rank 177
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
0.98 0.984703922818644
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic
0.99 0.987953647889757
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
0.96 0.96405680278522
OECD Best Country Lithuania
Score
1.03 1.03001175716564
Global Rank 3
OECD Worst Country Turkey
Score
0.94 0.937137168664156
Global Rank 119
OECD Developed Best Country Lithuania
Score
1.03 1.03001175716564
Global Rank 3
OECD Developed Worst Country Switzerland
Score
0.97 0.967300535915141
Global Rank 88
OECD Developing Best Country Mexico
Score
0.99 0.988709249998231
Global Rank 46
OECD Developing Worst Country Turkey
Score
0.94 0.937137168664156
Global Rank 119
ESCWA region Information icon
Simple Average
0.88
Highest Ranked Country Country Qatar
Score 1.02
Rank 7
Lowest Ranked Country Country Yemen
Score 0.5
Rank 178
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
0.97
Highest Ranked Country Country Mongolia
Score 1.03
Rank 2
Lowest Ranked Country Country Cambodia
Score 0.93
Rank 128
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.98
Highest Ranked Country Country Lithuania
Score 1.03
Rank 3
Lowest Ranked Country Country Tajikistan
Score 0.91
Rank 136
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
0.98
Highest Ranked Country Country Barbados
Score 1.03
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Haiti
Score 0.9
Rank 144
North America Information icon
Simple Average
0.99
Highest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 1
Rank 24
Lowest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 0.99
Rank 48
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.87
Highest Ranked Country Country Sri Lanka
Score 0.95
Rank 105
Lowest Ranked Country Country Afghanistan
Score 0.68
Rank 177
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
0.92
Highest Ranked Country Country Namibia
Score 1
Rank 20
Lowest Ranked Country Country Chad
Score 0.77
Rank 176
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