St Vincent & Grenadines

GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 21,272.08 Int. Dollar Population (2024): 100,616 HDI (2024): 0.80
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 62
Score: 52.7
Vulnerability 0.418
Readiness 0.472

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of St Vincent & Grenadines places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but St Vincent & Grenadines is well positioned to adapt. St Vincent & Grenadines is the 118th most vulnerable country and the 60th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Ranking
44
42
42
42
42
42
45
47
47
46
42
42
45
44
43
44
44
47
52
52
54
55
59
57
58
57
56
59
61
62
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2005 to 2024 Score
Vulnerability
0.418
Food
0.573
Projected change of cereal yields
0.934
Projected population change
0.103
Food import dependency
0.412
Rural population
0.562
Agriculture capacity
0.855
Child malnutrition
-
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.867
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.068
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.370
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.053
Slum population
0.028
Medical staff
0.809
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.413
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.294
Natural capital dependency
0.107
Ecological footprint
-
Protected biome
0.419
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.830
Human Habitat
0.338
Projected change of warm periods
0.384
Projected change of flood hazard
0.096
Urban concentration
0.438
Age dependency ratio
0.467
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.302
Infrastructure
0.395
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.784
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.308
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.487