St Vincent & Grenadines

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 20,349.23 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 101,323 HDI (2023): 0.80
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 59
Score: 53.0
Vulnerability 0.431
Readiness 0.491

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 89th most vulnerable country and the 53rd 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
Ranking
77
76
77
78
76
75
74
76
74
70
47
54
54
48
50
54
55
55
58
61
59
61
64
60
64
62
62
59
59
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.431
Food
0.555
Projected change of cereal yields
0.934
Projected population change
0.103
Food import dependency
0.412
Rural population
0.493
Agriculture capacity
0.832
Child malnutrition
-
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.133
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.068
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.428
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
0.015
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.735
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
-
Projected change of biome distribution
-
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.294
Natural capital dependency
0.107
Ecological footprint
-
Protected biome
-
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.830
Human Habitat
0.352
Projected change of warm periods
0.384
Projected change of flood hazard
0.096
Urban concentration
0.507
Age dependency ratio
0.468
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.302
Infrastructure
0.392
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
0.475