International Rankings of Saint Vincent and The Grenadines 2023, country comparisons

This table lists the international rankings of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data	Rank	Value	Year
Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	32	22	2020
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total	159	24733	2020
Internet users - percent of population	23	85 %	2021
Internet users - total	190	85000	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	48	11	2021
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions	180	11385	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	50	110	2021
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions	185	114892	2021
Economy
Average household expenditures - on alcohol and tobacco	59	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Average household expenditures - on food	95	N/A % of household expenditures	2023
Budget - expenditures	199	288.000 million US Dollars	2020
Budget - revenues	204	243.000 million US Dollars	2020
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)	36	0.6 % of GDP	0
Current account balance	99	211.643 million US Dollars	2021
Debt - external	184	362.200 million US Dollars	2017
Exports	204	125.777 million US Dollars	2021
GDP (official exchange rate)	209	785.000 million US Dollars	2017
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services	96	37.1 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption	72	16.6 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption	16	87.3 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services	115	51.7 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital	130	10.8 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories	58	0.2 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture	93	7.1 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry	133	17.4 % of GDP	2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services	40	75.5 % of GDP	2017
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income	129	N/A %	2023
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	112	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%	46	N/A % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population	0
Imports	204	415.725 million US Dollars	2021
Industrial production growth rate	75	5.7 %	2021
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	147	1.57 %	2021
Labor force	191	51700 US Dollars	2021
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture	65	26 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - industry	88	17 %	0
Labor force - by occupation - services	89	57 %	1980
Population below poverty line	160	N/A %	0
Public debt	48	73.8 % of GDP	2017
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)	203	1.429 billion US Dollars	2021
Real GDP growth rate	160	1.35 %	2021
Real GDP per capita	108	13700 US Dollars	2021
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	178	311.903 million US Dollars	2021
Taxes and other revenues	56	23.7 % of GDP	0
Unemployment rate	16	21.62 %	2021
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	21	43.9	2021
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	8	39.7	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	10	41.1	0
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions - from coal and metallurgical coke	128	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from consumed natural gas	124	0 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Carbon dioxide emissions - from petroleum and other liquids	198	202000 metric tonnes of CO2	2019
Coal - consumption	122	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - exports	62	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - imports	112	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - production	75	0 metric tons	2020
Coal - proven reserves	75	0 metric tons	2019
Electricity - consumption	190	133.917 million kWh	2019
Electricity - exports	98	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - imports	117	0 kWh	2020
Electricity - installed generating capacity	190	49000 kWh	2020
Electricity - transmission/distribution losses	188	11.083 million kWh	2019
Electricity access	1	100 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - biomass and waste	57	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - fossil fuels	66	73.5 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - geothermal	17	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - hydroelectricity	71	25.8 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - nuclear	34	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - solar	62	0.7 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - tide and wave	6	0 %	2020
Electricity generation sources - wind	73	0 %	2020
Energy consumption per capita	123	27.821 million Btu/person	2019
Natural gas - consumption	121	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - exports	57	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - imports	88	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - production	97	0 cubic meters	2021
Natural gas - proven reserves	92	0 cubic meters	2021
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate exports	73	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil and lease condensate imports	82	0 bbl/day	2018
Petroleum - crude oil estimated reserves	89	0 bbl/day	2021
Petroleum - refined petroleum consumption	186	1500 bbl/day	2019
Petroleum - total petroleum production	106	0 bbl/day	2021
Refined petroleum products - exports	128	0 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - imports	194	1621 bbl/day	2015
Refined petroleum products - production	112	0 bbl/day	2015
Environment
Air pollutants - carbon dioxide emissions	173	0.22 megatons	2016
Air pollutants - methane emissions	178	0.09 megatons	2020
Air pollutants - particulate matter emissions	89	21.2 micrograms per cubic meter	2016
Land use - agricultural land	127	25.6	2018
Land use - arable land	83	12.8	2018
Land use - forest	14	68.7	2018
Land use - other	173	5.7	2018
Land use - permanent crops	38	7.7	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	131	5.1	2018
Revenue from coal	33	0 % of GDP	2018
Revenue from forest resources	96	0.02 % of GDP	2018
Total renewable water resources	171	100.000 million cubic meters	2020
Total water withdrawal - agricultural	145	0 cubic meters	2017
Total water withdrawal - industrial	107	2000 cubic meters	2017
Total water withdrawal - municipal	112	10.000 million cubic meters	2020
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	115	0.94	2025
Urbanization - urban population	110	54.3	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually	125	N/A tons	2023
Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually	125	N/A tons	2023
Waste and recycling - percent of municipal solid waste recycled	89	N/A %	2023
Geography
Area - land	204	389 sq km	0
Area - total	206	389 sq km	344
Area - water	188	0204 sq km	0
Coastline	159	84 km	0
Elevation - highest point	129	1234 meters	0
Elevation - lowest point	35	0 meters	0
Elevation - mean elevation	152	N/A meters	2023
Irrigated land	151	10 sq km	2012
Land boundaries - total	164	N/A km	2023
Land use - agricultural land	127	25.6	2018
Land use - arable land	83	12.8	2018
Land use - forest	14	68.7	2018
Land use - other	173	5.7	2018
Land use - permanent crops	38	7.7	2018
Land use - permanent pasture	131	5.1	2018
Military
Military expenditures	53	N/A % of GDP	2023
Population
Alcohol consumption per capita - beer	65	2.52 liters of pure alcohol	2019
Alcohol consumption per capita - other alcohols	45	0.23 liters of pure alcohol	2019
Alcohol consumption per capita - spirits	11	4.48 liters of pure alcohol	2019
Alcohol consumption per capita - total	49	7.48 liters of pure alcohol	2019
Alcohol consumption per capita - wine	73	0.24 liters of pure alcohol	2019
Birth rate	148	12.09 births/1,000 population	2023
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	103	N/A %	0
Contraceptive prevalence rate	130	N/A %	0
Current health expenditure	68	4.8 % of GDP	2020
Currently married women (ages 15-49)	103	53.3 %	2023
Death rate	93	7.58 deaths/1,000 population	2023
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio	71	16.1 %	0
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	98	6.2 %	2021
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio	125	49 %	0
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio	110	32.9 %	0
Drinking water source - improved	39	95.1 % of population	0
Drinking water source - rural	110	N/A % of population	2023
Drinking water source - total	103	N/A % of population	2023
Drinking water source - unimproved	26	4.9 % of population	2017
Education expenditures	29	5.7 % of GDP	2018
Gross reproduction rate	83	0.86 %	2023
Hospital bed density	30	4.3 beds/1,000 population	2016
Infant mortality rate - female	115	10.89 deaths/1,000 live births	2023
Infant mortality rate - male	112	14.23 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Infant mortality rate - total	110	12.59 deaths/1,000 live births	0
Life expectancy at birth - female	94	79.03 years	2023
Life expectancy at birth - male	80	74.9 years	0
Life expectancy at birth - total population	87	76.93 years	0
Literacy - female	122	N/A %	0
Literacy - male	100	N/A %	0
Literacy - total population	110	N/A %	0
Maternal mortality ratio	81	62 deaths/100,000 live births	2020
Median age - female	72	35.1 years	2020
Median age - male	59	35.4 years	0
Median age - total	62	35.3 years	0
Mother's mean age at first birth	86	N/A	2023
Net migration rate	178	6.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population	0
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	53	23.7 %	2016
Physicians density	123	0.66 physicians/1,000 population	2012
Population	196	100804	2023
Population growth rate	150	0.16 %	2023
Sanitation facility access - improved	95	N/A % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - rural	120	N/A % of population	0
Sanitation facility access - total	78	9.8 % of population	2017
Sanitation facility access - unimproved	95	N/A % of population	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female	8	15 years	2015
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male	7	14 years	0
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total	8	14 years	0
Sex ratio - 0-14 years	14	1.02 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 15-64 years	17	1.06 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - 65 years and over	20	0.93 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - at birth	10	1.03 male(s)/female	0
Sex ratio - total population	15	1.04 male(s)/female	0
Tobacco use - female	114	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - male	140	N/A %	2023
Tobacco use - total	129	N/A %	2023
Total fertility rate	108	1.74 children born/woman	2023
Urbanization - rate of urbanization	115	0.94	2025
Urbanization - urban population	110	54.3	2023
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - female	21	43.9	2021
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - male	8	39.7	0
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) - total	10	41.1	0
Transportation
Airports	117	6	2021
Airports - with paved runways - civil airports	18	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - joint use (civil-military) airports	1	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - military airports	14	N/A	2023
Airports - with paved runways - other airports	22	N/A	2023
Airports - with unpaved runways	97	11000	3280
Heliports	26	N/A	2023
Merchant marine - total	28	832	0
National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers	139	N/A	2023
National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers	158	N/A	2023
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers	91	11	0
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers	26	2	2020
Railways	33	N/A km	2023
Roadways - paved	168	N/A km	2023
Roadways - total	188	N/A km	2023
Waterways	109	N/A km	2023

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

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