La Soufrière, Saint Vincent

St. Vincent

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for St. Vincent
Published: 2026

Region: Caribbean
Capital: Kingstown
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Density: 284 / km²

WRI Score 2026

53.93

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 156th
In Americas: 40th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 32.5%· KPMG / EY
35.7
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 284 / km²· UN WPP
21.1
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $11,663· IMF WEO 2026
45.6
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 74 years· WHO / UN
56.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
64.9
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 18%· ILO / SECO
31.1
Elevated unemployment.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
38.6
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

St. Vincent holds 156th of 211 with a WRI Score of 53.93 — ranks well down the field. The score is driven by near-perfect military posture (100) and ideological neutrality (96), with population density standing out as a clear structural constraint.