Grenada

Country in Americas

CountryScope

In brief

Population: 117.3K (2025). World rank 188 of 216; in Americas, 33 of 46. Area: 344 km². World rank 212 of 249; in Americas, 43 of 56. GDP: $1.4B (2025). World rank 194 of 210; in Americas, 41 of 45. From 2015 to 2025: population 114.7K → 117.3K, GDP $997M → $1.4B, and GDP per person $8,694 → $12,107.

State

Official name: Grenada
Local name: Grenada
Capital: St. George's
Region: Americas
Form of government: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
UN member: Yes
Head of state: Charles III
Head of government: Dickon Mitchell
Independence: February 7, 1974
Women in parliament: 31.3% 2025

Key figures

Population: 117,303 2025
Area: 344 km²
GDP: $1.4B 2025
GDP per person: $12,107 2025
Life expectancy: 75.4 years 2024

Practical information

Languages: English
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Time zones: UTC−4
Calling code: +1473
Emergency numbers: 434, 724, 774, 911
Driving side: Left
Plug types: G
Mains voltage: 230 V

Territory

Sea access: Has a coastline
Coastline, km: 121
Neighbours: None
Agricultural land: 23.3% 2024

Elevation

Highest point: Mount Saint Catherine, 840 m
Lowest point: Caribbean Sea, 0 m

Climate

Average temperature in the capital, °C: 28
Warmest month in the capital: September, 29°C
Coldest month in the capital: February, 26°C
Precipitation, mm per year: 2,350 2022

Population and migration

Population density: 341 per km² 2025
Population growth per year: +0.1% 2025
Living in cities: 36.7% 2025
Net migration per year: -185 2025
Born in another country: 6.3% 2024

Age and life expectancy

Aged 0–14: 19% 2025
Aged 15–64: 68.4% 2025
Aged 65 and over: 12.6% 2025
Life expectancy, women: 78.5 years 2024
Life expectancy, men: 72.5 years 2024

Births and deaths

Children per woman: 1.5 2024
Births per 1,000 people: 11.5 2024
Deaths per 1,000 people: 8.9 2024

Society

Religions: Protestant 49.2%, Catholic 36%, other 6.7%, no religion 5.7%, and other Christian 1.2% (2011)

Quality of governance (100 = best)

Rule of law, score 0–⁠100: 68.2 2025
Control of corruption, score 0–⁠100: 58.2 2025
Government effectiveness, score 0–⁠100: 52.5 2025
Regulatory quality, score 0–⁠100: 55 2025
Voice and accountability, score 0–⁠100: 66.6 2025

Size and growth

GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $21,346 2025
GDP growth per year: +4.4% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $11,660 2025
Inflation: +0.6% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 57 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 2.5% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 15.5% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 64.9% 2025

Trade and finance

Current account balance, share of GDP: -23.1% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +12% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 3.4% 2025

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 43.8 2018
Living on under $3 a day: 0.8% 2018

Education

Adult literacy: 97.8% 1970
Primary school enrolment: 111% 2024
Secondary school enrolment: 101% 2024
Higher education enrolment: 100% 2018
Public spending on education, share of GDP: 5.1% 2023

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP: 4.7% 2023
Health spending per person: $526 2023
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total: 48.5% 2023
Doctors per 1,000 people: 1.4 2018
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 4.6 2023
Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 3 2023
Children vaccinated against measles: 83% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 16.4 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births: 18 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births: 48 2023
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 11.3% 2024
Overweight adults: 59.9% 2022

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water: 95.6% 2017
Access to basic sanitation: 92.6% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels: 96% 2024

Safety

Homicides per 100,000 people: 13.7 2023
Road deaths per 100,000 people: 8 2019
Suicides per 100,000 people: 1.3 2021
Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 87.3 2025
Natural hazards: volcanoes and tropical cyclones

Air and emissions

Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³: 11 2023
CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person: 1.5 2024
All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person: 2.1 2024

Nature and water

Forest cover: 51.5% 2024
Protected areas: 0.2% 2025
Renewable fresh water, m³ per person: 1,711 2022
Water stress, share of fresh water withdrawn: 7.1% 2022

Internet and communications

Using the internet: 70.2% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 96 2022
Home broadband per 100 people: 29.8 2022
Internet domain: .gd

Energy

Access to electricity: 95.6% 2024
Renewable share of energy use: 10% 2022
Electricity from renewables: 2% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels: 98% 2021

Transport

Airports: 2 2025

Science and innovation

Scientific articles per year: 42 2023
High-tech share of manufactured exports: 6.4% 2024