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St. Kitts-Nevis highest ranked CARICOM country according to HDR report

St. Kitts-Nevis has emerged as the highest-ranked CARICOM country in the 2023–24 Human Development Report released by the United Nations Development Programme yesterday.
 
According to the report, of the 193 countries surveyed, the Twin Island Federation placed 51st with a HDI index of 0.838 in 2023.
 
Antigua and Barbuda was the next highest CARICOM country at 54 with a HDI index of 0.826, followed by The Bahamas at 57 with an HDI index of 0.920.
 
The UNDP figures showed St. Lucia at 108 with an index of 0.690 and Jamaica at 115 with a HDI index of 0.706.
 
The report provides a summary measure reflecting a country's gross national income per capita, education, and life expectancy.


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