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Topic 08 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Grenada: Gender & Equality
How wide is the gap between women's and men's lives?
Grenada is placed 54th of 183 countries on gender & equality in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Women, Business and the Law 80.63 (2025); Firms with a Female Top Manager 28.91 (2025).
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54th
of 183 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
- 80.63Women, Business and the Law, 2025WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)
- —Women's Political Empowerment Index, 2025No reading for this country
- 28.91Firms with a Female Top Manager, 2025Firms with a female top manager (%)
- —Social Institutions and Gender Index, 2023No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Grenada on gender & equality — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
80.63
WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)
Higher is better
Grenada: 80.63. Across the 190 countries in this edition, values run from 3.125 (Afghanistan) to 100 (Sweden); the world median is 81.25.
- World median
- 81.25
- Best in Caribbean
- 86.25 Dominican Republic
Key 2 of 4
Women's Political Empowerment Index
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Women's political empowerment index (0–1)
Higher is better
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg publishes no 2025 figure for Grenada, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from 0.028 (Afghanistan) to 0.954 (Denmark); the world median is 0.772.
- World median
- 0.772
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.929 Jamaica
Key 3 of 4
Firms with a Female Top Manager
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Grenada’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
28.91
Firms with a female top manager (%)
Higher is better
Grenada: 28.91. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 1.429 (Qatar) to 62.9 (Kiribati); the world median is 19.16.
- World median
- 19.16
- Best in Caribbean
- 37.89 Jamaica
Key 4 of 4
Social Institutions and Gender Index
OECD
2023 edition · data for 2023 · OECD Terms and Conditions — data clause
No reading
SIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute)
Lower is better
OECD publishes no 2023 figure for Grenada, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 140 countries in this edition, values run from 6.7 (Norway) to 67.4 (Mauritania); the world median is 25.2.
- World median
- 25.2
- Best in Caribbean
- 14.8 Dominican Republic
02Over time
Which way Grenada is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Women, Business and the Law
WBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity) · higher is better
GrenadaWorld median
Grenada rose from 75 in 2000 to 80.63 in 2025; the world median went from 63.13 to 81.25.
Every year’s figures
Year Grenada World median 2025 81 81.3 2023 81 81.3 2022 81 80.3 2021 81 80.0 2020 81 79.7 2019 81 78.8 2018 78 77.5 2017 78 77.5 2016 78 76.9 2015 78 75.9 2014 78 75.6 2013 78 75.0 2012 78 73.8 2011 78 73.1 2010 78 73.1 2009 78 72.5 2008 78 71.3 2007 78 69.7 2006 78 68.8 2005 78 67.2 2004 78 66.9 2003 78 64.7 2002 78 63.8 2001 75 63.8 2000 75 63.1
03In context
Grenada beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 183 countries on gender & equality, never a place within the region.
Grenada and Caribbean
Grenada has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 183; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Women, Business and the LawWBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity) | Women's Political Empowerment IndexWomen's political empowerment index (0–1) | Firms with a Female Top ManagerFirms with a female top manager (%) | Social Institutions and Gender IndexSIGI score (0 = no discrimination, 100 = absolute) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jamaica | =34th | 74.38 | 0.929 | 37.89 | 18.4 |
 Saint Lucia | 45th | 83.75 | — | 27.42 | — |
 Dominican Republic | 53rd | 86.25 | 0.825 | 20.41 | 14.8 |
| Grenada | 54th | 80.63 | — | 28.91 | — |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 73rd | 71.25 | — | 37.06 | — |
 Trinidad and Tobago | =75th | 75 | 0.874 | 23.5 | 25.3 |
 Barbados | 82nd | 80 | 0.895 | 16.87 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | =116th | 68.13 | — | 21.53 | — |
 Haiti | 160th | 61.25 | 0.403 | — | 46.4 |
 Anguilla | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Aruba | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Bahamas | not placed | 81.25 | — | 33.22 | — |
 British Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cayman Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cuba | not placed | — | 0.71 | — | — |
 Curaçao | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Dominica | not placed | 62.5 | — | 23.61 | — |
 Montserrat | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Puerto Rico | not placed | 83.75 | — | — | — |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | not placed | 71.25 | — | 21.06 | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Sint Maarten | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 183.
- Jamaica=34th
- Saint Lucia45th
- Dominican Republic53rd
- Grenada54th
- Antigua and Barbuda73rd
- Trinidad and Tobago=75th
- Barbados82nd
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines=116th
- Haiti160th
- Anguillanot placed
- Arubanot placed
- Bahamasnot placed
- British Virgin Islandsnot placed
- Cayman Islandsnot placed
- Cubanot placed
- Curaçaonot placed
- Dominicanot placed
- Montserratnot placed
- Puerto Riconot placed
- Saint Kitts and Nevisnot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Sint Maartennot placed
- Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on gender & equality
The countries immediately above and below Grenada in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Grenada is ahead of the world, and behind
11 more statistics filed under gender & equality, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median5
Statistics on which Grenada does better than the middle country measured.
Births Attended by Skilled Health StaffUNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) · 2023 · world median 99.310099.3▲ Improved since 2013
Grenada: 100 · world median 99.3 · Births attended by skilled health staff (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 60.9 to 100; higher is better.
Position 1st of 84 · derived.
Firms with Female Participation in OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 35.1248.6435.12No earlier reading
Grenada: 48.64 · world median 35.12 · Firms with at least one woman among the owners (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.273 to 86.78; higher is better.
Position 40th of 181 · derived.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9840.971▲ Improved since 2015
Grenada: 0.984 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 56th of 184 · derived.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.2260.351▼ Worsened since 2018
Grenada: 0.226 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 58th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2575.271.25No real change since 2013
Grenada: 75.2 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 75th of 196 · derived.
Behind the world median4
Statistics on which Grenada does worse than the middle country measured.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.6548.2546.65▼ Worsened since 2013
Grenada: 48.25 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 95th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4629.0927.46No real change since 2013
Grenada: 29.09 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 107th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Length of Paid Maternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 989098▼ Worsened since 2015
Grenada: 90 · world median 98 · Paid maternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 410; higher is better.
Length of Paid Paternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 303▼ Worsened since 2015
Grenada: 0 · world median 3 · Paid paternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 196; higher is better.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Mean Age at First Marriage, WomenUN DESA Population Division · 2019 · world median 24.653124.65No earlier reading
Grenada: 31 · world median 24.65 · Singulate mean age at marriage, women (years). UN DESA Population Division, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 17 to 34.
Sex Ratio at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 105.1104105.1Moved since 2013
Grenada: 104 · world median 105.1 · Male births per 100 female births. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 101.1 to 116.3.
No current reading for Grenada
Account Ownership Among Women, Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four Visits, Caesarean Section Rate, Child Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Female Labour Force Participation Rate, Female Share of Researchers, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management (last 2023), Female Share of STEM Graduates (last 2018), Female-Headed Households, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment (last 2018), Gender Social Norms Index, Global Gender Parity Index, Institutional Deliveries, Legal Guarantees of Women's Equal Rights to Land, Social Institutions and Gender Index, Women Who Think a Husband Is Justified in Hitting or Beating His Wife, Women's Empowerment Index, Women's Political Empowerment Index and Women's Share of Agricultural Landowners. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Gender & Equality among Grenada’s 14 topics
Gender & Equality is Grenada’s 3rd best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 38th of 1983/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience46th of 1933/4 keys
- Gender & Equality54th of 1832/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade72nd of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 77th of 1762/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital92nd of 1963/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 91st of 1864/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture93rd of 1843/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing103rd of 2003/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 106th of 1943/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality88th of 1593/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge110th of 1983/4 keys
- Digital & Technology187th of 1983/4 keys
- Energy160th of 1652/3 keys
No standing on Work & Labour, Peace & Security: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on gender & equality
The three countries placed highest of 183, and the leaders Grenada can most readily be measured against.
1
LatviaNorthern Europe
1st of 183 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Marcin Szala · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
TaiwanEastern Asia
2nd of 183 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: xiangyang17 · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
ItalySouthern Europe
3rd of 183 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Francisco Antunes · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Costa Rica5th4/4 keysHighest in Caribbean
Jamaica=34th4/4 keysThis page
Grenada54th2/4 keys
Positions out of 183 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Grenada on gender & equality: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Grenada rank on gender & equality?
Grenada is placed 54th of 183 countries on Gender & Equality in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (Women, Business and the Law and Firms with a Female Top Manager). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Women, Business and the Law figure for Grenada?
80.63 in 2025 (wBL Index (0–100, where 100 is full legal parity)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 81.25.
What is the latest Firms with a Female Top Manager figure for Grenada?
28.91 in 2025 (firms with a female top manager (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 19.16.
How have Grenada’s gender & equality figures changed?
Women, Business and the Law rose from 75 in 2000 to 80.63 in 2025.
Which gender & equality statistics are missing for Grenada?
No current reading is published for Grenada on Account Ownership Among Women, Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four Visits, Caesarean Section Rate, Child Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Female Labour Force Participation Rate, Female Share of Researchers, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Female Share of STEM Graduates, Female-Headed Households, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, Gender Social Norms Index, Global Gender Parity Index, Institutional Deliveries, Legal Guarantees of Women's Equal Rights to Land, Social Institutions and Gender Index, Women Who Think a Husband Is Justified in Hitting or Beating His Wife, Women's Empowerment Index, Women's Political Empowerment Index and Women's Share of Agricultural Landowners. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Violence against women is not a key here, because comparable data covers too few countries. The Gender Inequality Index is published here as context rather than as a key: its reading is driven largely by maternal and adolescent health, which moves with a country’s overall development and is already measured under Development and Health. Women’s labour force participation, women in management and child marriage are published here as context too.
How the Gender & Equality standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The gender & equality method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Women, Business and the Law — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Women's Political Empowerment Index — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Firms with a Female Top Manager — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Social Institutions and Gender Index — OECD, OECD Terms and Conditions — data clause
The other 11 statistics on this page come from 5 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Grenada’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Grenada (banner) — Dirk.heldmaier derivative work: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Latvia — Marcin Szala, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Taiwan — xiangyang17, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Italy — Francisco Antunes, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Grenada: Gender & Equality — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/grenada/gender