Travel Risk Atlas

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Caribbean · Capital Kingstown

Each opens that government's own advisory for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.

20.4 Low risk
Atlas Risk Score · 71st safest of 220
aerial photography of island
Photo: George Apodaca / Unsplash

Where the risk actually is

Risk is rarely spread evenly across a country. The base colour is the code the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as a whole; shaded regions are those the UK Foreign Office names in an advisory against travel.

Charlotte — No specific warningGrenadines — No specific warningGrenadines — No specific warningGrenadines — No specific warningGrenadines — No specific warningSaint Andrew — No specific warningSaint David — No specific warningSaint George — No specific warningSaint Patrick — No specific warning
What governments advise No specific warning

This map reads milder than the world map's colour, and both are right. The world map shades Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its Atlas Risk Score — 20, Low — which blends government advice with crime, health, roads and natural hazards. This map shows the advice alone, and the strongest level anywhere in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is no specific warning.

What the warnings actually cover

  • Whole countryNo specific warning. No government currently advises against travel to any part of this country. The colour reflects general caution levels only, not a warned area.

Shading marks whole regions named in an advisory, but a warning is often narrower — a border strip, one road, or a single city. Read the wording, and check the official advisory linked below.

What drives the score

Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.

Crime
15% of score
57/100
187th of 220
Natural hazards
10% of score · mainly cyclones, earthquakes
33/100
71st of 220
Political stability
10% of score
30/100
70th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
26/100
90th of 220
Road & transport
10% of score
17/100
49th of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
0/100
55th of 220
Conflict & terrorism
15% of score
0/100
18th of 220

Biggest factor here: crime. Violent crime levels and how reliably the law is enforced.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
999
911 also works
Currency
XCD $
Languages
English
Visa (EU passport)
90 days visa-free
US: 180 days visa-free · UK: 180 days visa-free
Population
100k
World Bank 2025
Capital
Kingstown
Driving
On the left
7.4 road deaths per 100k
Power
Type A, C, G
220-240V
Basic water access
98%
Widely available · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+1784
GDP per capita
$13k
A rough guide to price levels
Visitors a year
392k
International arrivals, 2019

When to go

Average daytime high and nightly low for Kingstown, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.

Mildest and driest around All year.

Daytime high hot
Top figure is the average daytime high, below it the average nightly low, and millimetres of rain under each bar. Figures are the average daytime high; bar heights are the month's rainfall. Shaded months are the mild, drier ones. Source: NASA POWER daily observations, 2010-2019, public domain.

Sources for this page

Vaccinations, malaria and outbreaks. This atlas does not give medical advice — it is personal, it changes, and it is the one thing worth getting from a doctor. Both national services publish current advice for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

Check the official advisory before you book. This page reflects data as of August 2026. Advisories change without warning, and only your own government's advice affects your travel insurance.