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2022 Data Tables: SIDS

List of Small Island Developing States income groups, data sources, and exclusive economic zones.

Published onAug 25, 2023
2022 Data Tables: SIDS
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SIDS GeoAreas

Table 1

GeoAreas classified according to GeoArea Classifications [1]

GeoArea

Region

Subregion

Sovereign

Territory

American Samoa

Oceania

Polynesia

Yes

Anguilla

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Antigua and Barbuda

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Aruba

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Bahamas

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Bahrain

Asia

Western Asia

Yes

Barbados

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Belize

Latin America & Caribbean

Central America

Yes

Bermuda

Northern America

Northern America

Yes

British Virgin Islands

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Cabo Verde

Africa

Western Africa

Yes

Cayman Islands

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Comoros

Africa

Eastern Africa

Yes

Cook Islands

Oceania

Polynesia

Yes

Cuba

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Curaçao

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Dominica

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Dominican Republic

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Fiji

Oceania

Melanesia

Yes

French Polynesia

Oceania

Polynesia

Yes

Grenada

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Guadeloupe

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Guam

Oceania

Micronesia

Yes

Guinea-Bissau

Africa

Western Africa

Yes

Guyana

Latin America & Caribbean

South America

Yes

Haiti

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Jamaica

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Kiribati

Oceania

Micronesia

Yes

Maldives

Asia

Southern Asia

Yes

Marshall Islands

Oceania

Micronesia

Yes

Martinique

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Mauritius

Africa

Eastern Africa

Yes

Micronesia

Oceania

Micronesia

Yes

Montserrat

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Nauru

Oceania

Micronesia

Yes

New Caledonia

Oceania

Melanesia

Yes

Niue

Oceania

Polynesia

Yes

Northern Mariana Islands

Oceania

Micronesia

Yes

Palau

Oceania

Micronesia

Yes

Papua New Guinea

Oceania

Melanesia

Yes

Puerto Rico

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Saint Lucia

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Samoa

Oceania

Polynesia

Yes

Sao Tome and Principe

Africa

Middle Africa

Yes

Seychelles

Africa

Eastern Africa

Yes

Singapore

Asia

Southeastern Asia

Yes

Sint Maarten

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Solomon Islands

Oceania

Melanesia

Yes

Suriname

Latin America & Caribbean

South America

Yes

Timor-Leste

Asia

Southeastern Asia

Yes

Tonga

Oceania

Polynesia

Yes

Trinidad and Tobago

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Turks and Caicos Islands

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Tuvalu

Oceania

Polynesia

Yes

US Virgin Islands

Latin America & Caribbean

Caribbean

Yes

Vanuatu

Oceania

Melanesia

Yes

SIDS Income Groups

Table 2

GeoAreas classified by The World Bank Economic Groups. “NC” GeoAreas are not categorized [2]

GeoArea

High Income

Upper Middle

Lower Middle

Low Income

NC

American Samoa

Yes

Anguilla

Yes

Antigua and Barbuda

Yes

Aruba

Yes

Bahamas

Yes

Bahrain

Yes

Barbados

Yes

Belize

Yes

Bermuda

Yes

British Virgin Islands

Yes

Cabo Verde

Yes

Cayman Islands

Yes

Comoros

Yes

Cook Islands

Yes

Cuba

Yes

Curaçao

Yes

Dominica

Yes

Dominican Republic

Yes

Fiji

Yes

French Polynesia

Yes

Grenada

Yes

Guadeloupe

Yes

Guam

Yes

Guinea-Bissau

Yes

Guyana

Yes

Haiti

Yes

Jamaica

Yes

Kiribati

Yes

Maldives

Yes

Marshall Islands

Yes

Martinique

Yes

Mauritius

Yes

Micronesia

Yes

Montserrat

Yes

Nauru

Yes

New Caledonia

Yes

Niue

Yes

Northern Mariana Islands

Yes

Palau

Yes

Papua New Guinea

Yes

Puerto Rico

Yes

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Yes

Saint Lucia

Yes

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Yes

Samoa

Yes

Sao Tome and Principe

Yes

Seychelles

Yes

Singapore

Yes

Sint Maarten

Yes

Solomon Islands

Yes

Suriname

Yes

Timor-Leste

Yes

Tonga

Yes

Trinidad and Tobago

Yes

Turks and Caicos Islands

Yes

Tuvalu

Yes

US Virgin Islands

Yes

Vanuatu

Yes

SIDS Data Sources

Table 3

Number of surveys received for each GeoArea, GeoAreas researched, and reasons if GeoAreas were not researched, according to Data Collection.

GeoArea

Surveys

Research

No Research

American Samoa

Yes

Anguilla

Yes

Antigua and Barbuda

1

Yes

Aruba

1

Yes

Bahamas

1

Yes

Bahrain

<1% deep sea

Barbados

5

Yes

Belize

1

Yes

Bermuda

Yes

British Virgin Islands

Yes

Cabo Verde

1

Yes

Cayman Islands

Yes

Comoros

5

Yes

Cook Islands

3

Yes

Cuba

1

Yes

Curaçao

Yes

Dominica

1

Yes

Dominican Republic

1

Yes

Fiji

3

Yes

French Polynesia

Yes

Grenada

Yes

Guadeloupe

Yes

Guam

Yes

Guinea-Bissau

Yes

Guyana

5

Yes

Haiti

2

Yes

Jamaica

4

Yes

Kiribati

1

Yes

Maldives

Yes

Marshall Islands

Yes

Martinique

Yes

Mauritius

3

Yes

Micronesia

Yes

Montserrat

3

Yes

Nauru

Yes

New Caledonia

Yes

Niue

Yes

Northern Mariana Islands

Yes

Palau

1

Yes

Papua New Guinea

2

Yes

Puerto Rico

1

Yes

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1

Yes

Saint Lucia

1

Yes

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Yes

Samoa

Yes

Sao Tome and Principe

1

Yes

Seychelles

3

Yes

Singapore

3

<1% deep sea

Sint Maarten

Yes

Solomon Islands

1

Yes

Suriname

1

Yes

Timor-Leste

1

Yes

Tonga

2

Yes

Trinidad and Tobago

7

Yes

Turks and Caicos Islands

1

Yes

Tuvalu

Yes

US Virgin Islands

Yes

Vanuatu

5

Yes

SIDS Exclusive Economic Zones

Table 4

EEZ areas calculated according to EEZ Status & Calculations. [3][4][5]

GeoArea

EEZ Area (km2)

% of EEZ>200 m

American Samoa

406,000

100%

Anguilla

90,000

98%

Antigua and Barbuda

111,000

97%

Aruba

30,000

95%

Bahamas

607,000

82%

Bahrain

7,000

0%

Barbados

185,000

100%

Belize

33,000

74%

Bermuda

464,000

100%

British Virgin Islands

81,000

96%

Cabo Verde

801,000

99%

Cayman Islands

118,000

100%

Comoros

164,000

100%

Cook Islands

1,969,000

100%

Cuba

346,000

85%

Curaçao

25,000

99%

Dominica

29,000

98%

Dominican Republic

349,000

97%

Fiji

1,277,000

97%

French Polynesia

4,762,000

100%

Grenada

25,000

91%

Guadeloupe

91,000

98%

Guam

208,000

100%

Guinea-Bissau

75,000

54%

Guyana

134,000

63%

Haiti

103,000

96%

Jamaica

256,000

95%

Kiribati

3,437,000

100%

Maldives

918,000

97%

Marshall Islands

1,997,000

99%

Martinique

48,000

97%

Mauritius

1,278,000

97%

Micronesia

3,008,000

99%

Montserrat

7,000

98%

Nauru

309,000

100%

New Caledonia

1,173,000

96%

Niue

318,000

100%

Northern Mariana Islands

764,000

100%

Palau

614,000

100%

Papua New Guinea

2,384,000

93%

Puerto Rico

154,000

97%

Saint Kitts and Nevis

9,000

93%

Saint Lucia

15,000

96%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

36,000

95%

Samoa

130,000

99%

Sao Tome and Principe

131,000

99%

Seychelles

1,338,000

96%

Singapore

1,000

0%

Sint Maarten

0

71%

Solomon Islands

1,598,000

98%

Suriname

133,000

57%

Timor-Leste

77,000

65%

Tonga

664,000

99%

Trinidad and Tobago

76,000

70%

Turks and Caicos Islands

90,000

95%

Tuvalu

752,000

100%

US Virgin Islands

38,000

95%

Vanuatu

622,000

99%

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