Country rankings
Black Caribbean Countries
Saint Kitts and Nevis has the highest Date of Independence (1983), followed by Belize (1981) and Antigua and Barbuda (1981). Haiti has the lowest (1804).
Date of IndependenceBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
16 of 235 countriesDate of Independence
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All 16 ranked
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
1974
Middle half 1962 – 1979
Average
1950
16 countries
Highest
1983
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lowest
1804
Haiti
Data
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18 countries · # = rank by Date of Independence
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | Yes | 1983 |
| 2 |  Belize | Yes | 1981 |
| 2 |  Antigua and Barbuda | Yes | 1981 |
| 4 |  Saint Lucia | Yes | 1979 |
| 4 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes | 1979 |
| 6 |  Dominica | Yes | 1978 |
| 7 |  Suriname | Yes | 1975 |
| 8 |  Grenada | Yes | 1974 |
| 9 |  Bahamas | Yes | 1973 |
| 10 |  Guyana | Yes | 1966 |
| 10 |  Barbados | Yes | 1966 |
| 12 |  Jamaica | Yes | 1962 |
| 12 |  Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | 1962 |
| 14 |  Cuba | Yes | 1898 |
| 15 |  Dominican Republic | Yes | 1844 |
| 16 |  Haiti | Yes | 1804 |
| — |  Puerto Rico | Yes | — |
| — |  Curacao | Yes | — |
What correlates with Date of Independence?
Pearson r against 1,147 other country metrics sharing at least 10 countries, 3 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Date of Independence?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis has the highest Date of Independence, at 1983, followed by Belize (1981) and Antigua and Barbuda (1981).
- Which country has the lowest Date of Independence?
- Haiti has the lowest Date of Independence, at 1804.
- What is the median Date of Independence across countries?
- The median is 1974 across the 16 countries with data.
- Where does this black caribbean countries data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Afro-Caribbean people - Wikipedia; Afro Caribbeans - Africa Social Work; Caribbean Independence Days - Tihara Smith; Territorial Evolution of the Caribbean - Wikipedia.