Factionalized Elites Index

Carribean Ranking

0 (low) - 10 (high)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Haiti	9.6	2021	1	9.6
2	Cuba	7	2021	2	7
3	Dominican Republic	6.2	2020	3	6.2
4	Trinidad and Tobago	5.6	2021	4	5.6
4	Grenada	5.6	2022	4	5.6
6	Bahamas	4.5	2022	6	4.5
7	Belize	4.3	2022	7	4.3
8	Barbados	4.2	2020	8	4.2
9	Antigua and Barbuda	3.7	2022	9	3.7
9	Jamaica	3.7	2022	9	3.7

Definition of Factionalized Elites Index

The Factionalized elites indicator considers the fragmentation of state institutions along ethnic, class, clan, racial or religious lines, as well as and brinksmanship and gridlock between ruling elites. The higher the value, the more fragmented are the institutions in the country.