Which are the Small Island Developing States?
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are low-lying coastal countries that tend to share similar sustainable development challenges, including small but growing populations, limited resources, remoteness, susceptibility to natural disasters, vulnerability to external shocks, excessive dependence on international trade, and fragile environments. Their growth and development are also held back by high communication, energy and transportation costs, irregular international transport volumes, disproportionately expensive public administration and infrastructure due to their small size, and little to no opportunity to create economies of scale.
The SIDS were first recognized as a distinct group of developing countries at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992.
List of Small Island Developing States (UN Member States):
List of Small Island Developing States (non-UN Member States):
*Also Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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The SIDS were first recognized as a distinct group of developing countries at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992.
List of Small Island Developing States (UN Member States):
1. Antigua and Barbuda | 14. Guyana | 27. Saint Lucia |
2. Bahamas | 15. Haiti* | 28. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
3. Barbados | 16. Jamaica | 29. Samoa |
4. Belize | 17. Kiribati* | 30. Sao Tome and Principe* |
5. Cabo Verde | 18. Maldives | 31. Singapore |
6. Comoros* | 19. Marshall Islands | 32. Seychelles |
7. Cook Islands | 20. Mauritius | 33. Solomon Islands* |
8. Cuba | 21. Micronesia (Federated States of) | 34. Suriname |
9. Dominica | 22. Nauru | 35. Timor-Leste* |
10. Dominican Republic | 23. Niue | 36. Tonga |
11. Fiji | 24. Palau | 37. Trinidad and Tobago |
12. Grenada | 25. Papua New Guinea | 38. Tuvalu* |
13. Guinea-Bissau* | 26. Saint Kitts and Nevis | 39. Vanuatu |
List of Small Island Developing States (non-UN Member States):
1. Anguilla | 4. Cayman Islands | 7. New Caledonia |
2. Aruba | 5. Curaçao | 8. Sint Maarten |
3. British Virgin Islands | 6. Montserrat | 9. Tokelau |
*Also Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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