In terms of income, for instance, all the countries of the region, with the exception of Haiti and Guyana, are classified as middle income countries or higher, with per capita incomes ranging from an average of $ for the OECS to $ for the Bahamas.
The Caribbean ranks high on the Human  BIS Review 34/2007  1  Development Index, relative to other developing and emerging market countries. The region’s average literacy rates are very high and life expectancy at birth is high at nearly 70 years.