西印度群島聯邦(英語:Federation of the West Indies,又作West Indian Federation),是在1958年1月3日至1962年5月31日間短暫存在的加勒比海上的聯邦。該聯邦由數個英國殖民地組成,包括特立尼达和多巴哥、巴巴多斯、牙买加以及背风群岛和向风群岛的岛屿,首都设立在特立尼达和多巴哥的西班牙港。英國政府期望該聯邦可以成為一個完整的政治實體,然后像加拿大、澳大利亚联邦以及罗得西亚与尼亚萨兰联邦那样,独立于英国成为一个单一的国家[1]。然而,在这之前,联邦因内部政治冲突而崩溃,争论的焦点是如何进行有效的治理或运作。
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