Which are the Best Countries in Asia?

Asia as a whole covers a huge range of countries, from full democracies to hardened dictatorships, and from highly developed technological countries, to nations of ill-educated and semi-literate clanspeople. Of this mix, which countries are a shining example to the others?

There are 59 locations that fall within this category. By adding up all the known populations that fall within these locations, and summing their physical land areas, we can calculate population densities. Some islands and territories can end up being counted twice depending on how they are classified and divided up politically, but, mostly such errors involve only small populations. So, some data on this collection of countries in total:

• Population: 4.4b
• Land Area: 47 307 312km² (23% of Earth's land)
• Independent States: 48
• Other Territories: 11
• Compare to other regions of the world

1. Basic Stats and Demographics
2. Emigration and Immigration
3. The Environment
4. Health
5. Human Rights, Tolerance and Equality
6. Religion and Beliefs
7. Links

1. Basic Stats and Demographics

#economics #human_development #population

Not showing due to lack of data: Abkhazia. This page only shows places where the database has enough data to be able to come to reasonable conclusions about each place. The main focus is on nation states, but, some distinct external territories may be listed if the database has enough information about them. Averages are calculated from as many valid data points as possible, meaning, that some territories and locations that are not listed above may still be used to calculate some of the average values. Some calculations only use Independent State data - hover the cursor over values to see hints.

Links:

• Compare to other regions of the world
• What is the Best Country in the World? An Index of Morality, Conscience and Good Life
• The Population of the Earth
• Homosexuality in Animals and Humans

2. Emigration and Immigration

#asia #china #emigration #immigration #india #migration

Some of the smaller countries of Asia have very high immigration rates. The countries in Asia with the highest percent of immigrants in their populations are Qatar (86.5%), The UAE (70.0%) and Kuwait (68.8%), although the average for Asia is 14%. Several other countries approach an immigration rate of 50%. When it comes to emigration the highest rates are Palestine (68.4%), Armenia (28.2%) and Georgia (25.1%). The average continental emigration rate is 8%. The two massive countries of China and India (both with over a billion inhabitants) see less than half a percent of their people come or go.

For full stats and comparisons, see: Which Country in Asia Has the Most Immigrants Or Emigrants?.

3. The Environment

#biodiversity #birth_control #climate_change #demographics #health #human_development #over-exploitation #overpopulation #the_environment

4. Health ₁₁

#alcohol #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

And Children's Health:

5. Human Rights, Tolerance and Equality

#equality #human_development #human_rights #morals #politics #tolerance

“The Arab World and Asia ... a region where the mean and median levels of performance are probably most charitably labeled poor.”

"Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice" by Jack Donnelly (2013)₁₉

6. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #folk_religion #god #hinduism #human_development #islam #judaism #no_religion #religion

Links:

• Compare to other regions of the world
• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
• Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?
• Human Religions