Austria Republic of Austria | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 8th best |
Capital | Vienna |
Land Area | 82 409km21 |
Location | Europe |
Population | 8.9m2 |
Life Expectancy | 81.58yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $43 609 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | AT, AUT, 405 |
Internet Domain | .at6 |
Currency | Euro (EUR)7 |
Telephone | +438 |
“Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Austria is a contrast of spectacular natural landscapes and elegant urban sleeves. One day you´re plunging into an alpine lake, the next you´re exploring a narrow backstreet of Vienna. [...] This is where the Habsburgs built their 600-year empire, and where past glories still shine in the resplendent baroque palaces and chandelier-lit coffee houses of Vienna, Innsbruck and Salzburg. [... W]hatever it does - mountains, classical music, new media, castles, cake, you name it - Austria does it exceedingly well. Beyond its grandiose cities, Austria´s allure lies outdoors. And whether you´re schussing down the legendary slopes of Kitzbühel, climbing high in the Alps of Tyrol or pedalling along the banks of the sprightly Danube (Donau), you´ll find the kind of inspiring landscapes that no well-orchestrated symphony, camera lens or singing nun could ever quite do justice.”
UN HDI (2016)11 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Rank11 | |
1 | Norway | 1 |
2 | Australia | 2 |
3 | Switzerland | 2 |
... | ||
21 | France | 21 |
22 | Belgium | 22 |
23 | Finland | 23 |
24 | Austria | 24 |
25 | Slovenia | 25 |
26 | Italy | 26 |
27 | Spain | 27 |
28 | Czechia | 28 |
World Avg | 94.3 | |
q=188. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)12 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better PPP $12 | |
1 | Qatar | $129 916 |
2 | Singapore | $78 162 |
3 | Kuwait | $76 075 |
... | ||
17 | Germany | $45 000 |
18 | Denmark | $44 519 |
19 | Ireland | $43 798 |
20 | Austria | $43 609 |
21 | Australia | $42 822 |
22 | Canada | $42 582 |
23 | Belgium | $41 243 |
24 | Finland | $38 868 |
World Avg | $17 240 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index13,14 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank13,14 | |
1 | Norway | 30.8 |
2 | Denmark | 31.8 |
3 | Sweden | 33.9 |
4 | Taiwan | 34.0 |
5 | Netherlands | 35.0 |
6 | Finland | 35.0 |
7 | Germany | 36.9 |
8 | Austria | 37.3 |
9 | New Zealand | 37.4 |
10 | Canada | 38.0 |
11 | Iceland | 39.3 |
12 | Switzerland | 39.8 |
World Avg | 88.0 | |
q=195. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population
Population:
Austria's population is predicted to fall to 8 590 000 by 2030. Developed countries with falling populations face a pension's crises, whereby an increasingly ageing population must be cared for by fewer and fewer workers. Economic stability can be maintained by increasing foreign workers from younger countries. This country has a fertility rate of 1.35. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.Population (2018)2 | ||
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Pos. | Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
93 | Honduras | 9.6m |
94 | Belarus | 9.5m |
95 | Tajikistan | 9.1m |
96 | Austria | 8.9m |
97 | Serbia | 8.8m |
98 | Papua New Guinea | 8.6m |
99 | Switzerland | 8.5m |
100 | Israel | 8.4m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy (2015)12 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years12 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
16 | Luxembourg | 81.88 |
17 | Norway | 81.71 |
18 | Netherlands | 81.71 |
19 | Austria | 81.58 |
20 | Andorra | 81.46 |
21 | Portugal | 81.18 |
22 | Germany | 81.09 |
23 | Greece | 81.07 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Fertility Rate (2013)15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2.0 is best15 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
... | ||
105 | Slovakia | 1.36 |
106 | Botswana | 2.64 |
107 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.64 |
108 | Austria | 1.35 |
109 | Egypt | 2.65 |
110 | Singapore | 1.35 |
111 | Saudi Arabia | 2.67 |
112 | Portugal | 1.31 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)16 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per 10016 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
172 | Croatia | 39.7 |
173 | Malta | 39.9 |
174 | France | 40.5 |
175 | Austria | 40.5 |
176 | Greece | 41.3 |
177 | Spain | 41.4 |
178 | Netherlands | 41.9 |
179 | Slovenia | 42.7 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants (2017)17 | ||
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Pos. | %17 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
22 | New Zealand | 22.7% |
23 | Canada | 21.5% |
24 | Kazakhstan | 20.0% |
25 | Austria | 19.0% |
26 | Sweden | 17.6% |
27 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.5% |
28 | Ireland | 16.9% |
29 | Cyprus | 16.0% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants (2010)18 | ||
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Pos. | %18 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
83 | Mali | 7.6% |
84 | UK | 7.5% |
85 | Honduras | 7.5% |
86 | Austria | 7.1% |
87 | Uzbekistan | 7.0% |
88 | Bolivia | 6.8% |
89 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.8% |
90 | Slovenia | 6.5% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#Austria #equality #freedom #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)19,20 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19,20 | |
1 | Sweden | 9.9 |
2 | Denmark | 14.7 |
3 | Norway | 15.5 |
4 | Netherlands | 16.5 |
5 | New Zealand | 19.0 |
6 | Iceland | 20.1 |
7 | Austria | 22.5 |
8 | Canada | 22.6 |
9 | Hong Kong | 23.3 |
10 | Luxembourg | 23.9 |
11 | Finland | 25.2 |
12 | France | 25.9 |
q=199. |
Austria performs very well in ensuring human rights and freedom compared to most other countries. Austria comes in the best 20 in terms of commentary in Human Rights Watch reports21, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms22, supporting press freedom23, its nominal commitment to Human Rights24 and in opposing gender inequality25. And finally, it does better than average in LGBT equality26, speed of uptake of HR treaties27, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice28 and in freethought29.
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #Austria #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines
Health (2020)30,31 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank30,31 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 18.0 |
2 | Singapore | 41.5 |
3 | Maldives | 43.3 |
... | ||
25 | Luxembourg | 72.9 |
26 | Germany | 73.3 |
27 | Saudi Arabia | 73.4 |
28 | Austria | 73.9 |
29 | Iran | 74.4 |
30 | Denmark | 74.9 |
31 | Morocco | 75.1 |
32 | Sweden | 75.6 |
33 | Armenia | 76.0 |
World Avg | 92.3 | |
q=187. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Hong Kong, Singapore and The Maldives30. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea30.
The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and Europe30, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia30.
For more, see:
Health:
Austria does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Austria comes in the best 20 when it comes to its fertility rate15 and in its average life expectancy12. It does better than average in its adolescent birth rate25, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance32 and in its immunizations take-up33 (but low for Europe). Austria does not succeed in everything, however. It falls into the worst 20 in its suicide rate34, its smoking rate35 and in its alcohol consumption rate36. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years.Life Expectancy (2015)12 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years12 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
16 | Luxembourg | 81.88 |
17 | Norway | 81.71 |
18 | Netherlands | 81.71 |
19 | Austria | 81.58 |
20 | Andorra | 81.46 |
21 | Portugal | 81.18 |
22 | Germany | 81.09 |
23 | Greece | 81.07 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Alcohol Consumption (2016)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita36 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
168 | Gabon | 11.5 |
169 | Slovakia | 11.5 |
170 | Switzerland | 11.5 |
171 | Austria | 11.6 |
172 | Estonia | 11.6 |
173 | Poland | 11.6 |
174 | Russia | 11.7 |
175 | Seychelles | 12.0 |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate (2013)15 | ||
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Pos. | 2.0 is best15 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
... | ||
105 | Slovakia | 1.36 |
106 | Botswana | 2.64 |
107 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.64 |
108 | Austria | 1.35 |
109 | Egypt | 2.65 |
110 | Singapore | 1.35 |
111 | Saudi Arabia | 2.67 |
112 | Portugal | 1.31 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Smoking Rates (2014)35 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is worse35 | |
182 | Montenegro | 4 125 |
181 | Belarus | 3 831 |
180 | Lebanon | 3 023 |
... | ||
170 | Azerbaijan | 2 114 |
169 | Greece | 2 086 |
168 | S. Korea | 2 073 |
167 | Austria | 1 988 |
166 | Jordan | 1 855 |
165 | Ukraine | 1 854 |
164 | Estonia | 1 775 |
163 | Hungary | 1 759 |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate (2013)34 | ||
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Pos. | Per 100k34 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
... | ||
68 | Suriname | 28.7 |
69 | Hong Kong | 29.7 |
70 | Poland | 30.5 |
71 | Austria | 30.9 |
72 | Uruguay | 32.3 |
73 | France | 33.2 |
74 | Moldova | 35.7 |
75 | Switzerland | 36.2 |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
... | ||
25 | Qatar | 25 |
26 | Oman | 26 |
27 | Estonia | 27 |
28 | Austria | 28 |
29 | Greece | 29 |
30 | Nicaragua | 30 |
31 | Armenia | 31 |
32 | Bangladesh | 32 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults (2016)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %37 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
89 | S. Africa | 53.8 |
90 | Georgia | 54.2 |
91 | Switzerland | 54.3 |
92 | Austria | 54.3 |
93 | Armenia | 54.4 |
94 | Belize | 54.8 |
95 | Haiti | 54.9 |
96 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 55.0 |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)25 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100025 | |
1 | N. Korea | 0.5 |
2 | S. Korea | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
... | ||
18 | Germany | 6.7 |
19 | Maldives | 6.7 |
20 | Tunisia | 6.8 |
21 | Austria | 7.1 |
22 | China | 7.3 |
23 | Greece | 7.5 |
24 | Oman | 8.1 |
25 | Belgium | 8.2 |
World Avg | 47.9 | |
q=185. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg %33 | |
1 | Hungary | 99.0 |
2 | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
84 | Estonia | 93.9 |
85 | N. Korea | 93.8 |
86 | Italy | 93.8 |
87 | Austria | 93.8 |
88 | Argentina | 93.7 |
89 | Bulgaria | 93.7 |
90 | Serbia | 93.5 |
91 | Egypt | 93.4 |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#education #english #intelligence #maths #modernity #research #science #technology #the_internet
Modernity and Learning (2020)38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank38 | |
1 | Finland | 8.0 |
2 | Belgium | 9.1 |
3 | Denmark | 10.0 |
... | ||
13 | Germany | 17.1 |
14 | Japan | 17.3 |
15 | Netherlands | 18.6 |
16 | Austria | 18.9 |
17 | Iceland | 19.1 |
18 | Slovenia | 19.5 |
19 | Canada | 20.4 |
20 | Singapore | 21.1 |
21 | Hungary | 21.2 |
World Avg | 69.0 | |
q=180. |
Modernity and Education:
Research and Development (2016) | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2939 |
2 | Israel | 4.1139 |
3 | Japan | 3.5839 |
4 | Finland | 3.1739 |
5 | Sweden | 3.1639 |
6 | Denmark | 3.0539 |
7 | Taiwan | 3.0139 |
8 | Austria | 3.0040 |
9 | Switzerland | 2.9641 |
10 | Germany | 2.8439 |
11 | USA | 2.7442 |
12 | Belgium | 2.4639 |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education (2018)43 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better43 | |
1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
2 | Estonia | 100.0% |
3 | Austria | 100.0% |
4 | Canada | 100.0% |
5 | Finland | 100.0% |
6 | Iceland | 100.0% |
7 | Uzbekistan | 99.9% |
8 | Czechia | 99.8% |
9 | Slovakia | 99.3% |
10 | Latvia | 99.2% |
11 | Kazakhstan | 98.6% |
12 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.4% |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling (2018)44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years44 | |
1 | Australia | 22.1 |
2 | Belgium | 19.7 |
3 | Finland | 19.3 |
... | ||
26 | Uruguay | 16.3 |
27 | Singapore | 16.3 |
28 | Portugal | 16.3 |
29 | Austria | 16.3 |
30 | USA | 16.3 |
31 | Italy | 16.2 |
32 | Switzerland | 16.2 |
33 | Canada | 16.1 |
World Avg | 13.2 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
4 | Denmark | 4 |
5 | UK | 5 |
6 | Austria | 6 |
7 | Finland | 7 |
8 | Netherlands | 8 |
9 | Belgium | 9 |
10 | Slovenia | 10 |
11 | Switzerland | 11 |
12 | New Zealand | 12 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Maths, Science & Reading (2015)45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Score45 | |
1 | Singapore | 1655 |
2 | Hong Kong | 1598 |
3 | Japan | 1586 |
... | ||
24 | Portugal | 1491 |
25 | France | 1487 |
26 | Sweden | 1487 |
27 | Austria | 1477 |
28 | Russia | 1476 |
29 | Spain | 1475 |
30 | Czechia | 1472 |
31 | USA | 1463 |
World Avg | 1389 | |
q=70. |
IQ (2006)46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better46 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 108 |
2 | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
10 | Mongolia | 101 |
11 | Netherlands | 100 |
12 | Norway | 100 |
13 | Austria | 100 |
14 | UK | 100 |
15 | New Zealand | 99 |
16 | Poland | 99 |
17 | Germany | 99 |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users (2016)47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better47 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
32 | Singapore | 83% |
33 | Slovakia | 83% |
34 | Spain | 82% |
35 | Austria | 81% |
36 | Ireland | 81% |
37 | Barbados | 80% |
38 | Hungary | 80% |
39 | Kuwait | 80% |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake (2017)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Ratio48 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
24 | Czechia | 10.1 |
25 | New Zealand | 9.7 |
26 | Romania | 8.7 |
27 | Austria | 7.5 |
28 | Hungary | 7.4 |
29 | Guatemala | 6.9 |
30 | Saudi Arabia | 6.8 |
31 | Vietnam | 5.9 |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics
World Giving Index (2013-2021)49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better49 | |
1 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.7 |
2 | New Zealand | 4.0 |
3 | USA | 4.7 |
... | ||
24 | Thailand | 28.9 |
25 | Puerto Rico | 29.0 |
26 | Iran | 29.0 |
27 | Austria | 29.3 |
28 | Germany | 31.0 |
29 | Liberia | 31.0 |
30 | Gambia | 31.0 |
31 | Libya | 32.0 |
World Avg | 67.9 | |
q=160. |
Corruption (2012-2016)50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg Score50 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.8 |
2 | New Zealand | 90.6 |
3 | Finland | 89.4 |
... | ||
18 | USA | 74.0 |
19 | Ireland | 72.6 |
20 | Uruguay | 72.6 |
21 | Austria | 72.2 |
22 | Barbados | 71.5 |
23 | Chile | 70.4 |
24 | France | 70.0 |
25 | Bahamas | 69.8 |
World Avg | 43.05 | |
q=176. |
Happiness (2018)51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better51 | |
1 | Finland | 7.6 |
2 | Norway | 7.6 |
3 | Denmark | 7.6 |
... | ||
9 | Sweden | 7.3 |
10 | Australia | 7.3 |
11 | Israel | 7.2 |
12 | Austria | 7.1 |
13 | Costa Rica | 7.1 |
14 | Ireland | 7.0 |
15 | Germany | 7.0 |
16 | Belgium | 6.9 |
World Avg | 5.38 | |
q=156. |
Creativity and Culture (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
4 | Switzerland | 4 |
5 | Sweden | 5 |
6 | Denmark | 6 |
7 | Austria | 7 |
8 | Ireland | 8 |
9 | Czechia | 9 |
10 | Luxembourg | 10 |
11 | UK | 11 |
12 | Portugal | 12 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
10 | Croatia | 10 |
11 | Georgia | 11 |
12 | Philippines | 12 |
13 | Austria | 13 |
14 | Germany | 14 |
15 | Albania | 15 |
16 | Togo | 16 |
17 | France | 17 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism
Global Peace Index (2021)52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better52 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.10 |
2 | New Zealand | 1.25 |
3 | Denmark | 1.26 |
4 | Portugal | 1.27 |
5 | Slovenia | 1.32 |
6 | Austria | 1.32 |
7 | Switzerland | 1.32 |
8 | Ireland | 1.33 |
9 | Czechia | 1.33 |
10 | Canada | 1.33 |
11 | Singapore | 1.35 |
12 | Japan | 1.37 |
World Avg | 2.08 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping and Security (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
62 | Grenada | 62 |
63 | Kenya | 63 |
64 | Denmark | 64 |
65 | Austria | 65 |
66 | Ghana | 66 |
67 | Sweden | 67 |
68 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 68 |
69 | Bulgaria | 69 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
4 | Sweden | 4 |
5 | Malta | 5 |
6 | Australia | 6 |
7 | Norway | 7 |
8 | Finland | 8 |
9 | Denmark | 9 |
10 | Switzerland | 10 |
11 | Canada | 11 |
12 | UK | 12 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism (2019)53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Score53 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
64 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.47 |
65 | Ghana | 1.56 |
66 | Kazakhstan | 1.57 |
67 | Austria | 1.66 |
68 | Argentina | 1.68 |
69 | Madagascar | 1.96 |
70 | Finland | 2.03 |
71 | Haiti | 2.18 |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %54 | |
1 | Iceland | +205.6 |
2 | Bahrain | +144.4 |
3 | Uruguay | +131.3 |
... | ||
64 | Iraq | +03.3 |
65 | USA | +02.7 |
66 | Georgia | +02.6 |
67 | Austria | +02.5 |
68 | Finland | +01.8 |
69 | Ivory Coast | +01.8 |
70 | Czechia | +01.5 |
71 | Germany | +01.2 |
World Avg | +02.8 | |
q=184. |
Environmental Performance (2018)55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better55 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
4 | Malta | 80.9 |
5 | Sweden | 80.5 |
6 | UK | 79.9 |
7 | Luxembourg | 79.1 |
8 | Austria | 79.0 |
9 | Ireland | 78.8 |
10 | Finland | 78.6 |
11 | Iceland | 78.6 |
12 | Spain | 78.4 |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better56 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 26.32 |
2 | Sri Lanka | 20.00 |
3 | Panama | 17.86 |
... | ||
29 | Egypt | 11.76 |
30 | El Salvador | 11.76 |
31 | Romania | 11.49 |
32 | Austria | 11.24 |
33 | Germany | 11.24 |
34 | Greece | 11.24 |
35 | Tunisia | 11.24 |
36 | Indonesia | 11.11 |
World Avg | 09.29 | |
q=119. |
Convention on Biological Diversity | ||
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Pos. | Earlier is better Signed | |
1 | China | 1993 Dec 29 |
2 | Guinea | 1993 Dec 29 |
3 | Cook Islands | 1993 Dec 29 |
... | ||
74 | Grenada | 1994 Nov 09 |
75 | Kiribati | 1994 Nov 14 |
76 | Romania | 1994 Nov 15 |
77 | Austria | 1994 Nov 16 |
78 | Indonesia | 1994 Nov 21 |
79 | Slovakia | 1994 Nov 23 |
80 | Costa Rica | 1994 Nov 24 |
81 | Nigeria | 1994 Nov 27 |
World Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)57 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better %57 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
87 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.0% |
88 | Georgia | 31.9% |
89 | Australia | 31.8% |
90 | Austria | 31.8% |
91 | Azerbaijan | 31.7% |
92 | Guinea | 31.2% |
93 | Slovakia | 31.1% |
94 | Guyana | 30.1% |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #social_development
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)58 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is worse58 | |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
... | ||
29 | UK | 4.10 |
28 | Germany | 3.80 |
27 | France | 3.80 |
26 | Austria | 3.70 |
25 | Australia | 3.70 |
24 | Denmark | 3.60 |
23 | Cyprus | 3.60 |
22 | Montenegro | 3.60 |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %59 | |
1 | Ukraine | 25.0 |
2 | Belarus | 25.4 |
3 | Slovenia | 25.4 |
... | ||
20 | Malta | 29.4 |
21 | Iraq | 29.5 |
22 | Hungary | 30.4 |
23 | Austria | 30.5 |
24 | Sao Tome & Principe | 30.8 |
25 | Poland | 30.8 |
26 | Croatia | 31.1 |
27 | S. Korea | 31.6 |
World Avg | 38.1 | |
q=152. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religion_in_austria
Disbelief In God (2007)60 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better %60 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
24 | Latvia | 20 |
25 | Ukraine | 20 |
26 | Mongolia | 20 |
27 | Austria | 18 |
28 | Slovakia | 17 |
29 | Switzerland | 17 |
30 | Belarus | 17 |
31 | Greece | 16 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below61:
Christian | 80.4% |
Muslim | 5.4% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.2% |
Folk Religion | 0.1% |
Jew | 0.2% |
Unaffiliated | 13.5% |
By adding up the Pew Forum data for the major monotheistic religions we can see that these make up 86% of the population. Yet there are simply too many who disbelieve in God for this to be true (18%). This is due to the so-called 'Census Effect', whereby many put down a religion for cultural reasons rather than because it reflects their beliefs. In highly Christian countries, as many as half of those who say they're a Christian lack any connection to a Church, and do not hold Christian beliefs (such as believing in God!).
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)62.
Freedom of Religion and Belief: "The constitution and other laws and policies protect freedom of religion or belief" but "there are some restrictions on speech that might offend religious feelings" which are sometimes abused to protect Christians, at the expense of others.63
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