Belarus Republic of Belarus
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	70th best
Capital	Minsk
Land Area	202 910km²₁
Location	Europe
Population	9.5m₂
Life Expectancy	71.46yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$15 629 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	BY, BLR, 112₅
Internet Domain	.by₆
Currency	Ruble (BYR)₇
Telephone	+375₈

1. Overview

#russia

“After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means. Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion remain in place.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Belarus allows the chance to visit a Europe with minimal advertising, no litter or graffiti and a generous people who relish life´s simple pleasures. Eastern Europe´s outcast, Belarus lies at the edge of the region and seems determined to avoid integration with the rest of the continent at all costs. Belarus, widely billed as `the last dictatorship in Europe´, is to the uninitiated a country deeply in thrall to the USSR circa 1974. This is the land of Soviet-style architecture, state-run media and a centralised economy that ensures every supermarket carries the same bland assortment of goods. Despite the hardships, Belarusians still find reasons to be cheerful: traditional folk singing and dancing features prominently on the calendar.
Outside the monumental Stalinist capital of Minsk, Belarus offers a simple yet pleasing landscape of cornflower fields, thick forests and picturesque villages. The country also offers two excellent national parks and is home to Europe´s largest mammal, the zoobr (or European bison). While travellers will always be subject to curiosity, they´ll also be on the receiving end of warm hospitality and genuine welcome.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Belarus National and Social Development

#economics #human_development

UN HDI (2016)₁₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₁₁
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
49	Russia	49
50	Romania	50
51	Kuwait	51
52	Belarus	52
53	Oman	52
54	Barbados	54
55	Uruguay	54
56	Kazakhstan	56
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₂
1	Qatar	$129 916
2	Singapore	$78 162
3	Kuwait	$76 075
	...
68	Mexico	$16 383
69	Bulgaria	$16 261
70	Suriname	$16 018
71	Belarus	$15 629
72	Montenegro	$15 410
73	Venezuela	$15 129
74	Barbados	$14 952
75	Botswana	$14 663
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₃_,₁₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₃_,₁₄
1	Taiwan	30.2
2	Denmark	30.5
3	Norway	30.9
	...
67	Turkey	77.4
68	Ecuador	77.4
69	Montenegro	77.4
70	Belarus	77.4
71	Georgia	77.7
72	Sri Lanka	77.7
73	UAE	77.9
74	China	78.3
	World Avg	86.4
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.

3. Belarus's Demographics

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

Belarus's population is predicted to fall to 8 883 000 by 2030. Developed countries with falling populations face a pension's crises, whereby an incresingly 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 1.47. 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
Pos.		Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
91	Hungary	9.7m
92	UAE	9.6m
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
	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
	...
105	Bangladesh	71.99
106	Libya	71.76
107	Moldova	71.73
108	Belarus	71.46
109	Egypt	71.33
110	Suriname	71.28
111	Ukraine	71.13
112	Azerbaijan	70.90
	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
	...
84	Kazakhstan	2.52
85	Ukraine	1.48
86	Nicaragua	2.52
87	Belarus	1.47
88	Slovenia	1.47
89	Italy	1.47
90	Cyprus	1.46
91	Moldova	1.46
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₆
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₆
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
140	Russia	29.5
141	Georgia	29.7
142	Montenegro	30.0
143	Belarus	30.3
144	Ukraine	30.8
145	Australia	31.3
146	Slovakia	31.6
147	Albania	31.8
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
50	Netherlands	12.1%
51	Slovenia	11.8%
52	Denmark	11.5%
53	Belarus	11.4%
54	Montenegro	11.3%
55	Ukraine	11.2%
56	Belgium	11.1%
57	Greece	10.9%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
29	Lesotho	20.5%
30	El Salvador	20.5%
31	Micronesia	19.7%
32	Belarus	18.4%
33	Eritrea	18.0%
34	Croatia	17.1%
35	Liechtenstein	17.1%
36	Cyprus	17.0%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#Belarus #equality #freedom #human_rights #politics #tolerance

Belarus does relatively well in ensuring human rights and freedom, compared to many other countries. Belarus does better than average for speed of uptake of HR treaties₁₉, opposing gender inequality₂₀ (but bad for Europe), commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₁ (but amongst the lowest in Europe), its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₂ (but one of the lowest in Europe) and in LGBT equality₂₃ (but amongst the lowest in Europe). Belarus does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice₂₄ and in supporting press freedom₂₅ (the highest in Europe).

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights, Equality and Freedom in Belarus

5. Belarus's Health

#alcohol #Belarus #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Health (2020)₂₆_,₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₆_,₂₇
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
148	Samoa	108.3
149	Ukraine	108.6
150	Zambia	108.8
151	Belarus	109.4
152	Dominican Rep.	109.8
153	Benin	109.9
154	Madagascar	110.3
155	Haiti	110.8
156	Yemen	111.4
	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 Maldives₂₆. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₆.

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 Europe₂₆, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₂₆.

Health:

Belarus is a pretty unhealthy country. Belarus does better than average in its fertility rate₁₅, its adolescent birth rate₂₀ (but high for Europe) and in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₂₈ (but bad for Europe). Belarus does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in its average life expectancy₁₂ (one of the lowest in Europe), its immunizations take-up₂₉ (amongst the lowest in Europe) and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₀. It falls into the worst-performing 20 in its suicide rate₃₁ (one of the highest in Europe). And finally, it is second-from-the-bottom for its smoking rate₃₂. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
105	Bangladesh	71.99
106	Libya	71.76
107	Moldova	71.73
108	Belarus	71.46
109	Egypt	71.33
110	Suriname	71.28
111	Ukraine	71.13
112	Azerbaijan	70.90
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₀
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
160	Uruguay	10.8
161	Cyprus	10.8
162	Serbia	11.1
163	Belarus	11.2
164	Andorra	11.3
165	Equatorial Guinea	11.3
166	Hungary	11.4
167	UK	11.5
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₅
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₅
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
84	Kazakhstan	2.52
85	Ukraine	1.48
86	Nicaragua	2.52
87	Belarus	1.47
88	Slovenia	1.47
89	Italy	1.47
90	Cyprus	1.46
91	Moldova	1.46
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₂
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₂
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
179	Macedonia	2 732
178	Russia	2 690
177	Slovenia	2 637
176	Belgium	2 353
175	Luxembourg	2 284
174	China	2 250
173	Bosnia & Herzegovina	2 233
172	Czechia	2 194
171	Kazakhstan	2 157
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₃₁
Pos.		Per 100k₃₁
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
84	Japan	49.4
85	Hungary	50.6
86	Kazakhstan	52.4
87	Guyana	52.4
88	Belarus	57.5
89	S. Korea	62
90	Russia	63.4
91	Lithuania	71.7
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₈
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
64	Lithuania	64
65	Cambodia	65
66	Georgia	66
67	Belarus	67
68	Brunei	68
69	Paraguay	69
70	Latvia	70
71	Liberia	71
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₃
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
132	Cyprus	59.1
133	Iceland	59.1
134	Montenegro	59.4
135	Belarus	59.4
136	France	59.5
137	Belgium	59.5
138	Lithuania	59.6
139	Croatia	59.6
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₀
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
57	Macedonia	17.6
58	Uzbekistan	17.7
59	Hungary	18.0
60	Belarus	18.2
61	Serbia	19.0
62	Slovakia	20.2
63	Brunei	21.0
64	Bhutan	21.4
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₂₉
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₂₉
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
138	Namibia	86.5
139	Dominican Rep.	86.3
140	Panama	86.1
141	Belarus	85.3
142	Canada	85.2
143	Guatemala	85.2
144	Togo	84.3
145	Zambia	84.2
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Belarus's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #it_security #modernity #politics #religion #research #science #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₄
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
44	Romania	44.6
45	Brazil	45.1
46	Malaysia	45.6
47	Belarus	46.0
48	Malta	46.5
49	Serbia	46.6
50	Cyprus	47.1
51	Barbados	48.0
52	Bosnia & Herzegovina	48.1
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₃₅
2	Israel	4.11₃₅
3	Japan	3.58₃₅
	...
47	Hong Kong	0.73₃₆
48	Tunisia	0.68₃₆
49	Egypt	0.68₃₇
50	Belarus	0.67₃₇
51	Mali	0.66₃₈
52	Bulgaria	0.65₃₇
53	Ethiopia	0.61₃₇
54	Latvia	0.60₃₇
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₃₉
Pos.		Higher is better₃₉
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
33	Tajikistan	93.1%
34	Barbados	92.9%
35	Albania	92.9%
36	Belarus	92.2%
37	Marshall Islands	92.1%
38	Montenegro	91.6%
39	Australia	90.4%
40	Romania	90.0%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₄₀
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₀
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
42	Georgia	15.4
43	Brazil	15.4
44	Costa Rica	15.4
45	Belarus	15.4
46	Kazakhstan	15.3
47	Bahrain	15.3
48	Japan	15.2
49	Albania	15.2
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₈
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
43	Marshall Islands	43
44	S. Korea	44
45	Morocco	45
46	Belarus	46
47	Moldova	47
48	Montenegro	48
49	Norway	49
50	Fiji	50
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Religiosity (2009)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₁
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
7	France	30
8	Vietnam	30
9	Russia	34
10	Belarus	34
11	Latvia	39
12	Luxembourg	39
13	Hungary	39
14	Albania	39
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better₄₂
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
31	Hungary	98
32	Ukraine	97
33	Russia	97
34	Belarus	97
35	Moldova	96
36	Uruguay	96
37	Slovenia	96
38	Slovakia	96
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₃
Pos.		Higher is better₄₃
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
75	Montenegro	62%
76	Bosnia & Herzegovina	62%
77	Azerbaijan	61%
78	Belarus	61%
79	St Vincent & Grenadines	60%
80	St Lucia	59%
81	Bulgaria	59%
82	Turkey	58%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

Freedom On The Internet (2012)₄₄
Pos.		Lower is better₄₄
1	Estonia	10
2	USA	12
3	Germany	15
	...
34	Egypt	59
35	Thailand	61
36	Pakistan	63
37	Belarus	69
38	Bahrain	71
39	Saudi Arabia	71
40	Vietnam	73
41	Ethiopia	75
	World Avg	46.7
q=47.

IT Security (2013)₄₅
Pos.		Lower is better₄₅
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
	...
52	Nigeria	1.18
53	Mauritania	1.19
54	Azerbaijan	1.21
55	Belarus	1.22
56	Armenia	1.22
57	Malawi	1.23
58	Turkmenistan	1.23
59	Kazakhstan	1.23
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₄₆
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₄₆
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
92	Cameroon	0.0
93	Kyrgyzstan	0.0
94	Cambodia	0.0
95	Belarus	0.0
96	Azerbaijan	0.0
97	Angola	0.0
98	Armenia	0.0
99	Cape Verde	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₄₇
Pos.		Lower is better₄₇
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
105	Zimbabwe	92.75
106	Ivory Coast	93.33
107	Burkina Faso	93.75
108	Belarus	94.75
109	Poland	96.5
110	Macedonia	98.75
111	Romania	99.75
112	Cambodia	99.75
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₄₈
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₄₈
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
113	Ethiopia	33.2
114	Mexico	32.8
115	Ecuador	32.6
116	Belarus	32.6
117	Mali	32.2
118	Tanzania	32.2
119	Vietnam	31.4
120	Dominican Rep.	31.4
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₄₉
Pos.		Higher is better₄₉
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
71	Philippines	5.5
72	Honduras	5.5
73	Turkey	5.5
74	Belarus	5.5
75	Pakistan	5.5
76	Hong Kong	5.4
77	Portugal	5.4
78	Serbia	5.4
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₈
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
92	Haiti	92
93	Tunisia	93
94	Papua New Guinea	94
95	Belarus	95
96	Mongolia	96
97	Madagascar	97
98	Bolivia	98
99	El Salvador	99
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₈
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
81	Romania	81
82	Costa Rica	82
83	Kuwait	83
84	Belarus	84
85	Saudi Arabia	85
86	Azerbaijan	86
87	Uganda	87
88	Vietnam	88
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

#human_development #peace #politics

Global Peace Index (2012)₅₀
Pos.		Lower is better₅₀
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
105	Saudi Arabia	2.18
106	Haiti	2.18
107	Cambodia	2.21
108	Belarus	2.21
109	Uzbekistan	2.22
110	El Salvador	2.22
111	Egypt	2.22
112	Jamaica	2.22
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₈
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
129	Dominican Rep.	129
130	Papua New Guinea	130
131	Syria	131
132	Belarus	132
133	Portugal	133
134	El Salvador	134
135	Macedonia	135
136	Armenia	136
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₈
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
89	India	89
90	Cameroon	90
91	Venezuela	91
92	Belarus	92
93	Ghana	93
94	Qatar	94
95	Peru	95
96	Gabon	96
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₁
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
37	UK	13.2
38	Denmark	12.6
39	Lithuania	12.1
40	Belarus	10.9
41	India	10.5
42	Gambia	10.4
43	Macedonia	10.3
44	Serbia	09.9
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is better₅₂
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
41	Croatia	65.5
42	Colombia	65.2
43	Hungary	65.0
44	Belarus	65.0
45	Romania	64.8
46	Dominican Rep.	64.7
47	Uruguay	64.7
48	Estonia	64.3
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₃
Pos.		Higher is better₅₃
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
91	S. Korea	06.29
92	Estonia	06.13
93	Mongolia	06.06
94	Belarus	05.81
95	Niger	05.81
96	Zambia	05.71
97	Canada	05.56
98	China	05.52
	World Avg	09.29
q=119.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
19	New Zealand	1993 Dec 29
20	Japan	1993 Dec 29
21	Uganda	1993 Dec 29
22	Belarus	1993 Dec 29
23	Burkina Faso	1993 Dec 29
24	Bahamas	1993 Dec 29
25	St Lucia	1993 Dec 29
26	Tunisia	1993 Dec 29
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₅₄
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₄
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
113	Sweden	24.3%
114	New Zealand	24.2%
115	Poland	23.8%
116	Belarus	23.7%
117	Afghanistan	23.6%
118	Russia	23.5%
119	Algeria	23.5%
120	Pakistan	23.2%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₅₅
Pos.		Higher is worse₅₅
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
37	Serbia	4.90
36	Malta	4.60
35	Canada	4.60
34	Belarus	4.40
33	New Zealand	4.30
32	Poland	4.30
31	Croatia	4.30
30	Hungary	4.20
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₅₆
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₆
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
4	Czechia	25.9
5	Moldova	25.9
6	Slovakia	26.5
7	Finland	27.1
8	Kyrgyzstan	27.3
9	Kazakhstan	27.5
10	Norway	27.5
11	Algeria	27.6
12	Belgium	27.7
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion

Religiosity (2009)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₁
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
7	France	30
8	Vietnam	30
9	Russia	34
10	Belarus	34
11	Latvia	39
12	Luxembourg	39
13	Hungary	39
14	Albania	39
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)₅₇
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₇
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
27	Austria	18
28	Slovakia	17
29	Switzerland	17
30	Belarus	17
31	Greece	16
32	Iceland	16
33	Spain	15
34	Israel	15
	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 below₅₈:

Christian	71.2%
Muslim	0.2%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	28.6%

It appears that when asked "What religion are you" many give pollsters the 'correct' answer despite how they actually feel, and despite what they actually believe. Although 71.8% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 34% say that they are religious when the question is phrased as "Is religion an important part of your daily life?".

For more on this phenomenon, see:

"Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls" by Vexen Crabtree (2009)

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)₅₉.

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