Belarus Republic of Belarus | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 78th 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 |
“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.”
UN HDI (2016)11 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank13,14 | |
1 | Norway | 30.8 |
2 | Denmark | 31.8 |
3 | Sweden | 33.9 |
... | ||
75 | Turkey | 82.3 |
76 | Tunisia | 82.6 |
77 | Bolivia | 82.7 |
78 | Belarus | 82.9 |
79 | Bhutan | 82.9 |
80 | Vietnam | 83.2 |
81 | Jamaica | 83.2 |
82 | Qatar | 83.3 |
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:
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 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 1.47. 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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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. |
#Belarus #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 |
... | ||
76 | Kyrgyzstan | 81.4 |
77 | Macedonia | 82.2 |
78 | Mali | 82.7 |
79 | Belarus | 83.0 |
80 | Dominican Rep. | 83.3 |
81 | Israel | 83.5 |
82 | Barbados | 85.3 |
83 | Moldova | 85.7 |
q=199. |
Belarus is generally poor at ensuring human rights and freedom compared to the rest of the world. Belarus does better than average in speed of uptake of HR treaties21, opposing gender inequality22 (but bad for Europe), commentary in Human Rights Watch reports23 (but amongst the lowest in Europe), its nominal commitment to Human Rights24 (but amongst the lowest in Europe) and in LGBT equality25 (but amongst the lowest in Europe). Belarus does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in terms of its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice26, freethought27 (amongst the worst in Europe) and in supporting press freedom28 (the worst in Europe).
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #Belarus #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines
Health (2020)29,30 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank29,30 | |
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 Maldives29. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea29.
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 Europe29, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia29.
For more, see:
Health:
Belarus is a pretty unhealthy country. Belarus does better than average when it comes to its fertility rate15, its adolescent birth rate22 (but high for Europe) and in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance31 (but high for Europe). Belarus does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in terms of its average life expectancy12 (amongst the worst in Europe), its immunizations take-up32 (one of the worst in Europe) and in its alcohol consumption rate33. It falls into the worst-performing 20 in its suicide rate34 (one of the worst in Europe). And finally, it is second-from-the-bottom when it comes to its smoking rate35. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016.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 |
... | ||
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)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita33 | |
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)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse35 | |
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)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Per 100k34 | |
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)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank31 | |
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)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %36 | |
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)22 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100022 | |
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)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg %32 | |
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. |
#education #intelligence #it_security #modernity #politics #religion #research #science #technology #the_internet
Modernity and Learning (2020)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
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 | 4.2938 |
2 | Israel | 4.1138 |
3 | Japan | 3.5838 |
... | ||
47 | Hong Kong | 0.7339 |
48 | Tunisia | 0.6839 |
49 | Egypt | 0.6840 |
50 | Belarus | 0.6740 |
51 | Mali | 0.6641 |
52 | Bulgaria | 0.6540 |
53 | Ethiopia | 0.6140 |
54 | Latvia | 0.6040 |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education (2018)42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better42 | |
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)43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years43 | |
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)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank31 | |
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)44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %44 | |
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)45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better45 | |
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)46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better46 | |
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)47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better47 | |
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)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better48 | |
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)49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Ratio49 | |
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. |
#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics
World Giving Index (2013-2021)50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better50 | |
1 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.7 |
2 | New Zealand | 4.0 |
3 | USA | 4.7 |
... | ||
123 | El Salvador | 100.7 |
124 | Estonia | 100.9 |
125 | Ecuador | 100.9 |
126 | Belarus | 102.8 |
127 | Hungary | 104.1 |
128 | Egypt | 104.4 |
129 | Venezuela | 106.4 |
130 | Mali | 106.6 |
World Avg | 67.9 | |
q=160. |
Corruption (2012-2016)51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg Score51 | |
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)52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better52 | |
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)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank31 | |
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)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank31 | |
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. |
#human_development #peace #politics
Global Peace Index (2021)53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better53 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.10 |
2 | New Zealand | 1.25 |
3 | Denmark | 1.26 |
... | ||
114 | Uganda | 2.22 |
115 | Togo | 2.24 |
116 | Kenya | 2.25 |
117 | Belarus | 2.29 |
118 | Mauritania | 2.29 |
119 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 2.29 |
120 | Algeria | 2.31 |
121 | Azerbaijan | 2.33 |
World Avg | 2.08 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping and Security (2017)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank31 | |
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)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank31 | |
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. |
“Belarus recorded the largest deterioration [in peacefulness] in the region [up to 2021] and the second largest deterioration globally. Overall peacefulness in the country declined by 8.7 per cent [...]. Violent demonstrations deteriorated as Belarus experienced the largest anti-government protests in its history, organised by the opposition in response to President Lukashenko seeking a sixth term in office. ”
"Global Peace Index" by IEP (2021)54
Once President Lukashenko's position was secured with the hefty support of Russian powers, he subsequently aided Russia in its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %55 | |
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)56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better56 | |
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)57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better57 | |
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)58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %58 | |
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. |
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #social_development
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse59 | |
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)60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %60 | |
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. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion
Religiosity (2009)44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %44 | |
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)61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %61 | |
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 below62:
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.)63.
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