Bolivia Republic of Bolivia
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	83rd best
Capital	La Paz (administrative/legislative) and Sucre (judicial)
Land Area	1 083 300km²₁
Location	South America, The Americas
Population	11.4m₂
Life Expectancy	68.74yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$6 155 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	BO, BOL, 68₅
Internet Domain	.bo₆
Currency	Boliviano (BOB)₇
Telephone	+591₈

1. Overview

#spain

“Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and countercoups. Democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deep-seated poverty, social unrest, and illegal drug production. In December 2005, Bolivians elected Movement Toward Socialism leader Evo MORALES president - by the widest margin of any leader since the restoration of civilian rule in 1982 - after he ran on a promise to change the country's traditional political class and empower the nation's poor, indigenous majority. However, since taking office, his controversial strategies have exacerbated racial and economic tensions between the Amerindian populations of the Andean west and the non-indigenous communities of the eastern lowlands. In December 2009, President MORALES easily won reelection, and his party took control of the legislative branch of the government, which will allow him to continue his process of change. In October 2011, the country held its first judicial elections to appoint judges to the four highest courts.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Rough around the edges, superlative in its natural beauty, rugged, vexing, complex and slightly nerve-racking, Bolivia is one of South America´s most diverse and perplexing nations. ... Plunging from the Andes down to the edge of the Amazon, multiday journeys follow ancient Inca paving, while trips along rivers deep in the heart of the Amazon take you past the riotous barks of monkeys and a thriving mass of biodiversity that will leave you awestruck. Bolivia is a wild place and nature lovers, aesthetes and poets alike will find landscapes, views, and nature-born experiences not seen in many other places on the planet. The cultural, historical and spiritual depths and richness of Latin America´s most indigenous nation are astounding. Officially a Plurinational State, Bolivia is an amazing place to learn from and experience a diverse mix of peoples. It is home to at-risk cultures and languages that could disappear within our lifetime, and its people maintain traditions and beliefs that reach back to the days of the Inca kings and Tiwanaku cosmologist priests.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Bolivia 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
	...
115	Vietnam	115
116	Philippines	116
117	El Salvador	117
118	Bolivia	118
119	S. Africa	119
120	Kyrgyzstan	120
121	Iraq	121
122	Cape Verde	122
	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
	...
121	Guatemala	$7 063
122	Guyana	$6 884
123	Angola	$6 291
124	Bolivia	$6 155
125	Cape Verde	$6 049
126	Uzbekistan	$5 748
127	India	$5 663
128	Congo, (Brazzaville)	$5 503
	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
	...
80	Qatar	80.4
81	Jordan	80.6
82	Russia	81.1
83	Bolivia	82.1
84	Colombia	82.8
85	Morocco	82.9
86	Jamaica	83.1
87	Bhutan	83.7
	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. Bolivia's Demographics

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

Population:

Bolivia's population is predicted to rise to 13.39 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 3.25. 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
	...
76	Tunisia	11.6m
77	Benin	11.5m
78	Belgium	11.5m
79	Bolivia	11.4m
80	Cuba	11.3m
81	Burundi	11.2m
82	Haiti	11.1m
83	S. Sudan	11.0m
	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
	...
127	Micronesia	69.27
128	Indonesia	69.05
129	Cambodia	68.81
130	Bolivia	68.74
131	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	68.51
132	Philippines	68.34
133	India	68.32
134	Solomon Islands	68.11
	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
	...
127	Haiti	3.19
128	Gabon	3.20
129	Swaziland	3.21
130	Bolivia	3.25
131	Pakistan	3.25
132	Micronesia	3.33
133	Sao Tome & Principe	3.52
134	Djibouti	3.61
	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
	...
86	Indonesia	12.4
87	Myanmar (Burma)	12.5
88	India	12.5
89	Bolivia	12.7
90	Nicaragua	13.1
91	Paraguay	13.2
92	Iran	13.4
93	Samoa	13.7
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
142	Ghana	1.4%
143	Niger	1.4%
144	Yemen	1.4%
145	Bolivia	1.3%
146	Tuvalu	1.3%
147	Malawi	1.3%
148	Sierra Leone	1.3%
149	Guinea-Bissau	1.3%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
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%
91	Kiribati	6.5%
92	Bhutan	6.3%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#Bolivia #equality #freedom #human_rights #politics #tolerance

Bolivia does relatively well in ensuring human rights and freedom, compared to many other countries. Bolivia comes in the best 20 in terms of its nominal commitment to Human Rights₁₉. It does better than average in terms of LGBT equality₂₀, speed of uptake of HR treaties₂₁, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice₂₂, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₃ (but low for The Americas) and in supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₄. Bolivia does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in terms of opposing gender inequality₂₅ and in supporting press freedom₂₆. In 2008 almost a million children (as young as 10) were in work, and recent laws (in 2014) have encouraged this₂₇. "President Evo Morales has created a hostile environment for human rights defenders"₂₈ and "impunity for violent crime and human rights violations remains a serious problem in Bolivia"₂₈. The justice system has serious problems with corruption and lack of process₂₈. LGBT folk cannot marry nor engage in civil unions₂₇. Women and girls face gender-based violence and unnecessary barriers to family planning services₂₉.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Bolivia

5. Bolivia's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #Bolivia #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines

Health (2020)₃₀_,₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₀_,₃₁
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
118	Moldova	98.6
119	Serbia	99.1
120	Suriname	99.3
121	Bolivia	100.0
122	Jamaica	100.3
123	Cape Verde	100.3
124	Colombia	100.6
125	Egypt	100.6
126	Guatemala	100.6
	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.

Health:

Bolivia has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Bolivia does better than average when it comes to its smoking rate₃₂, its alcohol consumption rate₃₃ and in its immunizations take-up₃₄. Bolivia does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₅, its fertility rate₁₅ (amongst the highest in The Americas), its average life expectancy₁₂ (one of the worst in The Americas) and in its adolescent birth rate₂₅. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
127	Micronesia	69.27
128	Indonesia	69.05
129	Cambodia	68.81
130	Bolivia	68.74
131	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	68.51
132	Philippines	68.34
133	India	68.32
134	Solomon Islands	68.11
	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
	...
71	Sri Lanka	4.3
72	Bahamas	4.4
73	Ecuador	4.4
74	Bolivia	4.8
75	Costa Rica	4.8
76	Guinea-Bissau	4.8
77	Myanmar (Burma)	4.8
78	Zambia	4.8
	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
	...
127	Haiti	3.19
128	Gabon	3.20
129	Swaziland	3.21
130	Bolivia	3.25
131	Pakistan	3.25
132	Micronesia	3.33
133	Sao Tome & Principe	3.52
134	Djibouti	3.61
	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
	...
62	Sri Lanka	322
61	Sierra Leone	310
60	Bahamas	301
59	Bolivia	299
58	Congo, (Brazzaville)	294
57	Comoros	289
56	El Salvador	280
55	Mauritius	261
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
82	Zambia	82
83	Croatia	83
84	Indonesia	84
85	Bolivia	85
86	Kyrgyzstan	86
87	Moldova	87
88	Syria	88
89	Azerbaijan	89
	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
	...
102	Estonia	55.8
103	Guatemala	55.9
104	Ecuador	56.0
105	Bolivia	56.1
106	Slovenia	56.1
107	Slovakia	56.2
108	Sweden	56.4
109	Brazil	56.5
	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
	...
135	Brazil	67.0
136	Comoros	68.3
137	Swaziland	70.4
138	Bolivia	70.8
139	Nepal	71.9
140	Cape Verde	73.4
141	Afghanistan	74.0
142	Sudan	74.0
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₄
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₄
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
75	UK	94.6
76	Solomon Islands	94.5
77	Norway	94.3
78	Bolivia	94.2
79	UAE	94.0
80	Bangladesh	94.0
81	Tanzania	94.0
82	Germany	94.0
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Bolivia's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #modernity #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
	...
105	Maldives	77.0
106	Bhutan	77.5
107	Panama	77.7
108	Bolivia	79.9
109	Pakistan	80.2
110	Jamaica	80.6
111	Libya	81.3
112	Indonesia	82.8
113	Dominica	83.3
	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
	...
95	Mauritius	0.18₃₉
96	Oman	0.17₄₀
97	Kazakhstan	0.17₄₀
98	Bolivia	0.16₄₁
99	Kyrgyzstan	0.16₄₂
100	Sri Lanka	0.16₄₃
101	Albania	0.15₄₄
102	Namibia	0.14₄₃
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better₄₅
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
93	Mexico	59.7%
94	Bahrain	59.6%
95	Brazil	59.5%
96	Bolivia	58.8%
97	Zimbabwe	58.7%
98	Gabon	57.6%
99	Libya	57.4%
100	Dominican Rep.	56.6%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₄₆
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₆
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
75	Luxembourg	14.2
76	Mongolia	14.2
77	Dominican Rep.	14.1
78	Bolivia	14.0
79	Sri Lanka	14.0
80	China	13.9
81	St Lucia	13.9
82	Peru	13.8
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
156	Tanzania	156
157	Equatorial Guinea	157
158	Guyana	158
159	Afghanistan	159
160	Indonesia	160
161	Bolivia	161
162	Iraq	162
163	Angola	163
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Religiosity (2009)₄₇
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₇
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
66	Guatemala	88
67	Zimbabwe	88
68	Panama	88
69	Bolivia	89
70	Syria	89
71	Tanzania	89
72	Kosovo	90
73	India	90
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₄₈
Pos.		Higher is better₄₈
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
61	Ecuador	88
62	Mexico	88
63	Brazil	87
64	Bolivia	87
65	Iraq	87
66	Azerbaijan	87
67	Indonesia	87
68	Turkmenistan	87
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₉
Pos.		Higher is better₄₉
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
117	Mauritius	43%
118	Cape Verde	43%
119	Suriname	42%
120	Bolivia	41%
121	Peru	41%
122	Guyana	40%
123	Grenada	39%
124	El Salvador	38%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₅₀
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₅₀
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
30	Saudi Arabia	6.8
31	Vietnam	5.9
32	Slovenia	5.4
33	Bolivia	5.0
34	Macau	4.2
35	Singapore	4.0
36	Sweden	3.8
37	Poland	3.6
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₅₁
Pos.		Lower is better₅₁
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
67	S. Sudan	58
68	Uruguay	61
69	Namibia	61
70	Bolivia	61.5
71	Honduras	61.75
72	Italy	63.5
73	Botswana	63.75
74	Ghana	63.75
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₅₂
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
106	Niger	34.2
107	Indonesia	34.2
108	Djibouti	34.0
109	Bolivia	34.0
110	Malawi	33.8
111	Kosovo	33.8
112	Moldova	33.8
113	Ethiopia	33.2
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₅₃
Pos.		Higher is better₅₃
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
59	Russia	5.8
60	Kazakhstan	5.8
61	Cyprus	5.8
62	Bolivia	5.8
63	Estonia	5.7
64	Paraguay	5.7
65	Peru	5.7
66	Kosovo	5.7
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
95	Belarus	95
96	Mongolia	96
97	Madagascar	97
98	Bolivia	98
99	El Salvador	99
100	Nicaragua	100
101	Russia	101
102	Vietnam	102
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
103	Madagascar	103
104	Dominica	104
105	Iceland	105
106	Bolivia	106
107	Ghana	107
108	Mexico	108
109	Thailand	109
110	Ecuador	110
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index (2012)₅₄
Pos.		Lower is better₅₄
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
81	Montenegro	2.01
82	Nicaragua	2.01
83	Brazil	2.02
84	Bolivia	2.02
85	Ecuador	2.03
86	Swaziland	2.03
87	Equatorial Guinea	2.04
88	USA	2.06
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
42	Azerbaijan	42
43	Senegal	43
44	Switzerland	44
45	Bolivia	45
46	Burkina Faso	46
47	Philippines	47
48	UK	48
49	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	49
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
43	Hungary	43
44	Kenya	44
45	Serbia	45
46	Bolivia	46
47	Japan	47
48	Czechia	48
49	Argentina	49
50	Brazil	50
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₅₅
Pos.		Lower is better Score₅₅
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
90	Bahrain	3.20
91	Tanzania	3.27
92	Spain	3.35
93	Bolivia	3.39
94	Algeria	3.41
95	Sweden	3.45
96	Sri Lanka	3.57
97	Canada	3.59
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₅₆
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₆
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
143	Senegal	-11.5
144	Guinea	-12.4
145	Mozambique	-12.5
146	Bolivia	-12.8
147	Dominica	-13.3
148	Liberia	-15.2
149	Belize	-15.5
150	Equatorial Guinea	-15.7
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₅₇
Pos.		Higher is better₅₇
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
89	Cape Verde	56.9
90	Mauritius	56.6
91	St Lucia	56.2
92	Bolivia	56.0
93	Barbados	55.8
94	Georgia	55.7
95	Kiribati	55.3
96	Bahrain	55.2
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₈
Pos.		Higher is better₅₈
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
69	Jamaica	08.06
70	Senegal	08.06
71	Malaysia	08.00
72	Bolivia	07.87
73	Brunei	07.81
74	Armenia	07.69
75	New Zealand	07.63
76	Kuwait	07.58
	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
	...
89	Venezuela	1994 Dec 12
90	Comoros	1994 Dec 28
91	S. Korea	1995 Jan 01
92	Bolivia	1995 Jan 01
93	Senegal	1995 Jan 15
94	Cameroon	1995 Jan 17
95	N. Korea	1995 Jan 24
96	San Marino	1995 Jan 26
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₅₉
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₉
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
8	Philippines	70.8%
9	S. Korea	70.7%
10	Colombia	70.3%
11	Bolivia	69.3%
12	Paraguay	68.9%
13	Mexico	67.0%
14	Nicaragua	67.0%
15	El Salvador	66.8%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₆₀
Pos.		Higher is worse₆₀
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
141	Myanmar (Burma)	22.80
140	Congo, (Brazzaville)	22.80
139	Laos	22.60
138	Bolivia	22.50
137	Kenya	22.50
136	Namibia	22.10
135	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	21.70
134	Eritrea	21.40
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₆₁
Pos.		Lower is better %₆₁
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
120	Mexico	43.4
121	Ghana	43.5
122	Rwanda	43.7
123	Bolivia	44.0
124	Ecuador	44.7
125	Malawi	44.7
126	Comoros	45.3
127	Dominican Rep.	45.7
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₆₂
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₆₂
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
47	Morocco	.085
48	Honduras	.090
49	Sao Tome & Principe	.092
50	Bolivia	.094
51	Laos	.108
52	Congo, (Brazzaville)	.112
53	India	.123
54	Guatemala	.134
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

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

Religiosity (2009)₄₇
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₇
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
66	Guatemala	88
67	Zimbabwe	88
68	Panama	88
69	Bolivia	89
70	Syria	89
71	Tanzania	89
72	Kosovo	90
73	India	90
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)₆₃
Pos.		Higher is better %₆₃
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
72	Indonesia	2
73	Paraguay	1
74	Nicaragua	1
75	Bolivia	1
76	Colombia	1
77	Costa Rica	1
78	Honduras	1
79	Brazil	1
	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 below₆₄:

Christian	93.9%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.9%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	4.1%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%₆₅.

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