Bulgaria Republic of Bulgaria
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	43rd best
Capital	Sofia
Land Area	108 560km²₁
Location	Europe, The Balkans
Population	7.1m₂
Life Expectancy	74.32yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$16 261 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	BG, BGR, 100₅
Internet Domain	.bg₆
Currency	Lev (BGN)₇
Telephone	+359₈

1. Overview

“The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks. Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878 and all of Bulgaria became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, Bulgaria fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People's Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria held its first multiparty election since World War II and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. The country joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“From wild, wooded mountain ranges speckled with remote villages and enchanting monasteries to vibrant modern cities and long sandy beaches hugging the Black Sea coast, Bulgaria rewards exploration. Bulgaria may attract the majority of its visitors with its long, sandy Black Sea beaches, but there´s much more to see than that. Bulgaria boasts no fewer than seven mountain ranges and varied landscapes ideal for hiking, cycling, climbing and wildlife-watching. And you´ll find some of Europe´s most modern and reasonably priced ski resorts.
The depth of Bulgaria´s history and culture are immediately evident. There are countless churches and a full measure of Orthodox monasteries full of vibrant icons, picturesque villages of timber-framed houses 19th-century revival-era architecture and cobbled lanes, and dramatic reminders of the country´s heritage, from Thracian tombs and Roman ruins to medieval fortresses, Ottoman mosques and communist monuments slowly crumbling away into history.
Bulgaria´s cities reward visitors, with treasure-filled museums and galleries, and parks sprinkled with cafes and restaurants where the coffee is strong, the cuisine hearty and the conversation always animated.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Bulgaria 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
	...
54	Barbados	54
55	Uruguay	54
56	Kazakhstan	56
57	Bulgaria	56
58	Bahamas	58
59	Malaysia	59
60	Palau	60
61	Panama	60
	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
	...
66	Azerbaijan	$16 413
67	Iran	$16 395
68	Mexico	$16 383
69	Bulgaria	$16 261
70	Suriname	$16 018
71	Belarus	$15 629
72	Montenegro	$15 410
73	Venezuela	$15 129
	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
	...
40	Greece	62.6
41	Lithuania	64.4
42	Mauritius	66.5
43	Bulgaria	66.7
44	Brazil	66.9
45	Israel	67.5
46	Argentina	68.1
47	Serbia	68.5
	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. Bulgaria's Demographics

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

Population:

Bulgaria's population is predicted to fall to 6 455 000 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 1.54. 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
	...
102	Sierra Leone	7.7m
103	Hong Kong	7.4m
104	Laos	7.1m
105	Bulgaria	7.1m
106	Paraguay	7.0m
107	Lebanon	6.9m
108	Libya	6.7m
109	Nicaragua	6.5m
	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
	...
82	Saudi Arabia	74.44
83	Venezuela	74.39
84	Latvia	74.34
85	Bulgaria	74.32
86	Morocco	74.31
87	Colombia	74.23
88	Jordan	74.18
89	St Kitts & Nevis	73.98
	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
	...
66	Serbia	1.56
67	Libya	2.44
68	Cambodia	2.45
69	Bulgaria	1.54
70	Bahrain	2.46
71	Thailand	1.54
72	Greece	1.54
73	Georgia	1.53
	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
	...
161	Singapore	36.5
162	Latvia	36.7
163	Sweden	37.0
164	Bulgaria	37.0
165	Denmark	37.1
166	Bosnia & Herzegovina	37.3
167	S. Korea	37.6
168	Estonia	37.9
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
121	Benin	2.3%
122	S. Korea	2.3%
123	Cameroon	2.2%
124	Bulgaria	2.2%
125	Kenya	2.2%
126	Angola	2.1%
127	Liberia	2.1%
128	Mali	2.1%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
38	Ireland	16.1%
39	Belize	16.1%
40	Azerbaijan	16.0%
41	Bulgaria	16.0%
42	Lebanon	15.6%
43	Equatorial Guinea	14.9%
44	Seychelles	14.6%
45	New Zealand	14.5%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#Bulgaria #equality #freedom #human_rights #politics #tolerance

Bulgaria performs very well in ensuring human rights and freedom compared to most other countries. Bulgaria comes in the best 20 when it comes to speed of uptake of HR treaties₁₉ (the lowest in Europe) and in commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₀. It does better than average in terms of its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₁, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₂ (but bad for Europe), opposing gender inequality₂₃ (but bad for Europe), LGBT equality₂₄ (but low for Europe) and in supporting press freedom₂₅ (but high for Europe). Bulgaria does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average for its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice₂₆.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Bulgaria

5. Bulgaria's Health

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

Health (2020)₂₇_,₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₇_,₂₈
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
134	Botswana	103.4
135	Afghanistan	103.5
136	Tonga	103.6
137	Bulgaria	104.0
138	Syria	104.9
139	Romania	105.1
140	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	105.3
141	Lesotho	105.8
142	Kenya	106.4
	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 Maldives₂₇. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₇.

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 Europe₂₇, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₂₇.

Health:

Bulgaria has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Bulgaria does better than average in its fertility rate₁₅ (but bad for Europe), its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₂₉ (but bad for Europe), its average life expectancy₁₂ (but low for Europe), its immunizations take-up₃₀ (but bad for Europe) and in its adolescent birth rate₂₃ (but one of the highest in Europe). Bulgaria does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average when it comes to its suicide rate₃₁ and in its smoking rate₃₂. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 in terms of its alcohol consumption rate₃₃. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during 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
	...
82	Saudi Arabia	74.44
83	Venezuela	74.39
84	Latvia	74.34
85	Bulgaria	74.32
86	Morocco	74.31
87	Colombia	74.23
88	Jordan	74.18
89	St Kitts & Nevis	73.98
	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
	...
178	Slovenia	12.6
179	France	12.6
180	Romania	12.7
181	Bulgaria	12.7
182	Latvia	12.9
183	Luxembourg	13.0
184	Ireland	13.0
185	Nigeria	13.4
	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
	...
66	Serbia	1.56
67	Libya	2.44
68	Cambodia	2.45
69	Bulgaria	1.54
70	Bahrain	2.46
71	Thailand	1.54
72	Greece	1.54
73	Georgia	1.53
	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
	...
154	Turkey	1 581
153	Armenia	1 545
152	Kuwait	1 517
151	Bulgaria	1 505
150	Germany	1 480
149	Italy	1 443
148	Poland	1 396
147	Netherlands	1 396
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₃₁
Pos.		Per 100k₃₁
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
61	Germany	23.9
62	Cuba	24.5
63	Romania	24.5
64	Bulgaria	25
65	Sweden	25.5
66	Slovakia	25.7
67	Czechia	28.3
68	Suriname	28.7
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₉
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
50	Ecuador	50
51	Israel	51
52	Slovakia	52
53	Bulgaria	53
54	Panama	54
55	Ukraine	55
56	S. Africa	56
57	Slovenia	57
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₄
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
148	Costa Rica	61.6
149	Tunisia	61.6
150	Iran	61.6
151	Bulgaria	61.7
152	Algeria	62.0
153	Greece	62.3
154	Czechia	62.3
155	Oman	62.6
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₃
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₃
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
86	Morocco	31.7
87	Botswana	32.3
88	Romania	34.6
89	Bulgaria	37.7
90	Tajikistan	38.1
91	Vietnam	38.6
92	Pakistan	38.7
93	Haiti	39.3
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₀
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₀
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
86	Italy	93.8
87	Austria	93.8
88	Argentina	93.7
89	Bulgaria	93.7
90	Serbia	93.5
91	Egypt	93.4
92	Cape Verde	93.4
93	Burundi	93.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Bulgaria's Modernity and Learning

#education #english #intelligence #maths #modernity #research #science #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₅
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
38	Turkey	40.0
39	Croatia	40.0
40	Ukraine	41.9
41	Bulgaria	42.7
42	Chile	43.3
43	S. Africa	43.7
44	Romania	44.6
45	Brazil	45.1
46	Malaysia	45.6
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₃₆
2	Israel	4.11₃₆
3	Japan	3.58₃₆
	...
49	Egypt	0.68₃₇
50	Belarus	0.67₃₇
51	Mali	0.66₃₈
52	Bulgaria	0.65₃₇
53	Ethiopia	0.61₃₇
54	Latvia	0.60₃₇
55	Gabon	0.58₃₉
56	Argentina	0.58₄₀
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₄₁
Pos.		Higher is better₄₁
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
25	USA	95.6%
26	Norway	95.4%
27	S. Korea	95.2%
28	Bulgaria	95.1%
29	Lithuania	94.9%
30	Ukraine	94.6%
31	Tonga	93.7%
32	Japan	93.6%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₂
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
56	Mauritius	15.0
57	Croatia	15.0
58	Ecuador	14.9
59	Bulgaria	14.8
60	Serbia	14.8
61	Iran	14.7
62	Liechtenstein	14.7
63	Algeria	14.7
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₉
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
11	Switzerland	11
12	New Zealand	12
13	Latvia	13
14	Bulgaria	14
15	Iceland	15
16	Bosnia & Herzegovina	16
17	Sweden	17
18	Lithuania	18
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Maths, Science & Reading (2015)₄₃
Pos.		Higher is better Score₄₃
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
	...
42	Slovakia	1389
43	Greece	1376
44	Chile	1329
45	Bulgaria	1319
46	Romania	1313
47	Cyprus	1313
48	UAE	1298
49	Uruguay	1290
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

IQ (2006)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is better₄₄
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
44	Romania	94
45	Georgia	94
46	Argentina	93
47	Bulgaria	93
48	Ireland	92
49	Malaysia	92
50	Greece	92
51	Brunei	91
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better₄₅
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
78	Belarus	61%
79	St Vincent & Grenadines	60%
80	St Lucia	59%
81	Bulgaria	59%
82	Turkey	58%
83	Romania	58%
84	Venezuela	58%
85	Seychelles	58%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₄₆
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₄₆
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
45	Argentina	1.4
46	Faroe Islands	1.4
47	Russia	1.3
48	Bulgaria	1.3
49	S. Korea	1.2
50	Dominican Rep.	1.1
51	Slovakia	0.8
52	Hong Kong	0.7
	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
	...
141	Morocco	119
142	Tunisia	121
143	Montenegro	121.75
144	Bulgaria	122
145	Rwanda	122.75
146	Serbia	125
147	Russia	126
148	Lithuania	126.25
	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
	...
73	Solomon Islands	42.0
74	Greece	41.8
75	Senegal	41.8
76	Bulgaria	41.4
77	Brazil	41.2
78	Serbia	40.8
79	Tunisia	40.2
80	Bosnia & Herzegovina	40.0
	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
	...
97	Bhutan	5.1
98	Somalia	5.0
99	Cameroon	5.0
100	Bulgaria	4.9
101	Nepal	4.9
102	Venezuela	4.8
103	Gabon	4.8
104	Palestine	4.7
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₉
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
36	Belize	36
37	Iceland	37
38	Croatia	38
39	Bulgaria	39
40	Marshall Islands	40
41	Malaysia	41
42	Namibia	42
43	St Vincent & Grenadines	43
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₉
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
36	Italy	36
37	Estonia	37
38	Cyprus	38
39	Bulgaria	39
40	Turkey	40
41	Marshall Islands	41
42	Malta	42
43	Morocco	43
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2012)₅₀
Pos.		Lower is better₅₀
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
36	Costa Rica	1.66
37	Laos	1.66
38	Italy	1.69
39	Bulgaria	1.70
40	France	1.71
41	Estonia	1.72
42	S. Korea	1.73
43	Lithuania	1.74
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₉
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
66	Ghana	66
67	Sweden	67
68	Congo, (Brazzaville)	68
69	Bulgaria	69
70	Zimbabwe	70
71	Spain	71
72	USA	72
73	Cyprus	73
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₉
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
29	USA	29
30	Singapore	30
31	Greece	31
32	Bulgaria	32
33	S. Korea	33
34	Mauritius	34
35	Bosnia & Herzegovina	35
36	Romania	36
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₅₁
Pos.		Lower is better Score₅₁
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
36	Macedonia	0.30
37	Zambia	0.31
38	Djibouti	0.32
39	Bulgaria	0.37
40	Albania	0.42
41	Cyprus	0.42
42	Lithuania	0.46
43	Sierra Leone	0.46
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₂
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
29	Iran	17.8
30	France	17.7
31	Algeria	17.3
32	Bulgaria	17.1
33	Thailand	17.1
34	Chile	16.2
35	Hungary	14.0
36	Morocco	13.7
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₅₃
Pos.		Higher is better₅₃
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
27	USA	71.2
28	Slovakia	70.6
29	Lithuania	69.3
30	Bulgaria	67.9
31	Costa Rica	67.9
32	Qatar	67.8
33	Czechia	67.7
34	Slovenia	67.6
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₄
Pos.		Higher is better₅₄
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
84	Vietnam	07.14
85	Saudi Arabia	07.04
86	Honduras	06.80
87	Bulgaria	06.54
88	Qatar	06.49
89	Finland	06.33
90	Oman	06.29
91	S. Korea	06.29
	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
	...
145	Tanzania	1996 Jun 06
146	Eritrea	1996 Jun 19
147	Ireland	1996 Jun 20
148	Bulgaria	1996 Jul 16
149	Rwanda	1996 Aug 27
150	St Vincent & Grenadines	1996 Sep 01
151	Slovenia	1996 Oct 07
152	Cyprus	1996 Oct 08
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₅₅
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₅
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
83	Luxembourg	33.3%
84	Togo	33.3%
85	Benin	32.6%
86	Bulgaria	32.5%
87	Kyrgyzstan	32.0%
88	Georgia	31.9%
89	Australia	31.8%
90	Austria	31.8%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₅₆
Pos.		Higher is worse₅₆
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
52	Romania	6.30
51	USA	6.30
50	Chile	6.30
49	Bulgaria	6.10
48	Malaysia	6.10
47	Maldives	6.00
46	Kuwait	5.90
45	Qatar	5.70
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₅₇
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₇
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
74	Yemen	36.7
75	Solomon Islands	37.1
76	Lithuania	37.4
77	Bulgaria	37.4
78	Bhutan	37.4
79	Vanuatu	37.6
80	Tonga	37.6
81	Russia	37.7
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

11. Religion and Beliefs

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

Disbelief In God (2007)₅₈
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₈
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
11	UK	42
12	Cuba	40
13	Slovenia	35
14	Bulgaria	34
15	Hungary	32
16	Norway	31
17	S. Korea	30
18	Finland	28
	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 below₅₉:

Christian	82.1%
Muslim	13.7%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	4.2%

By adding up the Pew Forum data for the major monotheistic religions we can see that these make up 95.9% of the population. Yet there are simply too many who disbelieve in God for this to be true (34%). 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: Eastern Orthodox 59.4%, Muslim (Sunni) 7.4%, Muslim (Shia) 0.4%, other (including Catholic, Protestant, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox, and Judaism) 1.7%, other (unknown) 27.4%, none 3.7% (2011 census)₆₀.

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