Chile (Republic of Chile)

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Comments:
FB, LJ

Chile Republic of Chile
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	38th best
Capital	Santiago (administrative/judicial) and Valparaiso (legislative)
Land Area	743 532km²₁
Location	South America, The Americas
Population	17.4m (2011)₂
Life Expectancy	81.96yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$21 665 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	CL, CHL, 152₅
Internet Domain	.cl₆
Currency	Peso (CLP)₇
Telephone	+56₈

1. Overview

#bolivia #peru #spain

“Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the Inca ruled northern Chile while the Mapuche inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile declared its independence in 1810, decisive victory over the Spanish was not achieved until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia and won its present northern regions. It was not until the 1880s that the Mapuche were brought under central government control. After a series of elected governments, the three-year-old Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 by a military coup led by Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was inaugurated in 1990. Sound economic policies, maintained consistently since the 1980s, have contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and have helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Chile is nature on a colossal scale, but travel here is surprisingly easy. Your trip can be as hard-core or as pampered as you like, but you´ll always feel welcome. Spindly Chile stretches 4300km - over half the continent - from the driest desert in the world to massive glacial fields. In between the Andes and the Pacific, the landscape is dotted with volcanoes, geysers, beaches, lakes, rivers, steppe and countless islands. What´s on offer? Everything. In Chile, adventure is what happens on the way to having an adventure: explore sweeping desert solitude, craggy Andean summits, the lush forests of the fjords, first-class wine regions, up-and-coming surfing hot spots, even the exotic getaway of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Of course, Chile is more than its striking geography: its far-flung location has fired the imagination of literary heavyweights and has been known to make poets out of bartenders and dreamers out of presidents. Closer borders have fostered intimacy with the Chilean people and rituals such as the sharing of maté tea and the welcoming attitude of buena onda (good vibes) are integral to the fabric of local life.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Chile 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
	...
35	Cyprus	33
36	Poland	36
37	Lithuania	37
38	Chile	38
39	Saudi Arabia	38
40	Slovakia	40
41	Portugal	41
42	UAE	42
	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
	...
51	Latvia	$22 589
52	St Kitts & Nevis	$22 436
53	Kazakhstan	$22 093
54	Chile	$21 665
55	Bahamas	$21 565
56	Equatorial Guinea	$21 517
57	Argentina	$20 945
58	Antigua & Barbuda	$20 907
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₃_,₁₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₃_,₁₄
1	Denmark	28.3
2	Norway	29.1
3	Finland	29.7
	...
34	Cyprus	57.8
35	Latvia	57.8
36	Uruguay	58.3
37	Chile	59.1
38	Monaco	59.4
39	Croatia	61.1
40	Lithuania	61.7
41	Romania	62.0
	World Avg	86.9
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. Chile's Demographics

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

Population:

Chile's population is predicted to rise to 19.54 million by 2030. This rise is despite a low fertility rate, meaning, that this country is helping to alleviate problems with growing population in neighbouring countries by accepting immigrants, very likely as a requirement of maintaining an active workforce. This country has a fertility rate of 1.84. 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 (2012)₁₅
Pos.		Population₁₅
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.3b
3	USA	315.8m
	...
57	Cameroon	20.5m
58	Angola	20.2m
59	Burkina Faso	17.5m
60	Chile	17.4m
61	Netherlands	16.7m
62	Niger	16.6m
63	Kazakhstan	16.4m
64	Mali	16.3m
	World Avg	36.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
12	Canada	82.22
13	S. Korea	82.13
14	New Zealand	82.03
15	Chile	81.96
16	Luxembourg	81.88
17	Norway	81.71
18	Netherlands	81.71
19	Austria	81.58
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₆
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₆
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
20	UK	1.87
21	New Zealand	2.15
22	Azerbaijan	2.16
23	Chile	1.84
24	Bangladesh	2.16
25	Belgium	1.83
26	Algeria	2.17
27	Oman	2.17
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₇
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₇
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
131	Mauritius	25.9
132	Uruguay	26.8
133	Cyprus	26.9
134	Chile	27.0
135	Macedonia	27.7
136	Luxembourg	28.3
137	Armenia	28.7
138	Thailand	29.2
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Qatar	86.5%
2	Monaco	71.6%
3	UAE	70.0%
	...
125	Comoros	2.0%
126	Mozambique	1.9%
127	Uganda	1.9%
128	Chile	1.9%
129	Turkey	1.9%
130	Sierra Leone	1.8%
131	Central African Rep.	1.8%
132	Zambia	1.8%
	World Avg	9.2%
q=192.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
127	Norway	3.8%
128	Bahrain	3.7%
129	Gambia	3.7%
130	Chile	3.7%
131	Peru	3.7%
132	Czechia	3.6%
133	Mauritania	3.5%
134	Canada	3.5%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#chile #equality #freedom #human_rights #politics #tolerance

Chile performs very well in ensuring human rights and freedom compared to most other countries. Chile does the second-best in its nominal commitment to Human Rights₁₉. It comes in the best 20 in terms of eliminating modern slavery₂₀ (amongst the best in The Americas). It does better than average in terms of supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₁ (amongst the best in The Americas), commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₂ (one of the highest in The Americas), supporting press freedom₂₃, opposing gender inequality₂₄ and in the year from which women could participate in democracy. Chile does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average for its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice₂₅. In 2017, the courts continued to prosecute those responsible for human rights violations during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship from 1973 to 1990₂₆. But there are still ongoing issues with the justice system including too much mistreatment and overcrowding₂₆. Inhumane restrictions on family planning services (including the end of the total ban on abortion) were lightened in 2017, including access for LGBT folk₂₆.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Chile

5. Chile's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #Chile #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
	...
111	Paraguay	96.3
112	Seychelles	96.3
113	Panama	96.5
114	Chile	96.5
115	Kazakhstan	97.9
116	Honduras	98.3
117	Azerbaijan	98.4
118	Moldova	98.6
119	Serbia	99.1
	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 Europe, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia.

Health:

Chile does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Chile comes in the best 20 in its average life expectancy₁₂ (amongst the highest in The Americas). It does better than average when it comes to its fertility rate₁₆ and in its immunizations take-up₂₉. Chile does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in its suicide rate₃₀, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₁, its adolescent birth rate₂₄ (still low for The Americas), its smoking rate₃₂ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₃. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over 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
	...
12	Canada	82.22
13	S. Korea	82.13
14	New Zealand	82.03
15	Chile	81.96
16	Luxembourg	81.88
17	Norway	81.71
18	Netherlands	81.71
19	Austria	81.58
	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
	...
135	Rwanda	9.0
136	Iceland	9.1
137	Sweden	9.2
138	Chile	9.3
139	Grenada	9.3
140	S. Africa	9.3
141	St Kitts & Nevis	9.4
142	Tanzania	9.4
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₆
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₆
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
20	UK	1.87
21	New Zealand	2.15
22	Azerbaijan	2.16
23	Chile	1.84
24	Bangladesh	2.16
25	Belgium	1.83
26	Algeria	2.17
27	Oman	2.17
	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
	...
119	Mongolia	957
118	Australia	956
117	Ireland	954
116	Chile	930
115	Turkmenistan	925₃₄
114	Thailand	895
113	Iran	869
112	Laos	836
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₃₀
Pos.		Per 100k₃₀
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
51	India	20.8
52	Trinidad & Tobago	21.7
53	USA	22.2
54	Chile	22.4
55	Canada	22.7
56	Iceland	23.5
57	New Zealand	23.6
58	Ireland	23.7
	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
	...
88	Syria	88
89	Azerbaijan	89
90	Uganda	90
91	Chile	91
92	Tunisia	92
93	Bahrain	93
94	Philippines	94
95	Bosnia & Herzegovina	95
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₅
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
155	Oman	62.6
156	Argentina	62.7
157	Uruguay	62.9
158	Chile	63.1
159	Venezuela	63.4
160	Egypt	63.5
161	Andorra	63.7
162	UK	63.7
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₄
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₄
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
103	Cuba	45.6
104	Suriname	46.1
105	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	46.6
106	Chile	47.8
107	Solomon Islands	48.4
108	Peru	49.1
109	Indonesia	49.6
110	Colombia	50.2
	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
	...
91	Egypt	93.4
92	Cape Verde	93.4
93	Burundi	93.3
94	Chile	93.3
95	Georgia	93.1
96	New Zealand	92.9
97	Nauru	92.9
98	USA	92.8
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Chile's Modernity and Learning

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

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₆
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₆
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
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
47	Belarus	46.0
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₃₇
2	Israel	4.11₃₇
3	Japan	3.58₃₇
	...
70	Tanzania	0.38₃₈
71	Romania	0.38₃₇
72	Montenegro	0.38₃₉
73	Chile	0.38₃₇
74	Ghana	0.38₃₈
75	Moldova	0.35₃₉
76	Ecuador	0.34₄₀
77	Bosnia & Herzegovina	0.33₃₉
	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%
	...
60	Singapore	79.6%
61	Italy	79.6%
62	Hong Kong	79.4%
63	Chile	79.3%
64	China	78.6%
65	Belize	78.6%
66	Malta	78.2%
67	Fiji	76.9%
	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
	...
17	Saudi Arabia	17.0
18	Czechia	16.8
19	Grenada	16.6
20	Chile	16.5
21	Hong Kong	16.5
22	Lithuania	16.5
23	Turkey	16.4
24	Poland	16.4
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
71	Burundi	71
72	Tunisia	72
73	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	73
74	Chile	74
75	Argentina	75
76	Costa Rica	76
77	Jamaica	77
78	Colombia	78
	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
	...
41	Malta	1391
42	Slovakia	1389
43	Greece	1376
44	Chile	1329
45	Bulgaria	1319
46	Romania	1313
47	Cyprus	1313
48	UAE	1298
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

Religiosity (2009)₄₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₄
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
29	Ireland	54
30	USA	65
31	Argentina	66
32	Chile	70
33	Croatia	70
34	Singapore	70
35	Montenegro	71
36	Greece	71
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better₄₅
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
55	Albania	90
56	Croatia	90
57	Kyrgyzstan	90
58	Chile	90
59	Costa Rica	89
60	Laos	89
61	Ecuador	88
62	Mexico	88
	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%
	...
38	Hungary	80%
39	Kuwait	80%
40	Malta	80%
41	Chile	78%
42	Lithuania	77%
43	Latvia	76%
44	Lebanon	76%
45	Croatia	74%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security (2013)₄₇
Pos.		Lower is better₄₇
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
	...
24	Australia	0.63
25	Libya	0.63
26	Qatar	0.65
27	Chile	0.66
28	Guinea-Bissau	0.67
29	Uzbekistan	0.69
30	Moldova	0.71
31	Zambia	0.76
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₄₈
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₄₈
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
83	Macedonia	0.0
84	Pakistan	0.0
85	Paraguay	0.0
86	Chile	0.0
87	US Virgin Islands	0.0
88	Mauritius	0.0
89	Botswana	0.0
90	El Salvador	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₄₉
Pos.		Lower is better₄₉
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
55	Israel	45.25
56	Taiwan	46
57	Belgium	47.25
58	Chile	47.25
59	Saudi Arabia	48
60	Iraq	50.25
61	Zambia	51.5
62	Sierra Leone	51.67
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Life Satisfaction (2011)₅₀
Pos.		Higher is better₅₀
1	Denmark	7.8
2	Norway	7.6
3	Netherlands	7.6
	...
32	Trinidad & Tobago	6.7
33	Kuwait	6.6
34	Qatar	6.6
35	Chile	6.6
36	Spain	6.5
37	Singapore	6.5
38	Belize	6.5
39	Argentina	6.4
	World Avg	5.4
q=150.

Corruption (2012-2016)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₅₁
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
20	Uruguay	72.6
21	Austria	72.2
22	Barbados	71.5
23	Chile	70.4
24	France	70.0
25	Bahamas	69.8
26	UAE	68.6
27	St Lucia	68.3
	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
	...
22	Malta	6.6
23	France	6.5
24	Mexico	6.5
25	Chile	6.5
26	Taiwan	6.4
27	Panama	6.4
28	Brazil	6.4
29	Argentina	6.4
	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
	...
48	Australia	48
49	Seychelles	49
50	Grenada	50
51	Chile	51
52	Bahamas	52
53	UAE	53
54	Thailand	54
55	Macedonia	55
	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
	...
70	Tunisia	70
71	Montenegro	71
72	Ukraine	72
73	Chile	73
74	Macedonia	74
75	Oman	75
76	Dominican Rep.	76
77	Slovenia	77
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2012)₅₃
Pos.		Lower is better₅₃
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
27	Taiwan	1.60
28	Netherlands	1.61
29	UK	1.61
30	Chile	1.62
31	Botswana	1.62
32	Romania	1.63
33	Uruguay	1.63
34	Vietnam	1.64
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
16	Costa Rica	16
17	Hungary	17
18	Japan	18
19	Chile	19
20	Kazakhstan	20
21	Thailand	21
22	Algeria	22
23	Guatemala	23
	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
	...
23	Thailand	23
24	Poland	24
25	S. Africa	25
26	Chile	26
27	Panama	27
28	Portugal	28
29	USA	29
30	Singapore	30
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₅₄
Pos.		Lower is better Score₅₄
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
102	Uganda	3.96
103	Mexico	4.08
104	Venezuela	4.10
105	Chile	4.12
106	Greece	4.17
107	Germany	4.25
108	Lebanon	4.40
109	China	4.47
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #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
	...
31	Algeria	17.3
32	Bulgaria	17.1
33	Thailand	17.1
34	Chile	16.2
35	Hungary	14.0
36	Morocco	13.7
37	UK	13.2
38	Denmark	12.6
	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
	...
82	Philippines	57.7
83	Mongolia	57.5
84	Serbia	57.5
85	Chile	57.5
86	Saudi Arabia	57.5
87	Ecuador	57.4
88	Algeria	57.2
89	Cape Verde	56.9
	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
	...
40	Netherlands	10.75
41	Mexico	10.64
42	Paraguay	10.53
43	Chile	10.42
44	Lithuania	10.42
45	Norway	10.42
46	Japan	10.20
47	Brazil	10.10
	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
	...
84	Djibouti	1994 Nov 30
85	Kazakhstan	1994 Dec 05
86	El Salvador	1994 Dec 07
87	Chile	1994 Dec 08
88	Iceland	1994 Dec 11
89	Venezuela	1994 Dec 12
90	Comoros	1994 Dec 28
91	S. Korea	1995 Jan 01
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

10. Religion and Beliefs

#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
	...
29	Ireland	54
30	USA	65
31	Argentina	66
32	Chile	70
33	Croatia	70
34	Singapore	70
35	Montenegro	71
36	Greece	71
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)₅₈
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₈
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
65	Jamaica	3
66	India	3
67	Angola	2
68	Chile	2
69	Central African Rep.	2
70	Tajikistan	2
71	Turkmenistan	2
72	Indonesia	2
	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	89.4%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	1.5%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	8.6%

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 91.3% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 70% 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: Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)₆₀.

A Pew Forum poll in 2006 found that nearly half or more of all Protestants in several countries, including Chile, identified as Pentecostal Christians₆₁.

The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)₆₂, in which they document bias and prejudice at the national level that is based on religion, belief and/or lack of belief. Their entry for Chile states:

“Church and state are officially separate; however, anti-incitement laws exist for religious groups. A 2002 law on freedom of expression and information and the press prohibits the use of any means of social communication to publish or transmit information designed to promote hatred of or hostility towards persons or groups based on religion and establishes fines for infractions. Publicly subsidized schools are required to offer religious education two teaching hours per week through high school; although parents may decide to have their children omit religious education. Religious instruction in public schools is almost exclusively Catholic, although the Ministry of Education approved curricula for 14 other religious groups. Schools must teach the religion requested by the parents.”
"Freedom of Thought" by IHEU (2012)₆₃

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