Chile (Republic of Chile)

http://www.humantruth.info/chile.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Chile Republic of Chile
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	36th best
Capital	Santiago (administrative/judicial) and Valparaiso (legislative)
Land Area	743 532km²₁
Location	South America, The Americas
Population	18.7m₂
Life Expectancy	78.94yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$24 563 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	CL, CHL, 152₅
Internet Domain	.cl₆
Currency	Peso (CLP)₇
Telephone	+56₈

1. Overview

#bolivia #easter_island #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 #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Value₁₁
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
4	Hong Kong	0.952
5	Australia	0.951
	...
40	Croatia	0.858
41	Andorra	0.858
42	Qatar	0.855
43	Chile	0.855
44	San Marino	0.853
45	Slovakia	0.848
	The Americas Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₁
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
4	Luxembourg	$84 649
5	Ireland	$76 169
	...
53	Panama	$26 957
54	Malaysia	$26 658
55	Seychelles	$25 831
56	Chile	$24 563
57	Kazakhstan	$23 943
58	Trinidad & Tobago	$23 392
	The Americas Avg	$16 628
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂_,₁₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂_,₁₃
1	Taiwan	29.4
2	Norway	30.2
3	Denmark	31.1
4	Sweden	32.8
5	Finland	33.9
	...
33	USA	56.3
34	Uruguay	57.0
35	Slovakia	57.4
36	Chile	59.3
37	Romania	61.3
38	Latvia	61.4
	The Americas Avg	81.8
	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. Chile's Demographics

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #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 (2018)₂
Pos.		Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
4	Indonesia	267.7m
5	Pakistan	212.2m
	...
58	Burkina Faso	19.8m
59	Romania	19.5m
60	Mali	19.1m
61	Chile	18.7m
62	Kazakhstan	18.3m
63	Malawi	18.1m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
33	Greece	80.1
34	Maldives	79.9
35	Qatar	79.3
36	Chile	78.9
37	Bahrain	78.8
38	Thailand	78.7
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₄
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₄
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
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
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₅
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₅
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
4	Burkina Faso	04.7
5	Sierra Leone	04.8
	...
131	Mauritius	25.9
132	Uruguay	26.8
133	Cyprus	26.9
134	Chile	27.0
135	Macedonia	27.7
136	Luxembourg	28.3
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₆
Pos.		%₁₆
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
4	Liechtenstein	65.1%
5	Monaco	54.9%
	...
107	Tajikistan	3.1%
108	Cape Verde	2.8%
109	Burundi	2.8%
110	Chile	2.7%
111	Micronesia	2.6%
112	Azerbaijan	2.6%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
	...
127	Norway	3.8%
128	Bahrain	3.7%
129	Gambia	3.7%
130	Chile	3.7%
131	Peru	3.7%
132	Czechia	3.6%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#chile #equality #freedom #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₈_,₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈_,₁₉
1	Sweden	9.9
2	Denmark	14.7
3	Norway	15.5
4	Netherlands	16.5
5	New Zealand	19.0
	...
22	Czechia	37.9
23	Ireland	38.5
24	Italy	39.1
25	Chile	41.4
26	Slovakia	42.7
27	Portugal	43.0
	The Americas Avg	75.1
	World Avg	89.0
q=199.

Chile performs very well in ensuring human rights and freedom compared to most other countries. Chile does the second-best in terms of its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₀. It comes in the best 20 in speed of uptake of HR treaties₂₁. It does better than average in supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₂ (one of the lowest in The Americas), commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₃ (amongst the highest in The Americas), freethought₂₄, supporting press freedom₂₅, opposing gender inequality₂₆ and in LGBT equality₂₇. Chile doesn't do so well in other areas. Chile does worse than average when it comes to its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice₂₈. Progress is always going to be difficult in a country where the richest 1% hold 24% of the country's entire income₂₉, but some things are changing. In 2017, the courts continued to prosecute those responsible for human rights violations during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship from 1973 to 1990₃₀. But there are still ongoing issues with the justice system including too much mistreatment and overcrowding₃₀. Inhumane restrictions on family planning services (including the end of the total ban on abortion) were lightened in 2017, including access for LGBT folk₃₀.

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

Compared to The Americas (2020)₃₁_,₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₁_,₃₂
1	Antigua & Barbuda	75.6
2	Brazil	82.1
3	Cuba	82.4
4	Canada	83.5
5	Barbados	85.1
	...
19	Dominica	98.0
20	Panama	98.1
21	Paraguay	98.4
22	Chile	99.1
23	Suriname	100.0
24	Colombia	100.3
25	Honduras	101.4
	The Americas Avg	96.2
q=35.

Health (2020)₃₁_,₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₁_,₃₂
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
4	Singapore	42.6
5	Japan	51.0
	...
116	Paraguay	98.4
117	Niue	98.7
118	Serbia	98.9
119	Chile	99.1
120	Suriname	100.0
121	Azerbaijan	100.0
122	Colombia	100.3
	World Avg	93.5
q=196.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives₃₁. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau₃₁.

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 The Mediterranean₃₁, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₃₁.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020)

Health:

Chile has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Chile does better than average for its average life expectancy₁₁ (one of the highest in The Americas), its fertility rate₁₄ and in its immunizations take-up₃₃. Chile doesn't do so well in other areas. Chile does worse than average in its suicide rate₃₄, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₅, its adolescent birth rate₂₆ (still good for The Americas), its smoking rate₃₆ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₇. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
33	Greece	80.1
34	Maldives	79.9
35	Qatar	79.3
36	Chile	78.9
37	Bahrain	78.8
38	Thailand	78.7
	The Americas Avg	72.58
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₇
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
4	Mauritania	0.0
5	Somalia	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
	The Americas Avg	6.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₄
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₄
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
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
	The Americas Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₆
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₆
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
179	Macedonia	2 732
178	Russia	2 690
	...
119	Mongolia	957
118	Australia	956
117	Ireland	954
116	Chile	930
115	Turkmenistan	925₃₈
114	Thailand	895
	The Americas Avg	457
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₃₄
Pos.		Per 100k₃₄
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
4	Jordan	0.2
5	Maldives	0.7
	...
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
	The Americas Avg	13.57
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
4	UK	4
5	Norway	5
	...
88	Syria	88
89	Azerbaijan	89
90	Uganda	90
91	Chile	91
92	Tunisia	92
93	Bahrain	93
	The Americas Avg	94.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₉
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₉
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
4	Ethiopia	20.9
5	Nepal	21.0
	...
155	Oman	62.6
156	Argentina	62.7
157	Uruguay	62.9
158	Chile	63.1
159	Venezuela	63.4
160	Egypt	63.5
	The Americas Avg	57.4
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₆
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₆
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
4	Hong Kong	3.2
5	Slovenia	3.8
	...
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
	The Americas Avg	56.6
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₃
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₃
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
4	Niue	98.8
5	Mongolia	98.7
	...
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
	The Americas Avg	91.3
	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

Compared to The Americas (2020)₄₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₀
1	Canada	20.0
2	USA	27.3
3	Argentina	42.6
4	Chile	50.7
5	Puerto Rico	54.0
6	Barbados	54.2
7	Brazil	55.2
8	St Kitts & Nevis	56.7
9	Mexico	59.4
10	Costa Rica	66.4
11	Uruguay	67.3
12	Grenada	68.5
13	Bermuda	69.0
	The Americas Avg	80.9
q=41.

Modernity and Learning (2020)₄₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₀
1	Finland	8.7
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Estonia	15.7
4	Denmark	15.9
5	Switzerland	16.4
	...
42	Liechtenstein	47.7
43	Turkey	49.3
44	Romania	49.9
45	Chile	50.7
46	Macau	50.8
47	Bulgaria	50.9
48	Belarus	51.4
	World Avg	82.9
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₄₁
2	Israel	4.11₄₁
3	Japan	3.58₄₁
4	Finland	3.17₄₁
5	Sweden	3.16₄₁
	...
70	Tanzania	0.38₄₂
71	Romania	0.38₄₁
72	Montenegro	0.38₄₃
73	Chile	0.38₄₁
74	Ghana	0.38₄₂
75	Moldova	0.35₄₃
	The Americas Avg	0.47
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is better₄₄
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
4	Canada	100.0%
5	Finland	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%
	The Americas Avg	63.0%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2021)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₅
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
4	Belgium	19.6
5	Sweden	19.4
	...
20	Portugal	16.9
21	Malta	16.8
22	Uruguay	16.8
23	Chile	16.7
24	Costa Rica	16.5
25	Singapore	16.5
	The Americas Avg	14.2
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
4	Denmark	4
5	UK	5
	...
71	Burundi	71
72	Tunisia	72
73	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	73
74	Chile	74
75	Argentina	75
76	Costa Rica	76
	The Americas Avg	99.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Maths, Science & Reading (2015)₄₆
Pos.		Higher is better Score₄₆
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
4	Macau	1582
5	Estonia	1573
	...
41	Malta	1391
42	Slovakia	1389
43	Greece	1376
44	Chile	1329
45	Bulgaria	1319
46	Romania	1313
	The Americas Avg	1287
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

Religiosity (2009)₄₇
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₇
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
4	Japan	24
5	Hong Kong	24
	...
29	Ireland	54
30	USA	65
31	Argentina	66
32	Chile	70
33	Croatia	70
34	Singapore	70
	The Americas Avg	77.3
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₄₈
Pos.		Higher is better₄₈
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
4	Japan	105
5	Taiwan	105
	...
55	Albania	90
56	Croatia	90
57	Kyrgyzstan	90
58	Chile	90
59	Costa Rica	89
60	Laos	89
	The Americas Avg	85.3
	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%
4	Bermuda	97%
5	Andorra	97%
	...
38	Hungary	80%
39	Kuwait	80%
40	Malta	80%
41	Chile	78%
42	Lithuania	77%
43	Latvia	76%
	The Americas Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security (2013)₅₀
Pos.		Lower is better₅₀
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
4	Hong Kong	0.12
5	Mexico	0.16
	...
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
	The Americas Avg	0.84
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₅₁
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
4	USA	35.0
5	Greece	33.5
	...
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
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

World Giving Index (2013-2021)₅₂
Pos.		Lower is better₅₂
1	Myanmar (Burma)	2.7
2	New Zealand	4.0
3	USA	4.7
4	Australia	4.9
5	Indonesia	9.0
	...
53	Iraq	44.0
54	Malawi	45.7
55	Ghana	45.9
56	Chile	47.1
57	Saudi Arabia	48.6
58	Costa Rica	49.0
	The Americas Avg	58.4
	World Avg	67.9
q=160.

Corruption (2012-2016)₅₃
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₅₃
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
4	Sweden	88.2
5	Norway	86.0
	...
20	Uruguay	72.6
21	Austria	72.2
22	Barbados	71.5
23	Chile	70.4
24	France	70.0
25	Bahamas	69.8
	The Americas Avg	44.85
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₅₄
Pos.		Higher is better₅₄
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
4	Iceland	7.5
5	Switzerland	7.5
	...
22	Malta	6.6
23	France	6.5
24	Mexico	6.5
25	Chile	6.5
26	Taiwan	6.4
27	Panama	6.4
	The Americas Avg	6.05
	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
4	Switzerland	4
5	Sweden	5
	...
48	Australia	48
49	Seychelles	49
50	Grenada	50
51	Chile	51
52	Bahamas	52
53	UAE	53
	The Americas Avg	80.2
	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
4	Netherlands	4
5	Switzerland	5
	...
70	Tunisia	70
71	Montenegro	71
72	Ukraine	72
73	Chile	73
74	Macedonia	74
75	Oman	75
	The Americas Avg	100.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2021)₅₅
Pos.		Lower is better₅₅
1	Iceland	1.10
2	New Zealand	1.25
3	Denmark	1.26
4	Portugal	1.27
5	Slovenia	1.32
	...
46	Sierra Leone	1.81
47	Uruguay	1.82
48	Albania	1.82
49	Chile	1.83
50	Vietnam	1.84
51	Montenegro	1.85
	The Americas Avg	2.13
	World Avg	2.08
q=163.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
4	Egypt	4
5	Nigeria	5
	...
16	Costa Rica	16
17	Hungary	17
18	Japan	18
19	Chile	19
20	Kazakhstan	20
21	Thailand	21
	The Americas Avg	82.3
	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
4	Sweden	4
5	Malta	5
	...
23	Thailand	23
24	Poland	24
25	S. Africa	25
26	Chile	26
27	Panama	27
28	Portugal	28
	The Americas Avg	91.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₅₆
Pos.		Lower is better Score₅₆
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
4	Equatorial Guinea	0.00
5	Cambodia	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
	The Americas Avg	2.16
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₅₇
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₇
1	Iceland	+205.6
2	Bahrain	+144.4
3	Uruguay	+131.3
4	Kuwait	+81.2
5	Dominican Rep.	+79.5
	...
31	Algeria	+17.3
32	Bulgaria	+17.1
33	Thailand	+17.1
34	Chile	+16.2
35	Hungary	+14.0
36	Morocco	+13.7
	The Americas Avg	-00.2
	World Avg	+02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₅₈
Pos.		Higher is better₅₈
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
4	Malta	80.9
5	Sweden	80.5
	...
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
	The Americas Avg	58.8
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₉
Pos.		Higher is better₅₉
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
4	Colombia	17.54
5	Ireland	17.54
	...
40	Netherlands	10.75
41	Mexico	10.64
42	Paraguay	10.53
43	Chile	10.42
44	Lithuania	10.42
45	Norway	10.42
	The Americas Avg	10.78
	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
4	Vanuatu	1993 Dec 29
5	Papua New Guinea	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
	The Americas Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₆₀
Pos.		Higher is better %₆₀
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
4	Trinidad & Tobago	74.5%
5	Costa Rica	74.2%
	...
17	Japan	64.7%
18	Panama	64.6%
19	Peru	63.9%
20	Chile	63.8%
21	Ivory Coast	63.7%
22	Madagascar	62.8%
	The Americas Avg	58.6%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₆₁
Pos.		Higher is worse₆₁
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
181	Somalia	38.90
180	Nigeria	37.10
	...
53	Saudi Arabia	6.40
52	Romania	6.30
51	USA	6.30
50	Chile	6.30
49	Bulgaria	6.10
48	Malaysia	6.10
	The Americas Avg	12.03
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₆₂
Pos.		Lower is better %₆₂
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
4	Czechia	25.9
5	Moldova	25.9
	...
128	Nicaragua	46.2
129	S. Sudan	46.3
130	Cameroon	46.6
131	Chile	46.6
132	Seychelles	46.8
133	Cape Verde	47.2
	The Americas Avg	45.2
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

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
4	Japan	24
5	Hong Kong	24
	...
29	Ireland	54
30	USA	65
31	Argentina	66
32	Chile	70
33	Croatia	70
34	Singapore	70
	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
4	Czechia	61
5	Estonia	49
	...
65	Jamaica	3
66	India	3
67	Angola	2
68	Chile	2
69	Central African Rep.	2
70	Tajikistan	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 below₆₄:

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)₆₅.

A Pew Forum poll in 2006 found that nearly half or more of all Protestants in several countries, including Chile, identified as Pentecostal Christians₆₆.

The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)₆₇, 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)₆₈

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