Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus)

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

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Cyprus Republic of Cyprus
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	31st best
Capital	Nicosia
Land Area	9 240km²₁
Location	Asia, Europe, The Mediterranean, The Middle East
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	1.2m₂
Life Expectancy	81.20yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$38 188 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	CY, CYP, 196₅
Internet Domain	.cy₆
Currency	Euro (EUR)₇
Telephone	+357₈

1. Overview

#cyprus #eu #greece #human_rights #turkey #UK

“A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to seize control of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot-occupied area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. The election of a new Cypriot president in 2008 served as the impetus for the UN to encourage both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities to reopen unification negotiations. In September 2008, the leaders of the two communities began discussions under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The talks are ongoing. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized government, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of European Union states.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“This island country possesses a fractured identity, a passionate people, and a culture, landscape and lifestyle that capture the imagination and produce plenty of surprises. ... Cyprus reflects its proximity to Asia and the Middle East in its culture, cuisine and history. Similarly evocative is the contrast between old and new, particularly evident in the capital, Nicosia (Lefkosia), where dilapidated buildings sit round the corner from smart boutiques and arty bars.
And yet with a stunning landscape and overall mild climate outside is where it´s at. From the varied beaches to the pine-clad interior, you can swim, dive, hike, bike, wine and dine, and, in winter, even ski.
Digging into the island´s past has unearthed extraordinary relics, including Neolithic dwellings, Bronze Age and Phoenician tombs and exquisite Roman mosaics. And while on the streets, keep your eyes peeled for Venetian walls, Byzantine castles and churches, Roman monasteries and Islamic mosques.
Experiencing the intrinsically different Greek and Turkish societies of the island´s present is increasingly easy for visitors - and will give a fuller picture of the complex and fractured Cypriot identity.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

The EU has acted on behalf of its member states on many occasions to support, foster, fund and encourage human rights protections in every region of the world, with agreement of its member states through the European Parliament. The protections of workers' rights and their harmonisations (which stops companies moving staff to countries with the weakest laws) has had great effect in stopping workforce abuse₁₁. According to Human Rights Watch's comprehensive review for the year 2017, in addition to vocal and public pronouncements on poor human rights records of many countries, the EU has also acted through economic sanctions, political pressure and used other means to incentivize the adoption of human rights protections, even if these measures harm EU trading₁₂. It is to Cyprus's credit that it supports the EU in these actions.

2. Cyprus National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₃
Pos.		Higher is better Value₁₃
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
4	Hong Kong	0.952
5	Australia	0.951
	...
26	UAE	0.911
27	Spain	0.905
28	France	0.903
29	Cyprus	0.896
30	Italy	0.895
31	Estonia	0.890
	The Mediterranean Avg	0.81
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₁₃
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₃
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
4	Luxembourg	$84 649
5	Ireland	$76 169
	...
35	Malta	$38 884
36	Czechia	$38 745
37	Spain	$38 354
38	Cyprus	$38 188
39	Estonia	$38 048
40	Lithuania	$37 931
	The Mediterranean Avg	$23 885
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₄_,₁₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₄_,₁₅
1	Taiwan	28.6
2	Norway	29.4
3	Denmark	31.2
4	Sweden	32.2
5	Finland	32.6
	...
28	Poland	54.6
29	Singapore	54.7
30	USA	55.8
31	Cyprus	55.9
32	Malta	56.1
33	Uruguay	56.5
	The Mediterranean Avg	72.5
	World Avg	86.1
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. Cyprus's Demographics and Migration

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

Population:

Cyprus's population is predicted to rise to 1.301 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 1.46. 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
	...
153	Equatorial Guinea	1.3m
154	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	1.3m
155	Mauritius	1.3m
156	Cyprus	1.2m
157	Swaziland	1.1m
158	Djibouti	1.0m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₃
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₃
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
23	Netherlands	81.7
24	Austria	81.6
25	Denmark	81.4
26	Cyprus	81.2
27	Portugal	81.0
28	San Marino	80.9
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₆
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₆
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
87	Belarus	1.47
88	Slovenia	1.47
89	Italy	1.47
90	Cyprus	1.46
91	Moldova	1.46
92	Cuba	1.45
	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
4	Burkina Faso	04.7
5	Sierra Leone	04.8
	...
130	China	25.3
131	Mauritius	25.9
132	Uruguay	26.8
133	Cyprus	26.9
134	Chile	27.0
135	Macedonia	27.7
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
4	Liechtenstein	65.1%
5	Monaco	54.9%
	...
26	Sweden	17.6%
27	Equatorial Guinea	17.5%
28	Ireland	16.9%
29	Cyprus	16.0%
30	Belize	16.0%
31	San Marino	15.7%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₉
Pos.		%₁₉
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
	...
33	Eritrea	18.0%
34	Croatia	17.1%
35	Liechtenstein	17.1%
36	Cyprus	17.0%
37	Marshall Islands	16.6%
38	Ireland	16.1%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Cyprus's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #freethought #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women

Compared to The Mediterranean (2020)₂₀_,₂₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₀_,₂₁
1	France	24.8
2	Spain	28.3
3	Slovenia	33.3
4	Italy	37.3
5	Malta	46.3
6	Cyprus	46.7
7	Greece	58.3
8	Croatia	58.3
9	Albania	59.6
10	Bosnia & Herzegovina	63.4
11	Montenegro	71.8
12	Turkey	82.6
13	Israel	83.5
	The Mediterranean Avg	76.9
q=22.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₂₀_,₂₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₀_,₂₁
1	Sweden	9.2
2	Norway	14.7
3	Denmark	14.7
4	Netherlands	15.8
5	New Zealand	17.5
	...
33	S. Korea	45.7
34	Malta	46.3
35	Bulgaria	46.5
36	Cyprus	46.7
37	USA	47.4
38	Switzerland	49.6
39	Brazil	52.3
	World Avg	87.7
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark₂₀. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Somalia and Tuvalu₂₀.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₂₀, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia₂₀.

For more, see:

"Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Human Rights Watch Comments (2017)₂₂
Pos.		Higher is better Score₂₂
1	UK	9
2	France	9
3	Germany	9
4	Canada	8
5	Netherlands	8
	...
9	Luxembourg	6
10	Belgium	6
11	Greece	5
12	Cyprus	5
13	Czechia	5
14	Denmark	5
	The Mediterranean Avg	-0.8
	World Avg	-1.9
q=123.

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)₂₃
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties₂₃
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
4	Ecuador	23
5	Germany	23
	...
30	Czechia	20
31	Georgia	20
32	Albania	20
33	Cyprus	20
34	Namibia	20
35	Ukraine	20
	The Mediterranean Avg	18.3
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)₂₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₄
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
4	Colombia	3.68
5	Costa Rica	4.05
	...
27	Austria	5.68
28	Belarus	5.71
29	Canada	5.73
30	Cyprus	5.81
31	Argentina	5.90
32	Hungary	5.91
	The Mediterranean Avg	8.79
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)₂₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₅
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
4	Ireland	4
5	Denmark	5
	...
30	Romania	30
31	France	31
32	Japan	32
33	Cyprus	33
34	Mauritius	34
35	S. Korea	35
	The Mediterranean Avg	76.1
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)₂₆
Pos.		Lower is better₂₆
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
4	Luxembourg	668
5	Andorra	682
	...
21	Belgium	1294
22	Poland	1311
23	Slovakia	1325
24	Cyprus	1383
25	Cape Verde	1433
26	Australia	1524
	The Mediterranean Avg	3357
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims₂₇
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
4	Australia	0.06
5	New Zealand	0.06
	...
81	Kosovo	0.40
82	Cape Verde	0.41
83	Kyrgyzstan	0.41
84	Cyprus	0.42
85	Kazakhstan	0.42
86	Lesotho	0.42
	The Mediterranean Avg	0.44
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

Cyprus is on the way towards ending gender inequality.

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Gender Inequality (2015)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better₂₈
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
4	Sweden	0.05
5	Iceland	0.05
	...
19	France	0.10
20	Israel	0.10
21	Japan	0.12
22	Cyprus	0.12
23	Greece	0.12
24	Australia	0.12
	The Mediterranean Avg	0.24
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Gender Biases (2022)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better %₂₉
1	Sweden	31.8₃₀
2	New Zealand	34.4₃₁
3	Australia	37.0₃₁
4	Germany	40.2₃₁
5	Canada	41.1₃₁
	...
26	Chile	79.9₃₁
27	Hong Kong	80.8₃₁
28	Poland	81.4₃₀
29	Cyprus	81.8₃₁
30	Ukraine	86.1₃₁
31	Brazil	86.3₃₁
	The Mediterranean Avg	82.62
	World Avg	83.93
q=88.

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
4	Norway	1913
5	Denmark	1915
	...
123	Tunisia	1959
124	Tanzania	1959
125	Tonga	1960
126	Cyprus	1960
127	Gambia	1960
128	El Salvador	1961
	The Mediterranean Avg	1950
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Higher is better Score₃₂
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
4	Brazil	81
5	Spain	79
	...
39	Albania	40
40	Switzerland	40
41	Serbia	40
42	Cyprus	40
43	Italy	40
44	Greece	39
	The Mediterranean Avg	17.0
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought (2021)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better₃₃
1	Belgium	1.0
2	Netherlands	1.0
3	Taiwan	1.0
4	Sao Tome & Principe	1.3
5	Ecuador	1.3
	...
101	Ivory Coast	3.0
102	Moldova	3.0
103	Serbia	3.0
104	Cyprus	3.0
105	Tuvalu	3.0
106	Mexico	3.0
	The Mediterranean Avg	3.3
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Cyprus's Health

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

Compared to The Mediterranean (2020)₃₄_,₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₄_,₃₅
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Italy	67.5
3	Spain	69.6
4	Morocco	73.1
5	Greece	77.4
6	Cyprus	78.6
7	Malta	78.9
8	Slovenia	79.9
9	Tunisia	80.1
10	Israel	82.1
11	Croatia	82.9
12	France	83.8
13	Albania	84.0
	The Mediterranean Avg	82.5
q=22.

Health (2020)₃₄_,₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₄_,₃₅
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
4	Singapore	42.6
5	Japan	51.0
	...
40	Greece	77.4
41	Belgium	77.9
42	Armenia	78.4
43	Cyprus	78.6
44	Malta	78.9
45	Myanmar (Burma)	79.1
46	India	79.6
	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 Maldives₃₄. 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 Palau₃₄.

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 Mediterranean₃₄, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₃₄.

For more, see:

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

Health:

Cyprus does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Cyprus comes in the best 20 for its adolescent birth rate₂₈ (one of the lowest in The Mediterranean) and in its fertility rate₁₆ (amongst the lowest in The Mediterranean). It does better than average when it comes to its average life expectancy₁₃, its suicide rate₃₆, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₇ and in its immunizations take-up₃₈. But, things could still be better. Cyprus does worse than average when it comes to its smoking rate₃₉ and in its alcohol consumption rate₄₀ (one of the highest in The Mediterranean). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₃
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₃
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
23	Netherlands	81.7
24	Austria	81.6
25	Denmark	81.4
26	Cyprus	81.2
27	Portugal	81.0
28	San Marino	80.9
	The Mediterranean Avg	77.77
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₄₀
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₄₀
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
4	Mauritania	0.0
5	Somalia	0.0
	...
158	New Zealand	10.7
159	Finland	10.7
160	Uruguay	10.8
161	Cyprus	10.8
162	Serbia	11.1
163	Belarus	11.2
	The Mediterranean Avg	5.7
	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
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
87	Belarus	1.47
88	Slovenia	1.47
89	Italy	1.47
90	Cyprus	1.46
91	Moldova	1.46
92	Cuba	1.45
	The Mediterranean Avg	1.99
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₉
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₉
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
179	Macedonia	2 732
178	Russia	2 690
	...
163	Hungary	1 759
162	Japan	1 713
161	Croatia	1 709
160	Cyprus	1 688
159	Serbia	1 644
158	Switzerland	1 634
	The Mediterranean Avg	1 644
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₃₆
Pos.		Per 100k₃₆
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
4	Jordan	0.2
5	Maldives	0.7
	...
26	Israel	8.5
27	Georgia	8.8
28	Seychelles	8.9
29	Cyprus	9.1
30	Uzbekistan	9.3
31	Brazil	9.7
	The Mediterranean Avg	16.48
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₇
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
4	UK	4
5	Norway	5
	...
56	S. Africa	56
57	Slovenia	57
58	Morocco	58
59	Cyprus	59
60	Guinea	60
61	Sierra Leone	61
	The Mediterranean Avg	76.2
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₁
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
4	Ethiopia	20.9
5	Nepal	21.0
	...
129	Panama	58.8
130	Suriname	58.9
131	Colombia	59.0
132	Cyprus	59.1
133	Iceland	59.1
134	Montenegro	59.4
	The Mediterranean Avg	61.4
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₈
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
4	Hong Kong	3.2
5	Slovenia	3.8
6	Singapore	3.8
7	Netherlands	4.0
8	Denmark	4.0
9	Japan	4.1
10	Cyprus	5.0
11	Sweden	5.7
12	Norway	5.9
	The Mediterranean Avg	17.3
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₈
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₈
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
4	Niue	98.8
5	Mongolia	98.7
	...
61	Malta	95.5
62	Botswana	95.4
63	Gambia	95.4
64	Cyprus	95.3
65	Switzerland	95.3
66	Israel	95.2
	The Mediterranean Avg	92.6
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Cyprus's Modernity and Learning

#education #english #maths #modernity #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Mediterranean (2020)₂₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₁
1	Slovenia	21.3
2	France	28.8
3	Israel	32.2
4	Spain	37.1
5	Italy	38.5
6	Greece	40.9
7	Croatia	44.3
8	Turkey	50.1
9	Malta	51.6
10	Cyprus	54.0
11	Bosnia & Herzegovina	58.1
12	Monaco	64.5
13	Montenegro	66.0
	The Mediterranean Avg	63.3
q=22.

Modernity and Learning (2020)₂₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₁
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
4	Estonia	15.8
5	Denmark	16.0
	...
49	Malta	51.6
50	S. Africa	52.8
51	Belarus	53.2
52	Cyprus	54.0
53	Barbados	54.2
54	Brazil	55.1
55	UAE	56.0
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₄₂
2	Israel	4.11₄₂
3	Japan	3.58₄₂
4	Finland	3.17₄₂
5	Sweden	3.16₄₂
	...
58	Senegal	0.54₄₃
59	UAE	0.49₄₄
60	Uganda	0.48₄₃
61	Cyprus	0.48₄₅
62	Costa Rica	0.47₄₄
63	Qatar	0.47₄₆
	The Mediterranean Avg	1.08
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₄₇
Pos.		Higher is better₄₇
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
4	Canada	100.0%
5	Finland	100.0%
	...
56	Sri Lanka	82.8%
57	Bosnia & Herzegovina	81.2%
58	Malaysia	80.8%
59	Cyprus	80.3%
60	Singapore	79.6%
61	Italy	79.6%
	The Mediterranean Avg	69.8%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2021)₄₈
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₈
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
4	Belgium	19.6
5	Sweden	19.4
	...
45	Kazakhstan	15.8
46	UAE	15.7
47	Barbados	15.7
48	Cyprus	15.6
49	Brazil	15.6
50	Georgia	15.6
	The Mediterranean Avg	15.1
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₇
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
4	Denmark	4
5	UK	5
	...
28	Serbia	28
29	Canada	29
30	Romania	30
31	Cyprus	31
32	Ireland	32
33	Croatia	33
	The Mediterranean Avg	58.7
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Maths, Science & Reading (2015)₄₉
Pos.		Higher is better Score₄₉
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
4	Macau	1582
5	Estonia	1573
	...
44	Chile	1329
45	Bulgaria	1319
46	Romania	1313
47	Cyprus	1313
48	UAE	1298
49	Uruguay	1290
	The Mediterranean Avg	1331
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

Religiosity (2018)₅₀
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₀
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
4	Switzerland	9
5	Denmark	9
6	Germany	10
7	UK	10
8	Sweden	10
9	Japan	10
10	Finland	10
11	Latvia	11
12	France	11
	The Mediterranean Avg	52.1
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better₅₁
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
4	Bermuda	97%
5	Andorra	97%
	...
51	Poland	72%
52	Brunei	72%
53	Slovenia	72%
54	Cyprus	72%
55	Russia	71%
56	Oman	71%
	The Mediterranean Avg	61.6%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₅₂
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
4	USA	35.0
5	Greece	33.5
	...
78	Costa Rica	0.1
79	Serbia	0.1
80	Liechtenstein	0.0
81	Cyprus	0.0
82	Philippines	0.0
83	Macedonia	0.0
	The Mediterranean Avg	2.98
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Cyprus has an adequate long-term record on corruption, but in the ten years from 2012 perceptions have gotten much worse.

World Giving Index (2013-2021)₅₃
Pos.		Lower is better₅₃
1	Myanmar (Burma)	2.7
2	New Zealand	4.0
3	USA	4.7
4	Australia	4.9
5	Indonesia	9.0
	...
40	Jamaica	38.5
41	Switzerland	38.5
42	Sweden	38.9
43	Cyprus	39.1
44	Northern Cyprus	39.3
45	Finland	39.3
	The Mediterranean Avg	84.0
	World Avg	67.9
q=160.

Corruption (2022)₅₄
Pos.		Higher is better Points₅₄
1	Denmark	90.0
2	Finland	87.0
3	New Zealand	87.0
4	Norway	84.0
5	Singapore	83.0
	...
49	Fiji	53.0
50	Slovakia	53.0
51	Grenada	52.0
52	Cyprus	52.0
53	Greece	52.0
54	Rwanda	51.0
	The Mediterranean Avg	42.90
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Happiness (2018)₅₅
Pos.		Higher is better₅₅
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
4	Iceland	7.5
5	Switzerland	7.5
	...
58	Northern Cyprus	5.8
59	Russia	5.8
60	Kazakhstan	5.8
61	Cyprus	5.8
62	Bolivia	5.8
63	Estonia	5.7
	The Mediterranean Avg	5.43
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₇
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
4	Switzerland	4
5	Sweden	5
	...
41	Malaysia	41
42	Namibia	42
43	St Vincent & Grenadines	43
44	Cyprus	44
45	Japan	45
46	Moldova	46
	The Mediterranean Avg	70.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₇
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
4	Netherlands	4
5	Switzerland	5
	...
35	UK	35
36	Italy	36
37	Estonia	37
38	Cyprus	38
39	Bulgaria	39
40	Turkey	40
	The Mediterranean Avg	62.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2021)₅₆
Pos.		Lower is better₅₆
1	Iceland	1.10
2	New Zealand	1.25
3	Denmark	1.26
4	Portugal	1.27
5	Slovenia	1.32
	...
58	Tanzania	1.89
59	Malawi	1.91
60	Moldova	1.91
61	Cyprus	1.91
62	Equatorial Guinea	1.92
63	Jordan	1.92
	The Mediterranean Avg	2.19
	World Avg	2.08
q=163.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₇
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
4	Egypt	4
5	Nigeria	5
	...
70	Zimbabwe	70
71	Spain	71
72	USA	72
73	Cyprus	73
74	Jamaica	74
75	Guyana	75
	The Mediterranean Avg	91.2
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₇
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
4	Sweden	4
5	Malta	5
	...
14	Italy	14
15	Spain	15
16	France	16
17	Cyprus	17
18	Slovenia	18
19	New Zealand	19
	The Mediterranean Avg	59.9
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Score₁₂
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
4	Equatorial Guinea	0.00
5	Cambodia	0.00
	...
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
	The Mediterranean Avg	3.48
	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
	...
48	St Vincent & Grenadines	+08.0
49	Costa Rica	+07.5
50	Romania	+07.4
51	Cyprus	+07.2
52	Fiji	+06.7
53	Laos	+06.3
	The Mediterranean Avg	+18.3
	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
	...
21	Australia	74.1
22	Greece	73.6
23	Taiwan	72.8
24	Cyprus	72.6
25	Canada	72.2
26	Portugal	71.9
	The Mediterranean Avg	65.8
	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
	...
17	Luxembourg	13.33
18	Bangladesh	13.16
19	Italy	13.16
20	Cyprus	12.99
21	Morocco	12.66
22	Albania	12.50
	The Mediterranean Avg	10.99
	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
	...
149	Rwanda	1996 Aug 27
150	St Vincent & Grenadines	1996 Sep 01
151	Slovenia	1996 Oct 07
152	Cyprus	1996 Oct 08
153	Trinidad & Tobago	1996 Oct 30
154	Congo, (Brazzaville)	1996 Oct 30
	The Mediterranean 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%
6	Cyprus	71.0%
7	Guatemala	70.9%
8	Philippines	70.8%
9	S. Korea	70.7%
10	Colombia	70.3%
11	Bolivia	69.3%
12	Paraguay	68.9%
	The Mediterranean Avg	40.1%
	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
	...
26	Austria	3.70
25	Australia	3.70
24	Denmark	3.60
23	Cyprus	3.60
22	Montenegro	3.60
21	Estonia	3.60
	The Mediterranean Avg	6.98
	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
	...
51	Sierra Leone	34.0
52	Tajikistan	34.0
53	Canada	34.0
54	Cyprus	34.0
55	Latvia	34.2
56	Niger	34.3
	The Mediterranean Avg	33.3
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation

Religiosity (2018)₅₀
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₀
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
4	Switzerland	9
5	Denmark	9
6	Germany	10
7	UK	10
8	Sweden	10
9	Japan	10
10	Finland	10
11	Latvia	11
12	France	11
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

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 below₆₃:

Christian	73.2%
Muslim	25.3%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.2%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	1.2%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4%₆₄.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems