Dominican Republic

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Dominican Republic
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	92nd best
Capital	Santo Domingo
Land Area	48 320km²₁
Location	North America, The Americas, The Caribbean
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	10.6m₂
Life Expectancy	73.65yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$12 756 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	DO, DOM, 214₅
Internet Domain	.do₆
Currency	Peso (DOP)₇
Telephone	+₈

1. Overview

#france #spain #USA

“The Taino - indigenous inhabitants of Hispaniola prior to the arrival of the Europeans - divided the island into five chiefdoms and territories. Christopher COLUMBUS explored and claimed the island on his first voyage in 1492; it became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the island, which in 1804 became Haiti. The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821 but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844. In 1861, the Dominicans voluntarily returned to the Spanish Empire, but two years later they launched a war that restored independence in 1865. A legacy of unsettled, mostly non-representative rule followed, capped by the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas TRUJILLO from 1930 to 1961. Juan BOSCH was elected president in 1962 but was deposed in a military coup in 1963. In 1965, the United States led an intervention in the midst of a civil war sparked by an uprising to restore BOSCH. In 1966, Joaquin BALAGUER defeated BOSCH in an election to become president. BALAGUER maintained a tight grip on power for most of the next 30 years when international reaction to flawed elections forced him to curtail his term in 1996. Since then, regular competitive elections have been held in which opposition candidates have won the presidency. Former President Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna (first term 1996-2000) won election to a new term in 2004 following a constitutional amendment allowing presidents to serve more than one term, and was since reelected to a second consecutive term.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Much more than beach resorts, the Dominican Republic is one of the Caribbean´s most geographically diverse countries, with an evocative colonial history and warm welcoming people. The Dominican Republic (DR) is defined by its hundreds of miles of coastline - some with picturesque white-sand beaches shaded by rows of palm trees, other parts lined dramatically with rocky cliffs. Symbolizing both limits and escapes, the sea is the common denominator across fishing villages, where the shoreline is used for mooring boats, indulgent tourist playgrounds, small towns, and cities like Santo Domingo - the Caribbean´s largest and the site of New World firsts.
Beyond the capital, much of the DR is distinctly rural. Further inland are vistas reminiscent of the European alps: four of the Caribbean´s five highest peaks rise above the fertile lowlands surrounding Santiago. Remote deserts extend through the southwest, giving the DR a complexity not found on other islands. The country´s roller-coaster past is writ large in the diversity of its ethnicities, not to mention the physical design of its towns and cities.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Dominican Republic 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
	...
96	Dominica	96
97	Suriname	97
98	Tunisia	97
99	Dominican Rep.	99
100	St Vincent & Grenadines	99
101	Tonga	101
102	Libya	102
103	Belize	103
	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
	...
83	China	$13 345
84	Lebanon	$13 312
85	Colombia	$12 762
86	Dominican Rep.	$12 756
87	Macedonia	$12 405
88	Serbia	$12 202
89	S. Africa	$12 087
90	Nauru	$12 058
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₃_,₁₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₃_,₁₄
1	Denmark	27.7
2	Norway	28.3
3	Finland	29.6
	...
89	Morocco	84.3
90	Colombia	84.5
91	Kazakhstan	85.6
92	Dominican Rep.	86.7
93	Guatemala	87.2
94	Azerbaijan	87.5
95	India	87.8
96	Saudi Arabia	88.2
	World Avg	86.6
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. Dominican Republic's Demographics

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

Population:

The Dominican Republic's population is predicted to rise to 12.06 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.51. 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
	...
82	Haiti	11.1m
83	S. Sudan	11.0m
84	Czechia	10.7m
85	Dominican Rep.	10.6m
86	Greece	10.5m
87	Portugal	10.3m
88	Sweden	10.0m
89	Jordan	10.0m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
88	Jordan	74.18
89	St Kitts & Nevis	73.98
90	Samoa	73.67
91	Dominican Rep.	73.65
92	Grenada	73.56
93	Cape Verde	73.54
94	Lithuania	73.50
95	Honduras	73.33
	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
	...
79	Czechia	1.50
80	Spain	1.50
81	Croatia	1.49
82	Dominican Rep.	2.51
83	Lithuania	1.49
84	Kazakhstan	2.52
85	Ukraine	1.48
86	Nicaragua	2.52
	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
	...
97	Fiji	15.3
98	Mexico	15.4
99	Peru	15.5
100	Dominican Rep.	15.6
101	Venezuela	15.6
102	Kazakhstan	15.6
103	Ecuador	16.0
104	Morocco	16.1
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
90	St Vincent & Grenadines	4.2%
91	Czechia	4.1%
92	Uganda	3.9%
93	Dominican Rep.	3.9%
94	Mauritania	3.8%
95	Namibia	3.8%
96	Burkina Faso	3.7%
97	Trinidad & Tobago	3.7%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
65	Liberia	10.5%
66	Uruguay	10.5%
67	Hong Kong	10.2%
68	Dominican Rep.	10.1%
69	Zimbabwe	9.9%
70	Haiti	9.9%
71	San Marino	9.9%
72	Burkina Faso	9.7%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Dominican Republic's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

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

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₉_,₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉_,₂₀
1	Denmark	9.7
2	Sweden	10.0
3	Norway	16.1
	...
73	Senegal	77.3
74	Liechtenstein	78.8
75	Macedonia	78.9
76	Dominican Rep.	80.4
77	Russia	80.7
78	Venezuela	80.8
79	Suriname	81.3
80	Cape Verde	81.3
81	Azerbaijan	81.4
	World Avg	89.8
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Denmark, Sweden and Norway₁₉. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Tuvalu, The Solomon Islands and Palestine₁₉.

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 year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice and LGBT equality. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₉, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Melanesia and Australasia₁₉.

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)₂₁
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties₂₁
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
	...
109	Cape Verde	15
110	Bangladesh	15
111	Mozambique	15
112	Dominican Rep.	14
113	Kenya	14
114	Japan	14
115	Jamaica	14
116	Jordan	14
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)₂₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₂
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
95	Azerbaijan	10.08
96	Lebanon	10.14
97	Afghanistan	10.23
98	Dominican Rep.	10.24
99	Kuwait	10.36
100	Laos	10.53
101	Cambodia	10.56
102	Ghana	10.64
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)₂₃
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₃
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
60	Jamaica	60
61	Haiti	61
62	Fiji	61
63	Dominican Rep.	63
64	Cambodia	64
65	Madagascar	65
66	Brunei	66
67	Serbia	67
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)₂₄
Pos.		Lower is better₂₄
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
76	Kuwait	2828
77	Nicaragua	2831
78	Benin	2833
79	Dominican Rep.	2834
80	Lesotho	2836
81	Bhutan	2842
82	Togo	2845
83	Greece	2846
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)₂₅
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims₂₅
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
	...
77	Cuba	0.38
78	Israel	0.39
79	Latvia	0.39
80	Dominican Rep.	0.40
81	Kosovo	0.40
82	Cape Verde	0.41
83	Kyrgyzstan	0.41
84	Cyprus	0.42
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

The Dominican Rep. is an unequal country, with male rights dominating those of women.

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Gender Inequality (2015)₂₆
Pos.		Lower is better₂₆
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
	...
104	Paraguay	0.46
105	Indonesia	0.47
106	Laos	0.47
107	Dominican Rep.	0.47
108	Namibia	0.47
109	Burundi	0.47
110	Bhutan	0.48
111	Jordan	0.48
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
43	Myanmar (Burma)	1935
44	Philippines	1937
45	Uzbekistan	1938
46	Dominican Rep.	1942
47	Bulgaria	1944
48	France	1944
49	Bermuda	1944
50	Jamaica	1944
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

Anti-Semite Opinions (2014)₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better %₂₇
1	Laos	0
2	Philippines	3
3	Sweden	4
	...
70	Peru	38
71	Colombia	41
72	Hungary	41
73	Dominican Rep.	41
74	Serbia	42
75	Bulgaria	44
76	Mauritius	44
77	Poland	45
	World Avg	36.8
q=101.

LGBT Equality (2017)₂₈
Pos.		Higher is better Score₂₈
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
73	Moldova	25
74	Turkey	25
75	Latvia	25
76	Dominican Rep.	25
77	Seychelles	25
78	Panama	25
79	Vietnam	25
80	Nepal	25
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

5. Dominican Republic's Health

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

Health (2020)₂₉_,₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₉_,₂₀
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
149	Ukraine	108.6
150	Zambia	108.8
151	Belarus	109.4
152	Dominican Rep.	109.8
153	Benin	109.9
154	Madagascar	110.3
155	Haiti	110.8
156	Yemen	111.4
157	Congo, DR	111.5
	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 Maldives₂₉. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₉.

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 Europe₂₉, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₂₉.

Health:

The Dominican Republic has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. The Dominican Rep. comes in the best 20 for its suicide rate₃₀. It does better than average when it comes to its smoking rate₃₁, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₂ and in its average life expectancy₁₂ (but low for The Americas). The Dominican Rep. does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in terms of its fertility rate₁₅, its alcohol consumption rate₃₃, its immunizations take-up₃₄ and in its adolescent birth rate₂₆ (the worst in The Americas). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during 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
	...
88	Jordan	74.18
89	St Kitts & Nevis	73.98
90	Samoa	73.67
91	Dominican Rep.	73.65
92	Grenada	73.56
93	Cape Verde	73.54
94	Lithuania	73.50
95	Honduras	73.33
	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
	...
101	Cambodia	6.7
102	Belize	6.8
103	Sao Tome & Principe	6.8
104	Dominican Rep.	6.9
105	Antigua & Barbuda	7.0
106	Niue	7.0
107	China	7.2
108	Paraguay	7.2
	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
	...
79	Czechia	1.50
80	Spain	1.50
81	Croatia	1.49
82	Dominican Rep.	2.51
83	Lithuania	1.49
84	Kazakhstan	2.52
85	Ukraine	1.48
86	Nicaragua	2.52
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₁
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₁
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
55	Mauritius	261
54	Kenya	257
53	Togo	250
52	Dominican Rep.	245
51	Mali	236
50	St Lucia	232
49	Grenada	224
48	Panama	224
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₃₀
Pos.		Per 100k₃₀
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
9	Peru	2.9
10	Kuwait	3.6
11	Armenia	3.9
12	Dominican Rep.	4.6
13	St Lucia	4.9
14	Tajikistan	5.2
15	Venezuela	6.5
16	Malta	6.9
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
78	Sri Lanka	78
79	Poland	79
80	Uruguay	80
81	Dominican Rep.	81
82	Zambia	82
83	Croatia	83
84	Indonesia	84
85	Bolivia	85
	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
	...
141	Dominica	60.3
142	Morocco	60.4
143	Ireland	60.6
144	Dominican Rep.	61.2
145	Syria	61.4
146	Spain	61.6
147	Hungary	61.6
148	Costa Rica	61.6
	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
	...
159	Central African Rep.	91.9
160	Togo	92.0
161	Lesotho	92.7
162	Dominican Rep.	97.9
163	Gabon	99.9
164	Somalia	103.9
165	Cameroon	104.6
166	Burkina Faso	108.5
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₄
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₄
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
136	Ecuador	86.8
137	Cambodia	86.5
138	Namibia	86.5
139	Dominican Rep.	86.3
140	Panama	86.1
141	Belarus	85.3
142	Canada	85.2
143	Guatemala	85.2
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Dominican Republic's Modernity and Learning

#education #english #intelligence #maths #modernity #religion #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
	...
83	Kyrgyzstan	67.6
84	Fiji	68.0
85	Qatar	68.1
86	Dominican Rep.	68.3
87	Azerbaijan	68.6
88	Bahamas	68.6
89	Seychelles	69.8
90	Morocco	70.0
91	Grenada	70.5
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Secondary Education (2018)₃₇
Pos.		Higher is better₃₇
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
97	Zimbabwe	58.7%
98	Gabon	57.6%
99	Libya	57.4%
100	Dominican Rep.	56.6%
101	Uruguay	56.0%
102	Lebanon	54.9%
103	Portugal	54.2%
104	Turkey	53.1%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₃₈
Pos.		Higher is better Years₃₈
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
74	Romania	14.3
75	Luxembourg	14.2
76	Mongolia	14.2
77	Dominican Rep.	14.1
78	Bolivia	14.0
79	Sri Lanka	14.0
80	China	13.9
81	St Lucia	13.9
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
119	Guatemala	119
120	Niger	120
121	El Salvador	121
122	Dominican Rep.	122
123	Oman	123
124	Chad	124
125	Brunei	125
126	Ivory Coast	126
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Maths, Science & Reading (2015)₃₉
Pos.		Higher is better Score₃₉
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
	...
63	Brazil	1185
64	Peru	1182
65	Lebanon	1129
66	Tunisia	1114
67	Macedonia	1107
68	Kosovo	1087
69	Algeria	1086
70	Dominican Rep.	1018
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

Religiosity (2009)₄₀
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₀
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
59	S. Africa	85
60	Tajikistan	85
61	Malta	86
62	Dominican Rep.	87
63	Brazil	87
64	Lebanon	87
65	Ivory Coast	88
66	Guatemala	88
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₄₁
Pos.		Higher is better₄₁
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
92	India	82
93	Bangladesh	82
94	Lebanon	82
95	Dominican Rep.	82
96	Madagascar	82
97	Egypt	81
98	Honduras	81
99	Nicaragua	81
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better₄₂
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
94	China	52%
95	Vietnam	52%
96	S. Africa	52%
97	Dominican Rep.	52%
98	Uzbekistan	51%
99	Armenia	50%
100	Iran	49%
101	Tunisia	48%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₄₃
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₄₃
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
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
53	Spain	0.6
54	St Kitts & Nevis	0.6
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₄₄
Pos.		Lower is better₄₄
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
37	Turkmenistan	33.75
38	Philippines	34.75
39	Nigeria	35
40	Dominican Rep.	35.75
41	Northern Cyprus	37
42	Mongolia	38
43	Slovenia	38.75
44	Costa Rica	38.75
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₄₅
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
117	Mali	32.2
118	Tanzania	32.2
119	Vietnam	31.4
120	Dominican Rep.	31.4
121	Ivory Coast	30.8
122	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	30.8
123	Togo	30.4
124	Sierra Leone	30.2
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₄₆
Pos.		Higher is better₄₆
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
80	Tajikistan	5.4
81	Montenegro	5.3
82	Croatia	5.3
83	Dominican Rep.	5.3
84	Algeria	5.3
85	Morocco	5.3
86	China	5.2
87	Azerbaijan	5.2
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
122	Zimbabwe	122
123	Egypt	123
124	Burkina Faso	124
125	Dominican Rep.	125
126	Oman	126
127	Mozambique	127
128	Niger	128
129	Sierra Leone	129
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
73	Chile	73
74	Macedonia	74
75	Oman	75
76	Dominican Rep.	76
77	Slovenia	77
78	Guatemala	78
79	Tonga	79
80	Latvia	80
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2012)₄₇
Pos.		Lower is better₄₇
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
87	Equatorial Guinea	2.04
88	USA	2.06
89	China	2.06
90	Dominican Rep.	2.07
91	Bangladesh	2.07
92	Guinea	2.07
93	Papua New Guinea	2.08
94	Trinidad & Tobago	2.08
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
126	Barbados	126
127	Chad	127
128	Montenegro	128
129	Dominican Rep.	129
130	Papua New Guinea	130
131	Syria	131
132	Belarus	132
133	Portugal	133
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
48	Czechia	48
49	Argentina	49
50	Brazil	50
51	Dominican Rep.	51
52	Slovakia	52
53	UAE	53
54	Macedonia	54
55	Zambia	55
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₄₈
Pos.		Lower is better Score₄₈
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
28	Estonia	0.12
29	New Zealand	0.14
30	Uruguay	0.17
31	Dominican Rep.	0.18
32	Hungary	0.18
33	Switzerland	0.19
34	Latvia	0.23
35	S. Korea	0.30
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₄₉
Pos.		Higher is better %₄₉
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
4	Kuwait	81.2
5	Dominican Rep.	79.5
6	Egypt	65.9
7	Vietnam	65.6
8	Ireland	62.2
9	Tunisia	61.9
10	Cuba	56.9
11	Cape Verde	55.7
12	Rwanda	50.9
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₅₀
Pos.		Higher is better₅₀
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
43	Hungary	65.0
44	Belarus	65.0
45	Romania	64.8
46	Dominican Rep.	64.7
47	Uruguay	64.7
48	Estonia	64.3
49	Singapore	64.2
50	Poland	64.1
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better₅₁
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
4	Colombia	17.54
5	Ireland	17.54
6	Switzerland	17.54
7	Dominican Rep.	16.95
8	Mauritius	15.63
9	Malta	15.15
10	Singapore	15.15
11	Denmark	14.93
12	Peru	14.49
	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
	...
163	Haiti	1996 Dec 24
164	Croatia	1997 Jan 05
165	Belgium	1997 Feb 20
166	Dominican Rep.	1997 Feb 23
167	Turkey	1997 May 15
168	Gabon	1997 Jun 12
169	Burundi	1997 Jul 14
170	Tajikistan	1998 Jan 27
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is worse₅₂
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
124	Bangladesh	17.30
123	Venezuela	17.10
122	Bhutan	17.10
121	Dominican Rep.	17.00
120	Sao Tome & Principe	17.00
119	Tajikistan	16.70
118	Micronesia	16.10
117	Iraq	15.90
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₅₃
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₃
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
124	Ecuador	44.7
125	Malawi	44.7
126	Comoros	45.3
127	Dominican Rep.	45.7
128	Nicaragua	46.2
129	S. Sudan	46.3
130	Cameroon	46.6
131	Chile	46.6
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₅₄
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₅₄
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
20	Barbados	.009
21	Macedonia	.010
22	Guyana	.014
23	Dominican Rep.	.015
24	China	.016
25	Brazil	.016₅₅
26	Belize	.017
27	Ecuador	.018
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

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

Religiosity (2009)₄₀
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₀
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
59	S. Africa	85
60	Tajikistan	85
61	Malta	86
62	Dominican Rep.	87
63	Brazil	87
64	Lebanon	87
65	Ivory Coast	88
66	Guatemala	88
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)₅₆
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₆
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
41	USA	10
42	Trinidad & Tobago	9
43	Albania	8
44	Dominican Rep.	7
45	Croatia	7
46	Kyrgyzstan	7
47	Cambodia	7
48	Moldova	6
	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 below₅₇:

Christian	88%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.9%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	10.9%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%₅₈.

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