http://www.humantruth.info/ecuador.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Ecuador Republic of Ecuador | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 61st best |
Capital | Quito |
Land Area | 248 360km21 |
Location | South America, The Americas |
Population | 17.1m2 |
Life Expectancy | 73.67yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $10 312 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | EC, ECU, 2185 |
Internet Domain | .ec6 |
Currency | Dollar (USD)7 |
Telephone | +5938 |
“What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish colonial government in 1563 and part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717. The territories of the Viceroyalty - New Granada (Colombia), Venezuela, and Quito - gained their independence between 1819 and 1822 and formed a federation known as Gran Colombia. When Quito withdrew in 1830, the traditional name was changed in favor of the "Republic of the Equator." Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador marked 30 years of civilian governance in 2004, the period was marred by political instability. Protests in Quito contributed to the mid-term ouster of three of Ecuador's last four democratically elected Presidents. In late 2008, voters approved a new constitution, Ecuador's 20th since gaining independence. General elections, under the new constitutional framework, were held in April 2009, and voters re-elected President Rafael CORREA.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)10 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value10 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
4 | Hong Kong | 0.952 |
5 | Australia | 0.951 |
... | ||
92 | Tonga | 0.745 |
93 | Turkmenistan | 0.745 |
94 | Algeria | 0.745 |
95 | Ecuador | 0.740 |
96 | Mongolia | 0.739 |
97 | Egypt | 0.731 |
The Americas Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)10 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $10 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
4 | Luxembourg | $84 649 |
5 | Ireland | $76 169 |
... | ||
104 | Indonesia | $11 466 |
105 | Algeria | $10 800 |
106 | Mongolia | $10 588 |
107 | Ecuador | $10 312 |
108 | Tunisia | $10 258 |
109 | Fiji | $9 980 |
The Americas Avg | $16 628 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index11,12 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank11,12 | |
1 | Taiwan | 28.6 |
2 | Norway | 29.4 |
3 | Denmark | 31.2 |
4 | Sweden | 32.2 |
5 | Finland | 32.6 |
... | ||
58 | Ukraine | 74.4 |
59 | Malaysia | 75.3 |
60 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 75.4 |
61 | Ecuador | 75.6 |
62 | Armenia | 76.0 |
63 | Georgia | 76.0 |
The Americas Avg | 81.6 | |
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.
#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population
Population:
Ecuador's population is predicted to rise to 17.89 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.41. 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 | ||
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Pos. | Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
4 | Indonesia | 267.7m |
5 | Pakistan | 212.2m |
... | ||
63 | Malawi | 18.1m |
64 | Zambia | 17.4m |
65 | Guatemala | 17.2m |
66 | Ecuador | 17.1m |
67 | Netherlands | 17.1m |
68 | Syria | 16.9m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy (2021)10 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years10 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
4 | Australia | 84.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 84.0 |
... | ||
74 | Tunisia | 73.8 |
75 | Lithuania | 73.7 |
76 | Cuba | 73.7 |
77 | Ecuador | 73.7 |
78 | Vietnam | 73.6 |
79 | Latvia | 73.6 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate (2013)13 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2.0 is best13 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
4 | France | 1.99 |
5 | Turkey | 2.04 |
... | ||
57 | S. Africa | 2.39 |
58 | Iran | 1.60 |
59 | Venezuela | 2.41 |
60 | Ecuador | 2.41 |
61 | Mauritius | 1.59 |
62 | Panama | 2.42 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 10014 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
4 | Burkina Faso | 04.7 |
5 | Sierra Leone | 04.8 |
... | ||
100 | Dominican Rep. | 15.6 |
101 | Venezuela | 15.6 |
102 | Kazakhstan | 15.6 |
103 | Ecuador | 16.0 |
104 | Morocco | 16.1 |
105 | Suriname | 16.2 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants (2017)15 | ||
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Pos. | %15 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
4 | Liechtenstein | 65.1% |
5 | Monaco | 54.9% |
... | ||
114 | Samoa | 2.5% |
115 | Zimbabwe | 2.4% |
116 | Swaziland | 2.4% |
117 | Ecuador | 2.4% |
118 | Paraguay | 2.4% |
119 | Uruguay | 2.3% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants (2010)16 | ||
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Pos. | %16 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
4 | Grenada | 65.5% |
5 | St Kitts & Nevis | 61.1% |
... | ||
75 | Sri Lanka | 9.1% |
76 | Somalia | 8.7% |
77 | Kuwait | 8.5% |
78 | Ecuador | 8.3% |
79 | Poland | 8.3% |
80 | Afghanistan | 8.1% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#ecuador #equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)17,18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank17,18 | |
1 | Sweden | 9.2 |
2 | Norway | 14.7 |
3 | Denmark | 14.7 |
4 | Netherlands | 15.8 |
5 | New Zealand | 17.5 |
... | ||
45 | Kosovo | 54.2 |
46 | S. Africa | 56.3 |
47 | Mexico | 56.6 |
48 | Ecuador | 58.1 |
49 | Greece | 58.3 |
50 | Croatia | 58.3 |
The Americas Avg | 74.2 | |
World Avg | 87.7 | |
q=199. |
Ecuador does relatively well in ensuring human rights and freedom, compared to many other countries. Ecuador performs the best in terms of speed of uptake of HR treaties19. It does the second-best in terms of its nominal commitment to Human Rights20. It comes in the best 20 when it comes to freethought21 (amongst the lowest in The Americas). It does better than average in LGBT equality22 and in commentary in Human Rights Watch reports23 (but amongst the worst in The Americas). Ecuador still has work to do. Ecuador does worse than average for the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators)24 (one of the highest in The Americas), opposing gender inequality25 (there are 'far-reaching restrictions on womens' and girls' access to reproductive health care'28), supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms26 and in supporting press freedom27. Now Rafael Correa has been replaced as President (in 2017), things are looking to get better, as new President Lenin Moreno "has publicly embraced respect for free speech and promised to deliver a more tolerant government"28.
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #Ecuador #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines
Compared to The Americas (2020)29,30 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank29,30 | |
1 | Antigua & Barbuda | 75.6 |
2 | Brazil | 82.1 |
3 | Cuba | 82.4 |
4 | Canada | 83.5 |
5 | Barbados | 85.1 |
6 | Grenada | 86.6 |
7 | Trinidad & Tobago | 86.6 |
8 | Guyana | 87.5 |
9 | Nicaragua | 87.5 |
10 | St Lucia | 88.9 |
11 | Ecuador | 90.5 |
12 | El Salvador | 90.5 |
13 | St Kitts & Nevis | 91.8 |
The Americas Avg | 96.2 | |
q=35. |
Health (2020)29,30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank29,30 | |
1 | Monaco | 13.0 |
2 | Hong Kong | 18.3 |
3 | Maldives | 41.0 |
4 | Singapore | 42.6 |
5 | Japan | 51.0 |
... | ||
83 | St Lucia | 88.9 |
84 | El Salvador | 90.5 |
85 | Libya | 90.5 |
86 | Ecuador | 90.5 |
87 | Fiji | 90.6 |
88 | Mongolia | 90.6 |
89 | Kyrgyzstan | 91.0 |
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 Maldives29. 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 Palau29.
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 Mediterranean29, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa29.
For more, see:
Health:
Ecuador does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Ecuador does better than average in terms of its suicide rate31 (but high for The Americas), its smoking rate32, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance33, its alcohol consumption rate34 and in its average life expectancy10. But, things could still be better. Ecuador does worse than average in its fertility rate13, its immunizations take-up35 and in its adolescent birth rate25. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years.Life Expectancy (2021)10 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years10 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
4 | Australia | 84.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 84.0 |
... | ||
74 | Tunisia | 73.8 |
75 | Lithuania | 73.7 |
76 | Cuba | 73.7 |
77 | Ecuador | 73.7 |
78 | Vietnam | 73.6 |
79 | Latvia | 73.6 |
The Americas Avg | 72.58 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption (2016)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita34 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
4 | Mauritania | 0.0 |
5 | Somalia | 0.0 |
... | ||
70 | Jamaica | 4.2 |
71 | Sri Lanka | 4.3 |
72 | Bahamas | 4.4 |
73 | Ecuador | 4.4 |
74 | Bolivia | 4.8 |
75 | Costa Rica | 4.8 |
The Americas Avg | 6.9 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate (2013)13 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2.0 is best13 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
4 | France | 1.99 |
5 | Turkey | 2.04 |
... | ||
57 | S. Africa | 2.39 |
58 | Iran | 1.60 |
59 | Venezuela | 2.41 |
60 | Ecuador | 2.41 |
61 | Mauritius | 1.59 |
62 | Panama | 2.42 |
The Americas Avg | 2.29 | |
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 |
179 | Macedonia | 2 732 |
178 | Russia | 2 690 |
... | ||
46 | Burkina Faso | 213 |
45 | Madagascar | 206 |
44 | Myanmar (Burma) | 206 |
43 | Ecuador | 191 |
42 | Guatemala | 190 |
41 | Cameroon | 184 |
The Americas Avg | 457 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate (2013)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Per 100k31 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
4 | Jordan | 0.2 |
5 | Maldives | 0.7 |
... | ||
37 | Macedonia | 13.5 |
38 | Mauritius | 13.7 |
39 | UK | 13.9 |
40 | Ecuador | 14.1 |
41 | Spain | 15.3 |
42 | Argentina | 15.6 |
The Americas Avg | 13.57 | |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
4 | UK | 4 |
5 | Norway | 5 |
... | ||
47 | Czechia | 47 |
48 | China | 48 |
49 | Singapore | 49 |
50 | Ecuador | 50 |
51 | Israel | 51 |
52 | Slovakia | 52 |
The Americas Avg | 94.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults (2016)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %36 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
4 | Ethiopia | 20.9 |
5 | Nepal | 21.0 |
... | ||
101 | Honduras | 55.8 |
102 | Estonia | 55.8 |
103 | Guatemala | 55.9 |
104 | Ecuador | 56.0 |
105 | Bolivia | 56.1 |
106 | Slovenia | 56.1 |
The Americas Avg | 57.4 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)25 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100025 | |
1 | N. Korea | 0.5 |
2 | S. Korea | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
4 | Hong Kong | 3.2 |
5 | Slovenia | 3.8 |
... | ||
141 | Afghanistan | 74.0 |
142 | Sudan | 74.0 |
143 | Panama | 74.5 |
144 | Ecuador | 75.9 |
145 | Namibia | 76.8 |
146 | Senegal | 78.6 |
The Americas Avg | 56.6 | |
World Avg | 47.9 | |
q=185. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg %35 | |
1 | Hungary | 99.0 |
2 | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
4 | Niue | 98.8 |
5 | Mongolia | 98.7 |
... | ||
133 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 88.0 |
134 | Sierra Leone | 87.7 |
135 | Suriname | 87.2 |
136 | Ecuador | 86.8 |
137 | Cambodia | 86.5 |
138 | Namibia | 86.5 |
The Americas Avg | 91.3 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#education #intelligence #modernity #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation #technology #the_internet
Compared to The Americas (2020)18 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Canada | 21.6 |
2 | USA | 29.3 |
3 | Argentina | 43.8 |
4 | Chile | 51.6 |
5 | Barbados | 54.2 |
... | ||
20 | Cayman Islands | 82.0 |
21 | Dominican Rep. | 83.4 |
22 | Dominica | 83.8 |
23 | Ecuador | 83.9 |
24 | Antigua & Barbuda | 84.0 |
25 | US Virgin Islands | 86.0 |
26 | Belize | 86.0 |
The Americas Avg | 81.7 | |
q=41. |
Modernity and Learning (2020)18 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Finland | 8.4 |
2 | Taiwan | 10.0 |
3 | Switzerland | 15.1 |
4 | Estonia | 15.8 |
5 | Denmark | 16.0 |
... | ||
104 | Cayman Islands | 82.0 |
105 | Dominican Rep. | 83.4 |
106 | Dominica | 83.8 |
107 | Ecuador | 83.9 |
108 | Antigua & Barbuda | 84.0 |
109 | Lebanon | 85.7 |
110 | Mauritius | 85.8 |
World Avg | 83.2 | |
q=205. |
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 |
4 | Finland | 3.1737 |
5 | Sweden | 3.1637 |
... | ||
73 | Chile | 0.3837 |
74 | Ghana | 0.3838 |
75 | Moldova | 0.3539 |
76 | Ecuador | 0.3440 |
77 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0.3339 |
78 | Iran | 0.3138 |
The Americas Avg | 0.47 | |
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% |
4 | Canada | 100.0% |
5 | Finland | 100.0% |
... | ||
104 | Turkey | 53.1% |
105 | Costa Rica | 52.9% |
106 | Colombia | 52.0% |
107 | Ecuador | 51.9% |
108 | Tunisia | 51.8% |
109 | India | 51.6% |
The Americas Avg | 63.0% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling (2021)42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years42 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
4 | Belgium | 19.6 |
5 | Sweden | 19.4 |
... | ||
66 | Fiji | 14.7 |
67 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 14.7 |
68 | Algeria | 14.6 |
69 | Ecuador | 14.6 |
70 | Iran | 14.6 |
71 | Oman | 14.6 |
The Americas Avg | 14.2 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
4 | Denmark | 4 |
5 | UK | 5 |
... | ||
136 | Honduras | 136 |
137 | Papua New Guinea | 137 |
138 | Congo, DR | 138 |
139 | Ecuador | 139 |
140 | Syria | 140 |
141 | Mauritania | 141 |
The Americas Avg | 99.8 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Religiosity (2018)43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %43 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
4 | Switzerland | 9 |
5 | Denmark | 9 |
... | ||
63 | Algeria | 73 |
64 | Peru | 73 |
65 | S. Africa | 75 |
66 | Ecuador | 76 |
67 | Costa Rica | 76 |
68 | Puerto Rico | 77 |
The Americas Avg | 65.4 | |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
IQ (2006)44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better44 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 108 |
2 | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
4 | Japan | 105 |
5 | Taiwan | 105 |
... | ||
58 | Chile | 90 |
59 | Costa Rica | 89 |
60 | Laos | 89 |
61 | Ecuador | 88 |
62 | Mexico | 88 |
63 | Brazil | 87 |
The Americas Avg | 85.3 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users (2016)45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better45 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
4 | Bermuda | 97% |
5 | Andorra | 97% |
... | ||
112 | Ukraine | 44% |
113 | Philippines | 44% |
114 | Jamaica | 43% |
115 | Ecuador | 43% |
116 | Thailand | 43% |
117 | Mauritius | 43% |
The Americas Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake (2017)46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Ratio46 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
4 | USA | 35.0 |
5 | Greece | 33.5 |
... | ||
12 | France | 18.8 |
13 | Canada | 18.3 |
14 | Peru | 18.3 |
15 | Ecuador | 18.2 |
16 | Estonia | 17.6 |
17 | Malaysia | 16.5 |
The Americas Avg | 3.36 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics
World Giving Index (2013-2021)47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better47 | |
1 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.7 |
2 | New Zealand | 4.0 |
3 | USA | 4.7 |
4 | Australia | 4.9 |
5 | Indonesia | 9.0 |
... | ||
122 | Slovakia | 100.6 |
123 | El Salvador | 100.7 |
124 | Estonia | 100.9 |
125 | Ecuador | 100.9 |
126 | Belarus | 102.8 |
127 | Hungary | 104.1 |
The Americas Avg | 58.4 | |
World Avg | 67.9 | |
q=160. |
Corruption (2022)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Points48 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2 | Finland | 87.0 |
3 | New Zealand | 87.0 |
4 | Norway | 84.0 |
5 | Singapore | 83.0 |
... | ||
104 | Sri Lanka | 36.0 |
105 | Panama | 36.0 |
106 | Albania | 36.0 |
107 | Ecuador | 36.0 |
108 | Kazakhstan | 36.0 |
109 | Thailand | 36.0 |
The Americas Avg | 42.97 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Happiness (2018)49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better49 | |
1 | Finland | 7.6 |
2 | Norway | 7.6 |
3 | Denmark | 7.6 |
4 | Iceland | 7.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 7.5 |
... | ||
45 | Kuwait | 6.1 |
46 | Thailand | 6.1 |
47 | Italy | 6.0 |
48 | Ecuador | 6.0 |
49 | Belize | 6.0 |
50 | Lithuania | 6.0 |
The Americas Avg | 6.05 | |
World Avg | 5.38 | |
q=156. |
Creativity and Culture (2017)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
4 | Switzerland | 4 |
5 | Sweden | 5 |
... | ||
103 | Armenia | 103 |
104 | Ghana | 104 |
105 | Bahrain | 105 |
106 | Ecuador | 106 |
107 | Uganda | 107 |
108 | Lesotho | 108 |
The Americas Avg | 80.2 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
4 | Netherlands | 4 |
5 | Switzerland | 5 |
... | ||
107 | Ghana | 107 |
108 | Mexico | 108 |
109 | Thailand | 109 |
110 | Ecuador | 110 |
111 | Malawi | 111 |
112 | Laos | 112 |
The Americas Avg | 100.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism
Global Peace Index (2021)50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better50 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.10 |
2 | New Zealand | 1.25 |
3 | Denmark | 1.26 |
4 | Portugal | 1.27 |
5 | Slovenia | 1.32 |
... | ||
85 | Nepal | 2.03 |
86 | Peru | 2.03 |
87 | Cuba | 2.04 |
88 | Ecuador | 2.04 |
89 | Georgia | 2.05 |
90 | Uzbekistan | 2.06 |
The Americas Avg | 2.13 | |
World Avg | 2.08 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping and Security (2017)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
4 | Egypt | 4 |
5 | Nigeria | 5 |
... | ||
21 | Thailand | 21 |
22 | Algeria | 22 |
23 | Guatemala | 23 |
24 | Ecuador | 24 |
25 | Madagascar | 25 |
26 | Sri Lanka | 26 |
The Americas Avg | 82.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
4 | Sweden | 4 |
5 | Malta | 5 |
... | ||
77 | Bahrain | 77 |
78 | Sri Lanka | 78 |
79 | Algeria | 79 |
80 | Ecuador | 80 |
81 | Kuwait | 81 |
82 | Paraguay | 82 |
The Americas Avg | 91.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism (2019)51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Score51 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
4 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.00 |
5 | Cambodia | 0.00 |
... | ||
72 | Kosovo | 2.26 |
73 | Japan | 2.29 |
74 | Netherlands | 2.35 |
75 | Ecuador | 2.46 |
76 | Kuwait | 2.49 |
77 | Malaysia | 2.50 |
The Americas Avg | 2.16 | |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %52 | |
1 | Iceland | +205.6 |
2 | Bahrain | +144.4 |
3 | Uruguay | +131.3 |
4 | Kuwait | +81.2 |
5 | Dominican Rep. | +79.5 |
... | ||
117 | S. Korea | -03.9 |
118 | Sao Tome & Principe | -04.3 |
119 | Bangladesh | -04.4 |
120 | Ecuador | -04.4 |
121 | Burundi | -04.5 |
122 | Antigua & Barbuda | -04.9 |
The Americas Avg | -00.2 | |
World Avg | +02.8 | |
q=184. |
Environmental Performance (2018)53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better53 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
4 | Malta | 80.9 |
5 | Sweden | 80.5 |
... | ||
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 |
The Americas Avg | 58.8 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better54 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 26.32 |
2 | Sri Lanka | 20.00 |
3 | Panama | 17.86 |
4 | Colombia | 17.54 |
5 | Ireland | 17.54 |
... | ||
25 | Namibia | 12.35 |
26 | Portugal | 12.35 |
27 | Botswana | 12.35 |
28 | Ecuador | 11.90 |
29 | Egypt | 11.76 |
30 | El Salvador | 11.76 |
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 |
6 | Mexico | 1993 Dec 29 |
7 | Armenia | 1993 Dec 29 |
8 | Ecuador | 1993 Dec 29 |
9 | Fiji | 1993 Dec 29 |
10 | Canada | 1993 Dec 29 |
11 | Monaco | 1993 Dec 29 |
12 | Maldives | 1993 Dec 29 |
The Americas Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
World Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %55 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
4 | Trinidad & Tobago | 74.5% |
5 | Costa Rica | 74.2% |
... | ||
27 | Venezuela | 60.1% |
28 | Morocco | 60.0% |
29 | Malta | 57.3% |
30 | Ecuador | 57.2% |
31 | Portugal | 55.8% |
32 | Hong Kong | 54.8% |
The Americas Avg | 58.6% | |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse56 | |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
181 | Somalia | 38.90 |
180 | Nigeria | 37.10 |
... | ||
96 | Palestine | 12.00 |
95 | Panama | 12.00 |
94 | Egypt | 11.60 |
93 | Ecuador | 11.50 |
92 | N. Korea | 11.50 |
91 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.30 |
The Americas Avg | 12.03 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %57 | |
1 | Ukraine | 25.0 |
2 | Belarus | 25.4 |
3 | Slovenia | 25.4 |
4 | Czechia | 25.9 |
5 | Moldova | 25.9 |
... | ||
121 | Ghana | 43.5 |
122 | Rwanda | 43.7 |
123 | Bolivia | 44.0 |
124 | Ecuador | 44.7 |
125 | Malawi | 44.7 |
126 | Comoros | 45.3 |
The Americas Avg | 45.2 | |
World Avg | 38.1 | |
q=152. |
Multidimensional Poverty (2018)58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Severity58 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
4 | Turkmenistan | .001 |
5 | Jordan | .002 |
... | ||
24 | China | .016 |
25 | Brazil | .01659 |
26 | Belize | .017 |
27 | Ecuador | .018 |
28 | Jamaica | .018 |
29 | Paraguay | .019 |
The Americas Avg | .045 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation
Religiosity (2018)43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %43 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
4 | Switzerland | 9 |
5 | Denmark | 9 |
... | ||
63 | Algeria | 73 |
64 | Peru | 73 |
65 | S. Africa | 75 |
66 | Ecuador | 76 |
67 | Costa Rica | 76 |
68 | Puerto Rico | 77 |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
Disbelief In God (2007)60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %60 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
4 | Czechia | 61 |
5 | Estonia | 49 |
... | ||
77 | Costa Rica | 1 |
78 | Honduras | 1 |
79 | Brazil | 1 |
80 | Ecuador | 1 |
81 | S. Africa | 1 |
82 | Venezuela | 1 |
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 below61:
Christian | 94.1% |
Muslim | 0.1% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.3% |
Jew | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 5.5% |
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 94.8% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 76% 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 simply: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%62.
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