https://www.humantruth.info/ecuador.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Ecuador Republic of Ecuador | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 68th 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 |
... | ||
92= | Algeria | 0.745 |
92= | Azerbaijan | 0.745 |
92= | Turkmenistan | 0.745 |
95 | Ecuador | 0.740 |
96 | Mongolia | 0.739 |
97= | Egypt | 0.731 |
97= | Tunisia | 0.731 |
99 | Fiji | 0.730 |
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 |
... | ||
104 | Indonesia | $11 466 |
105 | Algeria | $10 800 |
106 | Mongolia | $10 588 |
107 | Ecuador | $10 312 |
108 | Tunisia | $10 258 |
109 | Fiji | $9 980 |
110 | Iraq | $9 977 |
111 | Jordan | $9 924 |
The Americas Avg | $16 628 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index11 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank11 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
65 | Georgia | 78.0 |
66 | Ukraine | 78.3 |
67 | Mexico | 78.4 |
68 | Ecuador | 78.6 |
69 | Northern Cyprus | 79.1 |
70 | Turkey | 79.2 |
71 | Jamaica | 79.3 |
72 | Panama | 80.9 |
The Americas Avg | 81.5 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
q=199. |
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 #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
Ecuador's population is predicted to rise to 17.89 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.00. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - 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 (two new children for each set of parents who die), 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. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.12Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
63 | Malawi | 18.1m |
64 | Zambia | 17.4m |
65 | Guatemala | 17.2m |
66 | Ecuador | 17.1m |
67 | Netherlands | 17.1m |
68 | Syria | 16.9m |
69 | Cambodia | 16.2m |
70 | Senegal | 15.9m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy Higher is better10 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years10 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
74 | Tunisia | 73.8 |
75 | Lithuania | 73.7 |
76 | Cuba | 73.7 |
77 | Ecuador | 73.7 |
78 | Vietnam | 73.6 |
79 | Latvia | 73.6 |
80 | Mauritius | 73.6 |
81 | Palestine | 73.5 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best13 | ||
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Pos. | 202213 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
4 | India | 2.01 |
5 | Belize | 1.99 |
6 | Grenada | 1.99 |
7 | New Caledonia | 2.02 |
8 | Sri Lanka | 1.97 |
9 | Faroe Islands | 2.05 |
10 | Bangladesh | 1.95 |
11 | Vietnam | 1.94 |
12 | Georgia | 2.06 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better14 | ||
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Pos. | 2016 Per 10014 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
100 | Dominican Rep. | 15.6 |
101= | Venezuela | 15.6 |
101= | Kazakhstan | 15.6 |
103 | Ecuador | 16.0 |
104 | Morocco | 16.1 |
105= | Suriname | 16.2 |
105= | Grenada | 16.2 |
105= | Brunei | 16.2 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants15 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %15 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
114 | Samoa | 2.5% |
115 | Zimbabwe | 2.4% |
116 | Swaziland | 2.4% |
117 | Ecuador | 2.4% |
118 | Paraguay | 2.4% |
119 | Uruguay | 2.3% |
120 | Mauritius | 2.3% |
121 | Benin | 2.3% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %16 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
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% |
81 | Paraguay | 7.9% |
82 | Russia | 7.9% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#ecuador #ecuador_human_rights #equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)17 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank17 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
60 | Mexico | 66.2 |
61 | Bolivia | 66.3 |
62 | Bahamas | 66.6 |
63 | Ecuador | 67.2 |
64 | Cape Verde | 68.0 |
65 | Peru | 68.7 |
The Americas Avg | 71.80 | |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
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 (2025)28 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank28 | |
1 | Greenland | 34.3 |
2 | Curaço | 49.7 |
3 | Aruba | 49.9 |
... | ||
24 | St Kitts & Nevis | 88.9 |
25 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 89.3 |
26 | Colombia | 94.5 |
27 | Ecuador | 95.3 |
28 | Jamaica | 95.4 |
29 | Panama | 95.6 |
30 | St Lucia | 96.0 |
31 | Mexico | 98.0 |
32 | El Salvador | 101.3 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=44. |
Health (2025)28 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank28 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
109 | Colombia | 94.5 |
110 | Saudi Arabia | 94.9 |
111 | Myanmar (Burma) | 94.9 |
112 | Ecuador | 95.3 |
113 | Jamaica | 95.4 |
114 | Panama | 95.6 |
115 | St Lucia | 96.0 |
116 | India | 96.5 |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
q=212. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man29. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria29.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on 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, Europe and The Balkans29, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia29.
For more, see:
Health:
Ecuador does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Ecuador does the second-best when it comes to its fertility rate13. It does better than average in terms of its suicide rate30 (but bad for The Americas), its smoking rate31, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance32, its alcohol consumption rate33 and in its average life expectancy10. Ecuador still has work to do. Ecuador does worse than average in terms of its immunizations take-up34 and in its adolescent birth rate35. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016. Life expectancy in Ecuador improved by +7.9yrs in the 30 years from 1990, which is the global average. Ecuador is amongst only 41 countries who have seen their fertility rate drop by more than 4 since the 1960s. Its peak fertility rate was 6.72 in 1960.Life Expectancy Higher is better10 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years10 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
74 | Tunisia | 73.8 |
75 | Lithuania | 73.7 |
76 | Cuba | 73.7 |
77 | Ecuador | 73.7 |
78 | Vietnam | 73.6 |
79 | Latvia | 73.6 |
80 | Mauritius | 73.6 |
81 | Palestine | 73.5 |
The Americas Avg | 72.58 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption Lower is better33 | ||
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Pos. | 2016 Per Capita33 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
70 | Jamaica | 4.2 |
71 | Sri Lanka | 4.3 |
72= | Bahamas | 4.4 |
72= | Ecuador | 4.4 |
74 | Bolivia | 4.8 |
75= | Costa Rica | 4.8 |
75= | Guinea-Bissau | 4.8 |
75= | Myanmar (Burma) | 4.8 |
The Americas Avg | 6.9 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best13 | ||
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Pos. | 202213 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
4 | India | 2.01 |
5 | Belize | 1.99 |
6 | Grenada | 1.99 |
7 | New Caledonia | 2.02 |
8 | Sri Lanka | 1.97 |
9 | Faroe Islands | 2.05 |
10 | Bangladesh | 1.95 |
11 | Vietnam | 1.94 |
12 | Georgia | 2.06 |
The Americas Avg | 1.80 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better31 | ||
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Pos. | 201431 | |
1 | Guinea | 15 |
2 | Solomon Islands | 26 |
3 | Kiribati | 28 |
... | ||
40 | Central African Rep. | 178 |
41 | Cameroon | 184 |
42 | Guatemala | 190 |
43 | Ecuador | 191 |
44 | Myanmar (Burma) | 206 |
45 | Madagascar | 206 |
46 | Burkina Faso | 213 |
47 | Maldives | 215 |
The Americas Avg | 457 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate30 | ||
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Pos. | 2013 Per 100k30 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
... | ||
37 | Macedonia | 13.5 |
38 | Mauritius | 13.7 |
39 | UK | 13.9 |
40 | Ecuador | 14.1 |
41 | Spain | 15.3 |
42 | Argentina | 15.6 |
43 | Thailand | 15.8 |
44 | Australia | 16.4 |
The Americas Avg | 13.57 | |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
... | ||
47 | Czechia | 47 |
48 | China | 48 |
49 | Singapore | 49 |
50 | Ecuador | 50 |
51 | Israel | 51 |
52 | Slovakia | 52 |
53 | Bulgaria | 53 |
54 | Panama | 54 |
The Americas Avg | 94.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults Lower is better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 %36 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
101= | Honduras | 55.8 |
101= | Estonia | 55.8 |
103 | Guatemala | 55.9 |
104 | Ecuador | 56.0 |
105= | Bolivia | 56.1 |
105= | Slovenia | 56.1 |
107 | Slovakia | 56.2 |
108 | Sweden | 56.4 |
The Americas Avg | 57.4 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100035 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
138 | Gambia | 60.7 |
139 | S. Africa | 60.9 |
140 | Iraq | 61.2 |
141 | Ecuador | 62.1 |
142 | Kenya | 62.6 |
143 | Bolivia | 63.1 |
144 | Namibia | 63.1 |
145 | Guatemala | 63.2 |
The Americas Avg | 48.1 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
q=195. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %34 | |
1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
1= | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
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 |
139 | Dominican Rep. | 86.3 |
140 | Panama | 86.1 |
The Americas Avg | 91.3 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #energy #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #sustainability #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to The Americas (2025)37 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
2 | Puerto Rico | 47.1 |
3 | Costa Rica | 49.7 |
4 | Chile | 56.4 |
5 | Peru | 56.7 |
6 | Dominican Rep. | 65.0 |
7 | Ecuador | 65.6 |
8 | Guatemala | 66.1 |
9 | Mexico | 66.3 |
10 | El Salvador | 67.4 |
11 | Brazil | 70.2 |
12 | Colombia | 70.9 |
13 | Argentina | 78.5 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=36. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)37 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
43 | Hong Kong | 64.6 |
44 | Cyprus | 64.8 |
45 | Dominican Rep. | 65.0 |
46 | Ecuador | 65.6 |
47 | Hungary | 65.8 |
48 | Guatemala | 66.1 |
49 | Lesotho | 66.1 |
50 | Mexico | 66.3 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
For more, see:
With regard to its responsibility towards the environment, Ecuador comes 46th in the world. This rank is derived from 7 data sets. Ecuador comes in the best 20 in terms of its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment. It does better than average in terms of the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population38 (but low for The Americas), its environmental performance39 (but low for The Americas) and in reducing annual meat consumption per person40. But, things could still be better. Ecuador does worse than average for its score on the Green Future Index41, energy to GDP efficiency42 and in its forested percent change 2000-202043.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better43 | ||
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Pos. | Total43 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
192 | Kenya | -8.9% |
193 | Senegal | -9.1% |
194 | Indonesia | -9.2% |
195 | Ecuador | -9.2% |
196 | Ghana | -9.7% |
197 | Brazil | -10.1% |
198 | Guinea | -11.0% |
199 | Mozambique | -11.1% |
The Americas Avg | -2.1% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
q=234. |
Environmental Performance Higher is better39 | ||
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Pos. | 201839 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
84= | Serbia | 57.5 |
84= | Chile | 57.5 |
86 | Saudi Arabia | 57.5 |
87 | Ecuador | 57.4 |
88 | Algeria | 57.2 |
89 | Cape Verde | 56.9 |
90 | Mauritius | 56.6 |
91 | St Lucia | 56.2 |
The Americas Avg | 58.8 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better42 | ||
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Pos. | 2022 Avg42 | |
1 | Rwanda | 0.25 |
2 | Chad | 0.26 |
3 | Tanzania | 0.31 |
... | ||
102 | Dominica | 1.20 |
103 | Greece | 1.20 |
104 | Algeria | 1.20 |
105 | Ecuador | 1.22 |
106 | New Zealand | 1.22 |
107 | Georgia | 1.22 |
108 | Mauritania | 1.24 |
109 | Iraq | 1.24 |
The Americas Avg | 1.42 | |
World Avg | 1.23 | |
q=165. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
16 | Macedonia | 74% |
17 | Panama | 74% |
18 | Denmark | 73% |
19 | Ecuador | 72% |
20 | Armenia | 72% |
21 | Montenegro | 72% |
22 | Peru | 72% |
23 | Mauritius | 72% |
The Americas Avg | 60.7% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better38 | ||
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Pos. | 2011 %38 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
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% |
33 | Lebanon | 54.3% |
34 | Nepal | 52.8% |
The Americas Avg | 58.6% | |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
Meat Consumption Lower is better40 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 kg40 | |
1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
... | ||
87 | Ukraine | 48.5 |
88 | Cuba | 49.6 |
89 | Libya | 50.0 |
90 | Ecuador | 50.9 |
91 | Albania | 52.0 |
92 | Kiribati | 52.4 |
93 | Vietnam | 52.6 |
94 | Dominican Rep. | 53.5 |
The Americas Avg | 70.3 | |
World Avg | 52.5 | |
q=185. |
Green Future Index Higher is better41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score41 | |
1 | Iceland | 6.7 |
2 | Finland | 6.7 |
3 | Norway | 6.4 |
... | ||
49 | Indonesia | 4.3 |
50 | India | 4.3 |
51 | Nigeria | 4.2 |
52 | Ecuador | 4.1 |
53= | Kazakhstan | 4.1 |
53= | Vietnam | 4.1 |
55 | Thailand | 4.1 |
56 | Saudi Arabia | 4.1 |
The Americas Avg | 4.6 | |
World Avg | 4.8 | |
q=76. |
#capitalism #charity #corruption #economics #education #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #intelligence #life_expectancy #modernity #morals #peace #politics #poverty #religion #religiosity #religious_violence #research #science #secularisation #social_development #technology #terrorism #the_internet
Compared to The Americas (2020)44 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank44 | |
1= | Canada | 21.8 |
2 | USA | 26.4 |
3 | Argentina | 38.2 |
... | ||
12 | Costa Rica | 69.8 |
13 | Cuba | 72.8 |
14 | Trinidad & Tobago | 74.5 |
15 | Ecuador | 74.8 |
16 | Colombia | 77.3 |
17 | Bolivia | 79.5 |
18= | Antigua & Barbuda | 79.6 |
19 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 80.0 |
20 | Bahamas | 83.5 |
The Americas Avg | 81.34 | |
q=35. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)44 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank44 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
72 | Cuba | 72.8 |
73 | Trinidad & Tobago | 74.5 |
74 | Kuwait | 74.7 |
75 | Ecuador | 74.8 |
76 | Qatar | 74.8 |
77 | Thailand | 75.0 |
78 | Albania | 76.4 |
79 | Uzbekistan | 76.5 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark45. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone45. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots46.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)47
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe45, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia45.
For more, see:
Modernity and Education:
Research & Development Higher is better | ||
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Pos. | 2016 % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2948 |
2 | Israel | 4.1148 |
3 | Japan | 3.5848 |
... | ||
73= | Chile | 0.3848 |
73= | Ghana | 0.3849 |
75 | Moldova | 0.3550 |
76 | Ecuador | 0.3451 |
77 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0.3350 |
78 | Iran | 0.3149 |
79= | Nepal | 0.3049 |
79= | Kuwait | 0.3050 |
The Americas Avg | 0.47 | |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education Higher is better52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201852 | |
1= | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
1= | Estonia | 100.0% |
1= | Austria | 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% |
110 | Kuwait | 51.5% |
111 | Congo, DR | 50.7% |
The Americas Avg | 63.0% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling Higher is better53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years53 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
... | ||
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 |
72 | Trinidad & Tobago | 14.5 |
73 | Slovakia | 14.5 |
The Americas Avg | 14.2 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
... | ||
136 | Honduras | 136 |
137 | Papua New Guinea | 137 |
138 | Congo, DR | 138 |
139 | Ecuador | 139 |
140 | Syria | 140 |
141 | Mauritania | 141 |
142 | Nigeria | 142 |
143 | Mali | 143 |
The Americas Avg | 99.8 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Religiosity Lower is better54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 %54 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
63= | Algeria | 73 |
63= | Peru | 73 |
65 | S. Africa | 75 |
66= | Ecuador | 76 |
66= | Costa Rica | 76 |
68 | Puerto Rico | 77 |
69= | Malaysia | 77 |
69= | Colombia | 77 |
The Americas Avg | 65.4 | |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
IQ Higher is better55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 200655 | |
1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
1= | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
58= | Chile | 90 |
59 | Costa Rica | 89 |
60= | Laos | 89 |
61 | Ecuador | 88 |
62= | Mexico | 88 |
63 | Brazil | 87 |
64= | Bolivia | 87 |
64= | Iraq | 87 |
The Americas Avg | 85.3 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users Higher is better56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201656 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
112 | Ukraine | 44% |
113 | Philippines | 44% |
114 | Jamaica | 43% |
115 | Ecuador | 43% |
116 | Thailand | 43% |
117= | Mauritius | 43% |
117= | Cape Verde | 43% |
119 | Suriname | 42% |
The Americas Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake Higher is better57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Ratio57 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
12 | France | 18.8 |
13 | Canada | 18.3 |
14 | Peru | 18.3 |
15 | Ecuador | 18.2 |
16 | Estonia | 17.6 |
17 | Malaysia | 16.5 |
18 | Norway | 14.7 |
19 | Australia | 14.6 |
The Americas Avg | 3.36 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
Digital Quality of Life Higher is better58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202458 | |
1 | Germany | 77.9% |
2 | Finland | 76.9% |
3 | France | 73.9% |
... | ||
73 | Belarus | 43.5% |
74 | Georgia | 43.4% |
75 | Dominican Rep. | 43.4% |
76 | Ecuador | 43.3% |
77 | Mauritius | 42.9% |
78 | Jordan | 42.6% |
79 | Egypt | 42.5% |
80 | Panama | 41.6% |
The Americas Avg | 44.7% | |
World Avg | 48.4% | |
q=121. |
#capitalism #charitability #charity #corruption #culture #economics #equality #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #life_expectancy #morals #peace #politics #poverty #religious_violence #social_development #terrorism
Compared to The Americas (2020)59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank59 | |
1 | Canada | 23.1 |
2 | Barbados | 46.9 |
3 | Costa Rica | 47.3 |
... | ||
21 | El Salvador | 85.5 |
22 | Mexico | 87.2 |
23 | Peru | 87.3 |
24 | Ecuador | 88.1 |
25 | Bolivia | 88.8 |
26 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 89.2 |
27 | Nicaragua | 92.1 |
28 | Colombia | 92.6 |
29 | Grenada | 93.0 |
The Americas Avg | 79.19 | |
q=33. |
Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank59 | |
1 | Denmark | 11.2 |
2 | Norway | 13.9 |
3 | Netherlands | 14.4 |
... | ||
107 | Mexico | 87.2 |
108 | Namibia | 87.3 |
109 | Peru | 87.3 |
110 | Ecuador | 88.1 |
111 | Saudi Arabia | 88.4 |
112 | Zambia | 88.5 |
113 | Tajikistan | 88.6 |
114 | Bolivia | 88.8 |
World Avg | 78.12 | |
q=180. |
This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 22 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.
For more, see:
National Culture:
World Giving Index Higher is better60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 %60 | |
1 | Indonesia | 68.0 |
2 | Kenya | 61.0 |
3 | USA | 59.0 |
... | ||
51= | Sweden | 42.0 |
51= | Colombia | 42.0 |
51= | China | 42.0 |
51= | Ecuador | 42.0 |
55 | Bulgaria | 41.0 |
56= | Slovakia | 41.0 |
56= | Germany | 41.0 |
58 | Nepal | 40.0 |
The Americas Avg | 43.7 | |
World Avg | 39.6 | |
q=125. |
Corruption Higher is better61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points61 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
104 | Sri Lanka | 36.0 |
105= | Panama | 36.0 |
105= | Albania | 36.0 |
105= | Ecuador | 36.0 |
105= | Kazakhstan | 36.0 |
105= | Thailand | 36.0 |
110 | Gambia | 34.0 |
111= | Sierra Leone | 34.0 |
The Americas Avg | 42.97 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Happiness Higher is better62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score62 | |
1 | Finland | 7.7 |
2 | Denmark | 7.5 |
3 | Iceland | 7.5 |
... | ||
59 | Bahrain | 6.0 |
60 | Portugal | 6.0 |
61 | Colombia | 6.0 |
62 | Ecuador | 6.0 |
63 | Honduras | 6.0 |
64 | Malaysia | 6.0 |
65 | Peru | 5.9 |
66 | Russia | 5.9 |
The Americas Avg | 6.31 | |
World Avg | 5.58 | |
q=147. |
Creativity & Culture Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
103 | Armenia | 103 |
104 | Ghana | 104 |
105 | Bahrain | 105 |
106 | Ecuador | 106 |
107 | Uganda | 107 |
108 | Lesotho | 108 |
109 | Georgia | 109 |
110 | Kuwait | 110 |
The Americas Avg | 80.2 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
107 | Ghana | 107 |
108 | Mexico | 108 |
109 | Thailand | 109 |
110 | Ecuador | 110 |
111 | Malawi | 111 |
112 | Laos | 112 |
113 | China | 113 |
114 | S. Africa | 114 |
The Americas Avg | 100.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Global Peace Index Lower is better63 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score63 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.12 |
2 | Denmark | 1.31 |
3 | Ireland | 1.31 |
... | ||
95 | Algeria | 2.09 |
96= | Papua New Guinea | 2.10 |
96= | Azerbaijan | 2.10 |
98 | Ecuador | 2.10 |
99 | Cuba | 2.10 |
100 | Turkmenistan | 2.11 |
101 | Tajikistan | 2.11 |
102 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.12 |
The Americas Avg | 2.13 | |
World Avg | 2.07 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
21 | Thailand | 21 |
22 | Algeria | 22 |
23 | Guatemala | 23 |
24 | Ecuador | 24 |
25 | Madagascar | 25 |
26 | Sri Lanka | 26 |
27 | Netherlands | 27 |
28 | Mongolia | 28 |
The Americas Avg | 82.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank32 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
77 | Bahrain | 77 |
78 | Sri Lanka | 78 |
79 | Algeria | 79 |
80 | Ecuador | 80 |
81 | Kuwait | 81 |
82 | Paraguay | 82 |
83 | Sierra Leone | 83 |
84 | Israel | 84 |
The Americas Avg | 91.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism Lower is better64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Score64 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 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 |
78 | Brazil | 2.53 |
79 | Ivory Coast | 2.60 |
The Americas Avg | 2.16 | |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better65 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201965 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
89 | Grenada | 11.20 |
90= | Kyrgyzstan | 11.30 |
90= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 11.30 |
92 | Ecuador | 11.50 |
93= | N. Korea | 11.50 |
94 | Egypt | 11.60 |
95= | Panama | 12.00 |
95= | Palestine | 12.00 |
The Americas Avg | 12.03 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better66 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 %66 | |
1 | Slovakia | 24.1%67 |
2 | Slovenia | 24.3%67 |
3 | Belarus | 24.4%68 |
... | ||
142 | Grenada | 43.8%69 |
143 | S. Sudan | 44.1%70 |
144 | Turkey | 44.4%67 |
145 | Ecuador | 44.6%71 |
146= | Congo, DR | 44.7%68 |
146= | Venezuela | 44.7%72 |
148 | Lesotho | 44.9%73 |
149 | Paraguay | 45.1%74 |
The Americas Avg | 44.0% | |
World Avg | 36.5% | |
q=167. |
Income inequality data for 1987, 1995 and 1998 were for urban areas only, but were not widely divergent from the overall values.
Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better75 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 Severity75 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
... | ||
24 | China | .016 |
25 | Brazil | .01676 |
26 | Belize | .017 |
27 | Ecuador | .018 |
28 | Jamaica | .018 |
29 | Paraguay | .019 |
30 | Vietnam | .019 |
31 | Egypt | .019 |
The Americas Avg | .045 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation
Religiosity (2018)54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %54 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
63= | Algeria | 73 |
63= | Peru | 73 |
65 | S. Africa | 75 |
66= | Ecuador | 76 |
66= | Costa Rica | 76 |
68 | Puerto Rico | 77 |
69= | Malaysia | 77 |
69= | Colombia | 77 |
71 | Dominican Rep. | 78 |
72= | Iran | 78 |
72= | Tunisia | 78 |
74 | Bangladesh | 80 |
75= | India | 80 |
76 | Iraq | 82 |
77= | El Salvador | 85 |
77= | Jordan | 85 |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
Disbelief In God (2007)77 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %77 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
77= | Costa Rica | 1 |
77= | Honduras | 1 |
77= | Brazil | 1 |
77= | Ecuador | 1 |
77= | S. Africa | 1 |
77= | Venezuela | 1 |
77= | Peru | 1 |
77= | Guatemala | 1 |
77= | El Salvador | 1 |
77= | Panama | 1 |
87 | Somalia | 0 |
88= | Sri Lanka | 0 |
88= | Burundi | 0 |
88= | Burkina Faso | 0 |
88= | Brunei | 0 |
88= | Botswana | 0 |
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 below78:
Christian | 94.1% |
Muslim | 0.1% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.3% |
Jewish | 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%79.
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