Ecuador (Republic of Ecuador)

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

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Ecuador Republic of Ecuador
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

1. Overview

“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

2. Ecuador National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₀
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.

3. Ecuador's Demographics and Migration

#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
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
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
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.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#ecuador #equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₇_,₁₈
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:

Human Rights and Freedom in Ecuador

5. Ecuador's Health

#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
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:

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

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
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.

6. Ecuador's Modernity and Learning

#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.

7. National Culture

#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.

8. Peace Versus Instability

#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.

9. The Natural Environment

#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.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#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.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#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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