Ecuador Republic of Ecuador
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	76.12yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$10 536 (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

UN HDI (2016)₁₀
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₁₀
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
86	Jordan	86
87	Peru	87
88	Thailand	87
89	Ecuador	89
90	China	90
91	Fiji	91
92	St Lucia	92
93	Mongolia	92
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₁
1	Qatar	$129 916
2	Singapore	$78 162
3	Kuwait	$76 075
	...
92	Grenada	$11 502
93	Peru	$11 295
94	Sri Lanka	$10 789
95	Ecuador	$10 536
96	Mongolia	$10 449
97	Maldives	$10 383
98	St Vincent & Grenadines	$10 372
99	Albania	$10 252
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂_,₁₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂_,₁₃
1	Taiwan	30.2
2	Denmark	30.5
3	Norway	30.9
	...
65	Tunisia	76.9
66	Panama	76.9
67	Turkey	77.4
68	Ecuador	77.4
69	Montenegro	77.4
70	Belarus	77.4
71	Georgia	77.7
72	Sri Lanka	77.7
	World Avg	86.4
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

#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
	...
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 (2015)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
54	Slovakia	76.41
55	Montenegro	76.40
56	Antigua & Barbuda	76.24
57	Ecuador	76.12
58	China	75.96
59	Vietnam	75.94
60	Jamaica	75.82
61	Barbados	75.77
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₄
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₄
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
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
63	Peru	2.43
64	Barbados	1.57
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₅
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₅
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
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
106	Grenada	16.2
107	Brunei	16.2
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₆
Pos.		%₁₆
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.

Emigrants (2010)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
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.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#ecuador #equality #freedom #human_rights #politics #tolerance

Ecuador does relatively well in ensuring human rights and freedom, compared to many other countries. Ecuador performs the best in speed of uptake of HR treaties₁₈. It does the second-best for its nominal commitment to Human Rights₁₉. It does better than average in LGBT equality₂₀ and in commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₁ (but amongst the lowest in The Americas). Ecuador does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average when it comes to opposing gender inequality₂₂ (there are 'far-reaching restrictions on womens' and girls' access to reproductive health care'₂₅), supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₃ and in supporting press freedom₂₄. 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"₂₅.

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

Health (2020)₂₆_,₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₆_,₂₇
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
76	Kiribati	87.7
77	Ireland	87.8
78	Fiji	88.0
79	Ecuador	88.0
80	Pakistan	88.1
81	New Zealand	88.3
82	Burundi	88.5
83	El Salvador	89.1
84	Dominica	89.2
	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 Maldives₂₆. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₆.

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 Europe₂₆, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₂₆.

Health:

Ecuador does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Ecuador does better than average for its suicide rate₂₈ (but high for The Americas), its smoking rate₂₉, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₀, its average life expectancy₁₁ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₁. Ecuador does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in terms of its fertility rate₁₄, its immunizations take-up₃₂ and in its adolescent birth rate₂₂. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
54	Slovakia	76.41
55	Montenegro	76.40
56	Antigua & Barbuda	76.24
57	Ecuador	76.12
58	China	75.96
59	Vietnam	75.94
60	Jamaica	75.82
61	Barbados	75.77
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₁
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
73	Ecuador	4.4
74	Bolivia	4.8
75	Costa Rica	4.8
76	Guinea-Bissau	4.8
77	Myanmar (Burma)	4.8
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₄
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₄
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
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
63	Peru	2.43
64	Barbados	1.57
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₂₉
Pos.		Higher is worse₂₉
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
46	Burkina Faso	213
45	Madagascar	206
44	Myanmar (Burma)	206
43	Ecuador	191
42	Guatemala	190
41	Cameroon	184
40	Central African Rep.	178
39	Guinea-Bissau	175
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₂₈
Pos.		Per 100k₂₈
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
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₀
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
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₃
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
101	Honduras	55.8
102	Estonia	55.8
103	Guatemala	55.9
104	Ecuador	56.0
105	Bolivia	56.1
106	Slovenia	56.1
107	Slovakia	56.2
108	Sweden	56.4
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₂
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₂
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
141	Afghanistan	74.0
142	Sudan	74.0
143	Panama	74.5
144	Ecuador	75.9
145	Namibia	76.8
146	Senegal	78.6
147	Mauritania	78.6
148	Venezuela	79.4
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₂
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₂
1	Hungary	99.0
2	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
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Ecuador's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #modernity #religion #research #science #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₄
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
73	Trinidad & Tobago	62.9
74	Albania	64.1
75	Kenya	64.7
76	Ecuador	64.7
77	Thailand	65.2
78	Armenia	65.3
79	Egypt	65.4
80	St Lucia	66.6
81	Bahrain	67.1
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₃₅
2	Israel	4.11₃₅
3	Japan	3.58₃₅
	...
73	Chile	0.38₃₅
74	Ghana	0.38₃₆
75	Moldova	0.35₃₇
76	Ecuador	0.34₃₈
77	Bosnia & Herzegovina	0.33₃₇
78	Iran	0.31₃₆
79	Nepal	0.30₃₆
80	Kuwait	0.30₃₇
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₃₉
Pos.		Higher is better₃₉
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	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%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₄₀
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₀
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
55	Montenegro	15.0
56	Mauritius	15.0
57	Croatia	15.0
58	Ecuador	14.9
59	Bulgaria	14.8
60	Serbia	14.8
61	Iran	14.7
62	Liechtenstein	14.7
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₀
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
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Religiosity (2009)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₁
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
48	Turkmenistan	80
49	Georgia	81
50	Turkey	82
51	Ecuador	82
52	Colombia	83
53	El Salvador	83
54	Romania	84
55	Honduras	84
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better₄₂
1	Hong Kong	108
2	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
65	Iraq	87
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₃
Pos.		Higher is better₄₃
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%
118	Cape Verde	43%
119	Suriname	42%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₄₄
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
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₄₅
Pos.		Lower is better₄₅
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
125	Bosnia & Herzegovina	107
126	Algeria	109
127	Slovakia	110.5
128	Ecuador	111
129	Egypt	112.25
130	Croatia	113
131	Chad	113.75
132	Madagascar	114
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₄₆
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₄₆
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
112	Moldova	33.8
113	Ethiopia	33.2
114	Mexico	32.8
115	Ecuador	32.6
116	Belarus	32.6
117	Mali	32.2
118	Tanzania	32.2
119	Vietnam	31.4
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₄₇
Pos.		Higher is better₄₇
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
45	Kuwait	6.1
46	Thailand	6.1
47	Italy	6.0
48	Ecuador	6.0
49	Belize	6.0
50	Lithuania	6.0
51	Slovenia	5.9
52	Romania	5.9
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₀
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
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₀
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
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2012)₄₈
Pos.		Lower is better₄₈
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
82	Nicaragua	2.01
83	Brazil	2.02
84	Bolivia	2.02
85	Ecuador	2.03
86	Swaziland	2.03
87	Equatorial Guinea	2.04
88	USA	2.06
89	China	2.06
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₀
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
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₀
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
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₄₉
Pos.		Lower is better Score₄₉
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
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₅₀
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₀
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
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
123	Congo, DR	-04.9
124	Peru	-05.1
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better₅₁
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
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
90	Mauritius	56.6
91	St Lucia	56.2
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is better₅₂
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
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
31	Romania	11.49
32	Austria	11.24
	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
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₅₃
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₃
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%
	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)₅₄
Pos.		Higher is worse₅₄
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
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
90	St Vincent & Grenadines	11.30
89	Grenada	11.20
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₅₅
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₅
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
121	Ghana	43.5
122	Rwanda	43.7
123	Bolivia	44.0
124	Ecuador	44.7
125	Malawi	44.7
126	Comoros	45.3
127	Dominican Rep.	45.7
128	Nicaragua	46.2
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₅₆
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₅₆
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
24	China	.016
25	Brazil	.016₅₇
26	Belize	.017
27	Ecuador	.018
28	Jamaica	.018
29	Paraguay	.019
30	Vietnam	.019
31	Egypt	.019
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

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

Religiosity (2009)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₁
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
48	Turkmenistan	80
49	Georgia	81
50	Turkey	82
51	Ecuador	82
52	Colombia	83
53	El Salvador	83
54	Romania	84
55	Honduras	84
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)₅₈
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₈
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
77	Costa Rica	1
78	Honduras	1
79	Brazil	1
80	Ecuador	1
81	S. Africa	1
82	Venezuela	1
83	Peru	1
84	Guatemala	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 below₅₉:

Christian	94.1%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.3%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	5.5%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%₆₀.

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