Finland Republic of Finland | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 6th best |
Capital | Helsinki |
Land Area | 303 890km21 |
Location | Europe, Scandinavia |
Population | 5.5m2 |
Life Expectancy | 81.01yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $38 868 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | FI, FIN, 2465 |
Internet Domain | .fi6 |
Currency | Euro (EUR)7 |
Telephone | +3588 |
“Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and resist invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, the Finns made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are a high standard of education, equality promotion, and national social security system - currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Finland is the deep north, with forests and lakes as far as the eye can see, and revitalising crisp air. Choose between summer´s endless light or winter´s eerie frozen magic. There´s something pure in the Finnish air and a spirit that´s incredibly vital and exciting. It´s an invitation to get out and active year-round. A post-sauna dip in an ice hole under the majestic aurora borealis (Northern Lights), after whooshing across the snow behind a team of huskies, isn´t a typical winter´s day just anywhere. And canoeing or hiking under the midnight sun through pine forests populated by wolves and bears isn´t your typical tanning-oil summer either.
Although socially and economically in the vanguard of nations, large parts of Finland remain gloriously remote; trendsetting modern Helsinki is counterbalanced by vast forested wildernesses elsewhere.
Nordic peace in lakeside cottages, summer sunshine on beer terraces, avant-garde design, and cafes warm with baking aromas are other facets of Suomi (Finnish) seduction. As are the independent, loyal, warm and welcoming Finns, who tend to do their own thing and are much the better for it.”
UN HDI (2016)11 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Rank11 | |
1 | Norway | 1 |
2 | Australia | 2 |
3 | Switzerland | 2 |
... | ||
20 | Luxembourg | 20 |
21 | France | 21 |
22 | Belgium | 22 |
23 | Finland | 23 |
24 | Austria | 24 |
25 | Slovenia | 25 |
26 | Italy | 26 |
27 | Spain | 27 |
World Avg | 94.3 | |
q=188. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)12 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better PPP $12 | |
1 | Qatar | $129 916 |
2 | Singapore | $78 162 |
3 | Kuwait | $76 075 |
... | ||
21 | Australia | $42 822 |
22 | Canada | $42 582 |
23 | Belgium | $41 243 |
24 | Finland | $38 868 |
25 | France | $38 085 |
26 | UK | $37 931 |
27 | Japan | $37 268 |
28 | Bahrain | $37 236 |
World Avg | $17 240 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index13,14 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank13,14 | |
1 | Norway | 30.8 |
2 | Denmark | 31.8 |
3 | Sweden | 33.9 |
4 | Taiwan | 34.0 |
5 | Netherlands | 35.0 |
6 | Finland | 35.0 |
7 | Germany | 36.9 |
8 | Austria | 37.3 |
9 | New Zealand | 37.4 |
10 | Canada | 38.0 |
11 | Iceland | 39.3 |
12 | Switzerland | 39.8 |
World Avg | 88.0 | |
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:
Finland's population is predicted to rise to 5.619 million by 2030. This rise is despite a low fertility rate, meaning, that this country is helping to alleviate problems with growing population in neighbouring countries by accepting immigrants, very likely as a requirement of maintaining an active workforce. This country has a fertility rate of 1.87. 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 |
... | ||
112 | Turkmenistan | 5.9m |
113 | Singapore | 5.8m |
114 | Denmark | 5.8m |
115 | Finland | 5.5m |
116 | Slovakia | 5.5m |
117 | Norway | 5.3m |
118 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 5.2m |
119 | Costa Rica | 5.0m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy (2015)12 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years12 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
22 | Germany | 81.09 |
23 | Greece | 81.07 |
24 | Ireland | 81.05 |
25 | Finland | 81.01 |
26 | Belgium | 80.98 |
27 | UK | 80.85 |
28 | Malta | 80.73 |
29 | Slovenia | 80.58 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Fertility Rate (2013)15 | ||
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Pos. | 2.0 is best15 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
... | ||
16 | Iceland | 2.10 |
17 | Denmark | 1.88 |
18 | Bahamas | 1.88 |
19 | Finland | 1.87 |
20 | UK | 1.87 |
21 | New Zealand | 2.15 |
22 | Azerbaijan | 2.16 |
23 | Chile | 1.84 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)16 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per 10016 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
177 | Spain | 41.4 |
178 | Netherlands | 41.9 |
179 | Slovenia | 42.7 |
180 | Finland | 43.3 |
181 | Hong Kong | 43.7 |
182 | Portugal | 44.7 |
183 | Germany | 47.7 |
184 | Italy | 48.6 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants (2017)17 | ||
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Pos. | %17 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
75 | Armenia | 6.5% |
76 | Bhutan | 6.5% |
77 | Macedonia | 6.3% |
78 | Finland | 6.2% |
79 | Marshall Islands | 6.2% |
80 | Turkey | 6.0% |
81 | Syria | 5.5% |
82 | Thailand | 5.2% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants (2010)18 | ||
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Pos. | %18 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
91 | Kiribati | 6.5% |
92 | Bhutan | 6.3% |
93 | Tunisia | 6.3% |
94 | Finland | 6.2% |
95 | Singapore | 6.1% |
96 | Guatemala | 6.1% |
97 | Brunei | 6.0% |
98 | Netherlands | 6.0% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #finland #freedom #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)19,20 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19,20 | |
1 | Sweden | 9.9 |
2 | Denmark | 14.7 |
3 | Norway | 15.5 |
... | ||
8 | Canada | 22.6 |
9 | Hong Kong | 23.3 |
10 | Luxembourg | 23.9 |
11 | Finland | 25.2 |
12 | France | 25.9 |
13 | Australia | 26.0 |
14 | Belgium | 26.1 |
15 | Germany | 26.8 |
q=199. |
Finland performs very well in ensuring human rights and freedom compared to most other countries. Finland performs the best in terms of supporting press freedom21. It comes in the best 20 for commentary in Human Rights Watch reports22, opposing gender inequality23, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms24 and in its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice25. And finally, it does better than average when it comes to LGBT equality26, speed of uptake of HR treaties27, its nominal commitment to Human Rights28 (but bad for Europe) and in freethought29 (but bad for Europe). Human Rights Watch's 2018 report states that Finland's support of women's rights at home and internationally has been notable30.
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #Finland #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines
Health (2020)31,32 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank31,32 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 18.0 |
2 | Singapore | 41.5 |
3 | Maldives | 43.3 |
... | ||
12 | Malaysia | 64.1 |
13 | Mauritius | 64.5 |
14 | Switzerland | 65.6 |
15 | Finland | 65.9 |
16 | Italy | 66.4 |
17 | Bangladesh | 68.5 |
18 | Spain | 69.1 |
19 | N. Korea | 69.6 |
20 | Thailand | 70.4 |
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 Maldives31. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea31.
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 Europe31, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia31.
For more, see:
Health:
Finland does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Finland comes in the best 20 in terms of its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance33, its immunizations take-up34 (one of the best in Europe) and in its adolescent birth rate23. It does better than average in its average life expectancy12 and in its fertility rate15 (but bad for Europe). Finland does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in its smoking rate35 (still good for Europe) and in its alcohol consumption rate36. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 when it comes to its suicide rate37. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016.Life Expectancy (2015)12 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years12 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
22 | Germany | 81.09 |
23 | Greece | 81.07 |
24 | Ireland | 81.05 |
25 | Finland | 81.01 |
26 | Belgium | 80.98 |
27 | UK | 80.85 |
28 | Malta | 80.73 |
29 | Slovenia | 80.58 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Alcohol Consumption (2016)36 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita36 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
156 | Cook Islands | 10.6 |
157 | Australia | 10.6 |
158 | New Zealand | 10.7 |
159 | Finland | 10.7 |
160 | Uruguay | 10.8 |
161 | Cyprus | 10.8 |
162 | Serbia | 11.1 |
163 | Belarus | 11.2 |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate (2013)15 | ||
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Pos. | 2.0 is best15 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
... | ||
16 | Iceland | 2.10 |
17 | Denmark | 1.88 |
18 | Bahamas | 1.88 |
19 | Finland | 1.87 |
20 | UK | 1.87 |
21 | New Zealand | 2.15 |
22 | Azerbaijan | 2.16 |
23 | Chile | 1.84 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Smoking Rates (2014)35 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is worse35 | |
182 | Montenegro | 4 125 |
181 | Belarus | 3 831 |
180 | Lebanon | 3 023 |
... | ||
129 | Lithuania | 1 124 |
128 | Moldova | 1 114 |
127 | Portugal | 1 113 |
126 | Finland | 1 083 |
125 | USA | 1 083 |
124 | Latvia | 1 041 |
123 | Algeria | 1 024 |
122 | Brunei | 1 023 |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate (2013)37 | ||
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Pos. | Per 100k37 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
... | ||
76 | Croatia | 36.4 |
77 | Estonia | 37.9 |
78 | Serbia | 38.1 |
79 | Finland | 39 |
80 | Belgium | 39.1 |
81 | Slovenia | 44 |
82 | Ukraine | 44.8 |
83 | Latvia | 48.2 |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)33 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
... | ||
9 | Netherlands | 9 |
10 | USA | 10 |
11 | Luxembourg | 11 |
12 | Finland | 12 |
13 | Australia | 13 |
14 | UAE | 14 |
15 | Saudi Arabia | 15 |
16 | Belgium | 16 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults (2016)38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %38 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
117 | Romania | 57.7 |
118 | Netherlands | 57.8 |
119 | Latvia | 57.8 |
120 | Finland | 57.9 |
121 | Macedonia | 58.1 |
122 | Nicaragua | 58.2 |
123 | Norway | 58.3 |
124 | Poland | 58.3 |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)23 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100023 | |
1 | N. Korea | 0.5 |
2 | S. Korea | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
... | ||
14 | Italy | 6.0 |
15 | Iceland | 6.1 |
16 | Libya | 6.2 |
17 | Finland | 6.5 |
18 | Germany | 6.7 |
19 | Maldives | 6.7 |
20 | Tunisia | 6.8 |
21 | Austria | 7.1 |
World Avg | 47.9 | |
q=185. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg %34 | |
1 | Hungary | 99.0 |
2 | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
10 | St Lucia | 98.2 |
11 | Bahrain | 98.2 |
12 | Iran | 98.1 |
13 | Finland | 98.1 |
14 | Saudi Arabia | 98.0 |
15 | Luxembourg | 98.0 |
16 | Oman | 98.0 |
17 | Antigua & Barbuda | 98.0 |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#education #english #intelligence #maths #modernity #research #science #technology #the_internet
Modernity and Learning (2020)39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank39 | |
1 | Finland | 8.0 |
2 | Belgium | 9.1 |
3 | Denmark | 10.0 |
4 | Sweden | 13.3 |
5 | Australia | 14.8 |
6 | Switzerland | 14.9 |
7 | Estonia | 14.9 |
8 | Czechia | 15.5 |
9 | New Zealand | 15.6 |
10 | UK | 15.8 |
11 | Ireland | 16.4 |
12 | Norway | 16.6 |
13 | Germany | 17.1 |
World Avg | 69.0 | |
q=180. |
Modernity and Education:
Research and Development (2016) | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2940 |
2 | Israel | 4.1140 |
3 | Japan | 3.5840 |
4 | Finland | 3.1740 |
5 | Sweden | 3.1640 |
6 | Denmark | 3.0540 |
7 | Taiwan | 3.0140 |
8 | Austria | 3.0041 |
9 | Switzerland | 2.9642 |
10 | Germany | 2.8440 |
11 | USA | 2.7443 |
12 | Belgium | 2.4640 |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education (2018)44 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better44 | |
1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
2 | Estonia | 100.0% |
3 | Austria | 100.0% |
4 | Canada | 100.0% |
5 | Finland | 100.0% |
6 | Iceland | 100.0% |
7 | Uzbekistan | 99.9% |
8 | Czechia | 99.8% |
9 | Slovakia | 99.3% |
10 | Latvia | 99.2% |
11 | Kazakhstan | 98.6% |
12 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.4% |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling (2018)45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years45 | |
1 | Australia | 22.1 |
2 | Belgium | 19.7 |
3 | Finland | 19.3 |
4 | Iceland | 19.2 |
5 | Denmark | 19.1 |
6 | New Zealand | 18.8 |
7 | Sweden | 18.8 |
8 | Ireland | 18.8 |
9 | Norway | 18.1 |
10 | Netherlands | 18.0 |
11 | Spain | 17.9 |
12 | Argentina | 17.6 |
World Avg | 13.2 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)33 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Rank33 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
4 | Denmark | 4 |
5 | UK | 5 |
6 | Austria | 6 |
7 | Finland | 7 |
8 | Netherlands | 8 |
9 | Belgium | 9 |
10 | Slovenia | 10 |
11 | Switzerland | 11 |
12 | New Zealand | 12 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Maths, Science & Reading (2015)46 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Score46 | |
1 | Singapore | 1655 |
2 | Hong Kong | 1598 |
3 | Japan | 1586 |
4 | Macau | 1582 |
5 | Estonia | 1573 |
6 | Taiwan | 1571 |
7 | Canada | 1571 |
8 | Finland | 1568 |
9 | S. Korea | 1557 |
10 | China | 154347 |
11 | Ireland | 1528 |
12 | Slovenia | 1528 |
World Avg | 1389 | |
q=70. |
IQ (2006)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better48 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 108 |
2 | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
15 | New Zealand | 99 |
16 | Poland | 99 |
17 | Germany | 99 |
18 | Finland | 99 |
19 | Estonia | 99 |
20 | Sweden | 99 |
21 | Belgium | 99 |
22 | Canada | 99 |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users (2016)49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better49 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
10 | Sweden | 93% |
11 | Monaco | 93% |
12 | UK | 93% |
13 | Finland | 93% |
14 | Qatar | 92% |
15 | UAE | 92% |
16 | Bahrain | 92% |
17 | Estonia | 91% |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake (2017)50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Ratio50 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
18 | Norway | 14.7 |
19 | Australia | 14.6 |
20 | Trinidad & Tobago | 14.5 |
21 | Finland | 14.1 |
22 | Brazil | 13.9 |
23 | Netherlands | 10.5 |
24 | Czechia | 10.1 |
25 | New Zealand | 9.7 |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics
World Giving Index (2013-2021)51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better51 | |
1 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.7 |
2 | New Zealand | 4.0 |
3 | USA | 4.7 |
... | ||
42 | Sweden | 38.9 |
43 | Cyprus | 39.1 |
44 | Northern Cyprus | 39.3 |
45 | Finland | 39.3 |
46 | Hong Kong | 40.4 |
47 | Turkmenistan | 41.2 |
48 | Haiti | 41.7 |
49 | Somaliland | 42.0 |
World Avg | 67.9 | |
q=160. |
Corruption (2012-2016)52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg Score52 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.8 |
2 | New Zealand | 90.6 |
3 | Finland | 89.4 |
4 | Sweden | 88.2 |
5 | Norway | 86.0 |
6 | Switzerland | 85.8 |
7 | Singapore | 85.2 |
8 | Netherlands | 83.4 |
9 | Canada | 82.2 |
10 | Luxembourg | 81.6 |
11 | Australia | 80.8 |
12 | Germany | 79.6 |
World Avg | 43.05 | |
q=176. |
Happiness (2018)53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better53 | |
1 | Finland | 7.6 |
2 | Norway | 7.6 |
3 | Denmark | 7.6 |
4 | Iceland | 7.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 7.5 |
6 | Netherlands | 7.4 |
7 | Canada | 7.3 |
8 | New Zealand | 7.3 |
9 | Sweden | 7.3 |
10 | Australia | 7.3 |
11 | Israel | 7.2 |
12 | Austria | 7.1 |
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 |
... | ||
10 | Luxembourg | 10 |
11 | UK | 11 |
12 | Portugal | 12 |
13 | Finland | 13 |
14 | France | 14 |
15 | Germany | 15 |
16 | Slovenia | 16 |
17 | Latvia | 17 |
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 |
6 | Serbia | 6 |
7 | Belgium | 7 |
8 | Norway | 8 |
9 | Finland | 9 |
10 | Croatia | 10 |
11 | Georgia | 11 |
12 | Philippines | 12 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism
Global Peace Index (2021)54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better54 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.10 |
2 | New Zealand | 1.25 |
3 | Denmark | 1.26 |
... | ||
10 | Canada | 1.33 |
11 | Singapore | 1.35 |
12 | Japan | 1.37 |
13 | Finland | 1.40 |
14 | Norway | 1.44 |
15 | Sweden | 1.46 |
16 | Australia | 1.47 |
17 | Germany | 1.48 |
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 |
... | ||
49 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 49 |
50 | Ireland | 50 |
51 | Norway | 51 |
52 | Finland | 52 |
53 | France | 53 |
54 | Australia | 54 |
55 | Italy | 55 |
56 | Mauritius | 56 |
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 |
6 | Australia | 6 |
7 | Norway | 7 |
8 | Finland | 8 |
9 | Denmark | 9 |
10 | Switzerland | 10 |
11 | Canada | 11 |
12 | UK | 12 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism (2019)55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Score55 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
67 | Austria | 1.66 |
68 | Argentina | 1.68 |
69 | Madagascar | 1.96 |
70 | Finland | 2.03 |
71 | Haiti | 2.18 |
72 | Kosovo | 2.26 |
73 | Japan | 2.29 |
74 | Netherlands | 2.35 |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %56 | |
1 | Iceland | +205.6 |
2 | Bahrain | +144.4 |
3 | Uruguay | +131.3 |
... | ||
65 | USA | +02.7 |
66 | Georgia | +02.6 |
67 | Austria | +02.5 |
68 | Finland | +01.8 |
69 | Ivory Coast | +01.8 |
70 | Czechia | +01.5 |
71 | Germany | +01.2 |
72 | Estonia | +01.2 |
World Avg | +02.8 | |
q=184. |
Environmental Performance (2018)57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better57 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
7 | Luxembourg | 79.1 |
8 | Austria | 79.0 |
9 | Ireland | 78.8 |
10 | Finland | 78.6 |
11 | Iceland | 78.6 |
12 | Spain | 78.4 |
13 | Germany | 78.4 |
14 | Norway | 77.5 |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better58 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 26.32 |
2 | Sri Lanka | 20.00 |
3 | Panama | 17.86 |
... | ||
86 | Honduras | 06.80 |
87 | Bulgaria | 06.54 |
88 | Qatar | 06.49 |
89 | Finland | 06.33 |
90 | Oman | 06.29 |
91 | S. Korea | 06.29 |
92 | Estonia | 06.13 |
93 | Mongolia | 06.06 |
World Avg | 09.29 | |
q=119. |
Convention on Biological Diversity | ||
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Pos. | Earlier is better Signed | |
1 | China | 1993 Dec 29 |
2 | Guinea | 1993 Dec 29 |
3 | Cook Islands | 1993 Dec 29 |
... | ||
68 | Netherlands | 1994 Oct 10 |
69 | Pakistan | 1994 Oct 24 |
70 | Kenya | 1994 Oct 24 |
71 | Finland | 1994 Oct 25 |
72 | Estonia | 1994 Oct 25 |
73 | Greece | 1994 Nov 02 |
74 | Grenada | 1994 Nov 09 |
75 | Kiribati | 1994 Nov 14 |
World Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %59 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
120 | Pakistan | 23.2% |
121 | Liberia | 23.1% |
122 | Netherlands | 23.0% |
123 | Finland | 22.9% |
124 | Congo, DR | 22.8% |
125 | UK | 22.6% |
126 | Malawi | 22.0% |
127 | UAE | 20.8% |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #social_development
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse60 | |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
... | ||
10 | S. Korea | 3.00 |
9 | Norway | 3.00 |
8 | Czechia | 3.00 |
7 | Finland | 3.00 |
6 | Japan | 2.90 |
5 | Slovenia | 2.90 |
4 | Sweden | 2.90 |
3 | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %61 | |
1 | Ukraine | 25.0 |
2 | Belarus | 25.4 |
3 | Slovenia | 25.4 |
4 | Czechia | 25.9 |
5 | Moldova | 25.9 |
6 | Slovakia | 26.5 |
7 | Finland | 27.1 |
8 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.3 |
9 | Kazakhstan | 27.5 |
10 | Norway | 27.5 |
11 | Algeria | 27.6 |
12 | Belgium | 27.7 |
World Avg | 38.1 | |
q=152. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion
Disbelief In God (2007)62 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better %62 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
15 | Hungary | 32 |
16 | Norway | 31 |
17 | S. Korea | 30 |
18 | Finland | 28 |
19 | Russia | 27 |
20 | Australia | 25 |
21 | Taiwan | 24 |
22 | New Zealand | 22 |
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 below63:
Christian | 81.6% |
Muslim | 0.8% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.1% |
Jew | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 17.6% |
By adding up the Pew Forum data for the major monotheistic religions we can see that these make up 82.5% of the population. Yet there are simply too many who disbelieve in God for this to be true (28%). This is due to the so-called 'Census Effect', whereby many put down a religion for cultural reasons rather than because it reflects their beliefs. In highly Christian countries, as many as half of those who say they're a Christian lack any connection to a Church, and do not hold Christian beliefs (such as believing in God!).
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Lutheran Church of Finland 82.5%, Orthodox Church 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 15.1% (2006)64.
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