http://www.humantruth.info/guinea-bissau.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Guinea-Bissau Republic of Guinea-Bissau | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 173rd best |
Capital | Bissau |
Land Area | 28 120km21 |
Location | Africa |
Population | 1.9m2 |
Life Expectancy | 59.65yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $1 908 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | GW, GNB, 6245 |
Internet Domain | .gw6 |
Currency | Franc (XOF)7 |
Telephone | +2458 |
“Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free elections. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was re-elected president pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from an existing illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“One of Africa´s most forgotten corners, Guinea-Bissau is one of its most beautiful and diverse, infused with Portuguese influence and home to little visited island idylls. For a country that consistently elicits frowns from heads of state and news reporters, Guinea-Bissau will pull a smile from even the most world-weary traveller. The jokes here, like the music, are loud but tender. The bowls of grilled oysters are served with a lime sauce spicy enough to give a kick, but not so strong as to mask the bitterness. The buildings are battered and the faded colonial houses bowed by sagging balconies, but you´ll see beauty alongside the decay.
Here, bare silver trees spring up like antler horns between swathes of elephant grass, and cashew sellers tease each other with an unmistakably Latin spirit. Board a boat for the Bijagós, where you can watch hippos lumber through lagoons full of fish and spot turtles nesting. Despite painful wars, coups and cocaine hauls, Guinea-Bissau buzzes with joy, even when daily life is tough and the future bleak. There must be magic in that cashew juice.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
4 | Hong Kong | 0.952 |
5 | Australia | 0.951 |
... | ||
174 | Gambia | 0.500 |
175 | Ethiopia | 0.498 |
176 | Eritrea | 0.492 |
177 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.483 |
178 | Liberia | 0.481 |
179 | Congo, DR | 0.479 |
Africa Avg | 0.56 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
4 | Luxembourg | $84 649 |
5 | Ireland | $76 169 |
... | ||
175 | Togo | $2 167 |
176 | Mali | $2 133 |
177 | Burkina Faso | $2 118 |
178 | Guinea-Bissau | $1 908 |
179 | Afghanistan | $1 824 |
180 | Eritrea | $1 729 |
Africa Avg | $5 339 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12,13 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12,13 | |
1 | Taiwan | 28.6 |
2 | Norway | 29.4 |
3 | Denmark | 31.2 |
4 | Sweden | 32.2 |
5 | Finland | 32.6 |
... | ||
170 | Swaziland | 116.9 |
171 | Zimbabwe | 117.2 |
172 | Micronesia | 118.2 |
173 | Guinea-Bissau | 118.5 |
174 | N. Korea | 118.9 |
175 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 119.6 |
Africa Avg | 108.3 | |
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.
Progress is always going to be difficult in a country where the richest 10% hold 42% of the country's entire income14.#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population
Population:
Guinea-Bissau's population is predicted to rise to 2.263 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 4.92. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.Population (2018)2 | ||
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Pos. | Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
4 | Indonesia | 267.7m |
5 | Pakistan | 212.2m |
... | ||
146 | Macedonia | 2.1m |
147 | Slovenia | 2.1m |
148 | Latvia | 1.9m |
149 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.9m |
150 | Bahrain | 1.6m |
151 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1.4m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
4 | Australia | 84.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 84.0 |
... | ||
177 | Cameroon | 60.3 |
178 | Sierra Leone | 60.1 |
179 | Benin | 59.8 |
180 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.7 |
181 | Mozambique | 59.3 |
182 | Burkina Faso | 59.3 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate (2013)15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2.0 is best15 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
4 | France | 1.99 |
5 | Turkey | 2.04 |
... | ||
157 | Mozambique | 4.75 |
158 | Comoros | 4.78 |
159 | Sierra Leone | 4.78 |
160 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.92 |
161 | Yemen | 4.98 |
162 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.02 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)16 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 10016 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
4 | Burkina Faso | 04.7 |
5 | Sierra Leone | 04.8 |
... | ||
25 | Liberia | 05.9 |
26 | Iraq | 06.0 |
27 | Guinea | 06.1 |
28 | Guinea-Bissau | 06.1 |
29 | Lesotho | 06.1 |
30 | Kenya | 06.1 |
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% |
4 | Liechtenstein | 65.1% |
5 | Monaco | 54.9% |
... | ||
146 | Tuvalu | 1.3% |
147 | Malawi | 1.3% |
148 | Sierra Leone | 1.3% |
149 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.3% |
150 | Vanuatu | 1.2% |
151 | Ethiopia | 1.2% |
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% |
4 | Grenada | 65.5% |
5 | St Kitts & Nevis | 61.1% |
... | ||
86 | Austria | 7.1% |
87 | Uzbekistan | 7.0% |
88 | Bolivia | 6.8% |
89 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.8% |
90 | Slovenia | 6.5% |
91 | Kiribati | 6.5% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women
Compared to Africa (2020)19,20 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19,20 | |
1 | S. Africa | 56.3 |
2 | Seychelles | 67.0 |
3 | Namibia | 69.7 |
4 | Mauritius | 72.6 |
5 | Senegal | 74.0 |
... | ||
33 | Cameroon | 115.4 |
34 | Guinea | 116.8 |
35 | Ethiopia | 116.9 |
36 | Guinea-Bissau | 117.3 |
37 | Gambia | 117.4 |
38 | Liberia | 118.0 |
39 | Central African Rep. | 121.2 |
Africa Avg | 108.4 | |
q=54. |
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)19,20 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19,20 | |
1 | Sweden | 9.2 |
2 | Norway | 14.7 |
3 | Denmark | 14.7 |
4 | Netherlands | 15.8 |
5 | New Zealand | 17.5 |
... | ||
148 | St Lucia | 116.3 |
149 | Guinea | 116.8 |
150 | Ethiopia | 116.9 |
151 | Guinea-Bissau | 117.3 |
152 | Gambia | 117.4 |
153 | Saudi Arabia | 117.6 |
154 | Liberia | 118.0 |
World Avg | 87.7 | |
q=199. |
The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark19. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Somalia and Tuvalu19.
The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe19, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia19.
For more, see:
Human Rights & Tolerance:
Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)21 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Treaties21 | |
1 | Argentina | 24 |
2 | Chile | 23 |
3 | Costa Rica | 23 |
4 | Ecuador | 23 |
5 | Germany | 23 |
... | ||
169 | St Kitts & Nevis | 9 |
170 | Comoros | 9 |
171 | Cook Islands | 9 |
172 | Guinea-Bissau | 8 |
173 | USA | 8 |
174 | Somalia | 8 |
Africa Avg | 14.8 | |
World Avg | 15.1 | |
q=194. |
HR Treaties Lag (2019)22 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty22 | |
1 | Ecuador | 2.15 |
2 | Uruguay | 2.25 |
3 | Tunisia | 3.65 |
4 | Colombia | 3.68 |
5 | Costa Rica | 4.05 |
... | ||
154 | Swaziland | 13.16 |
155 | Equatorial Guinea | 13.18 |
156 | Vanuatu | 13.21 |
157 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.23 |
158 | Liechtenstein | 13.28 |
159 | Ireland | 13.38 |
Africa Avg | 9.88 | |
World Avg | 10.02 | |
q=195. |
Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)23 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank23 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1 |
2 | Switzerland | 2 |
3 | New Zealand | 3 |
4 | Ireland | 4 |
5 | Denmark | 5 |
... | ||
116 | Russia | 115 |
117 | Qatar | 117 |
118 | UAE | 118 |
119 | Guinea-Bissau | 118 |
120 | Oman | 120 |
121 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 120 |
Africa Avg | 114.2 | |
World Avg | 79.7 | |
q=159. |
Press Freedom (2013)24 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better24 | |
1 | Finland | 638 |
2 | Netherlands | 648 |
3 | Norway | 652 |
4 | Luxembourg | 668 |
5 | Andorra | 682 |
... | ||
88 | Gabon | 2869 |
89 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 2872 |
90 | Paraguay | 2878 |
91 | Guinea-Bissau | 2894 |
92 | Seychelles | 2919 |
93 | Northern Cyprus | 2934 |
Africa Avg | 3511 | |
World Avg | 3249 | |
q=178. |
Slavery (2018)25 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better % Victims25 | |
1 | Japan | 0.03 |
2 | Canada | 0.05 |
3 | Taiwan | 0.05 |
4 | Australia | 0.06 |
5 | New Zealand | 0.06 |
... | ||
129 | Angola | 0.72 |
130 | Syria | 0.73 |
131 | Liberia | 0.74 |
132 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.75 |
133 | Madagascar | 0.75 |
134 | Malawi | 0.75 |
Africa Avg | 0.96 | |
World Avg | 0.65 | |
q=167. |
Gender Equality:
See:
Year Women Can Vote | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Year | |
1 | New Zealand | 1893 |
2 | Australia | 1902 |
3 | Finland | 1906 |
4 | Norway | 1913 |
5 | Denmark | 1915 |
... | ||
168 | Angola | 1975 |
169 | Mozambique | 1975 |
170 | Portugal | 1976 |
171 | Guinea-Bissau | 1977 |
172 | Zimbabwe | 1978 |
173 | Marshall Islands | 1979 |
Africa Avg | 1961 | |
World Avg | 1930 | |
q=189. |
Prejudice:
LGBT Equality (2017)26 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Score26 | |
1 | Netherlands | 103 |
2 | Belgium | 90 |
3 | Sweden | 86 |
4 | Brazil | 81 |
5 | Spain | 79 |
... | ||
86 | Palau | 20 |
87 | Nauru | 20 |
88 | Marshall Islands | 20 |
89 | Guinea-Bissau | 20 |
90 | Micronesia | 20 |
91 | Armenia | 20 |
Africa Avg | -10.4 | |
World Avg | 12.6 | |
q=196. |
Freedom of Thought (2021)27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better27 | |
1 | Belgium | 1.0 |
2 | Netherlands | 1.0 |
3 | Taiwan | 1.0 |
4 | Sao Tome & Principe | 1.3 |
5 | Ecuador | 1.3 |
... | ||
11 | Sweden | 1.5 |
12 | Norway | 1.5 |
13 | Mongolia | 1.7 |
14 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.7 |
15 | S. Africa | 1.7 |
16 | S. Korea | 1.8 |
Africa Avg | 3.1 | |
World Avg | 3.0 | |
q=196. |
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines
Compared to Africa (2020)28,29 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank28,29 | |
1 | Mauritius | 64.5 |
2 | Morocco | 73.1 |
3 | Eritrea | 77.0 |
4 | Tunisia | 80.1 |
5 | Algeria | 87.3 |
... | ||
38 | Liberia | 113.8 |
39 | Mozambique | 113.9 |
40 | Central African Rep. | 115.5 |
41 | Guinea-Bissau | 116.4 |
42 | Cameroon | 117.8 |
43 | Burkina Faso | 118.1 |
44 | Chad | 119.9 |
Africa Avg | 108.2 | |
q=54. |
Health (2020)28,29 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank28,29 | |
1 | Monaco | 13.0 |
2 | Hong Kong | 18.3 |
3 | Maldives | 41.0 |
4 | Singapore | 42.6 |
5 | Japan | 51.0 |
... | ||
172 | Argentina | 114.9 |
173 | Central African Rep. | 115.5 |
174 | Laos | 115.9 |
175 | Guinea-Bissau | 116.4 |
176 | Palestine | 116.7 |
177 | Cameroon | 117.8 |
178 | Burkina Faso | 118.1 |
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 Maldives28. 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 Palau28.
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 Mediterranean28, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa28.
For more, see:
Health:
Guinea-Bissau is a pretty unhealthy country. Guinea-Bissau does better than average when it comes to its smoking rate30 and in its alcohol consumption rate31. But that's it. Guinea-Bissau has problems. It does worse than average when it comes to its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance32, its immunizations take-up33, its adolescent birth rate34 and in its fertility rate15. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in its average life expectancy11. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years.Life Expectancy (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
4 | Australia | 84.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 84.0 |
... | ||
177 | Cameroon | 60.3 |
178 | Sierra Leone | 60.1 |
179 | Benin | 59.8 |
180 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.7 |
181 | Mozambique | 59.3 |
182 | Burkina Faso | 59.3 |
Africa Avg | 62.79 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption (2016)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita31 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
4 | Mauritania | 0.0 |
5 | Somalia | 0.0 |
... | ||
73 | Ecuador | 4.4 |
74 | Bolivia | 4.8 |
75 | Costa Rica | 4.8 |
76 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.8 |
77 | Myanmar (Burma) | 4.8 |
78 | Zambia | 4.8 |
Africa Avg | 4.8 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate (2013)15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2.0 is best15 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
4 | France | 1.99 |
5 | Turkey | 2.04 |
... | ||
157 | Mozambique | 4.75 |
158 | Comoros | 4.78 |
159 | Sierra Leone | 4.78 |
160 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.92 |
161 | Yemen | 4.98 |
162 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.02 |
Africa Avg | 4.31 | |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Smoking Rates (2014)30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse30 | |
182 | Montenegro | 4 125 |
181 | Belarus | 3 831 |
180 | Lebanon | 3 023 |
179 | Macedonia | 2 732 |
178 | Russia | 2 690 |
... | ||
42 | Guatemala | 190 |
41 | Cameroon | 184 |
40 | Central African Rep. | 178 |
39 | Guinea-Bissau | 175 |
38 | Nigeria | 173 |
37 | Paraguay | 166 |
Africa Avg | 340 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
4 | UK | 4 |
5 | Norway | 5 |
... | ||
118 | Iran | 118 |
119 | Yemen | 119 |
120 | Seychelles | 120 |
121 | Guinea-Bissau | 121 |
122 | Argentina | 122 |
123 | Laos | 123 |
Africa Avg | 117.0 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults (2016)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %35 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
4 | Ethiopia | 20.9 |
5 | Nepal | 21.0 |
... | ||
41 | Sudan | 28.9 |
42 | Nigeria | 28.9 |
43 | Benin | 29.5 |
44 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.9 |
45 | S. Korea | 30.3 |
46 | Maldives | 30.6 |
Africa Avg | 33.3 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100034 | |
1 | N. Korea | 0.5 |
2 | S. Korea | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
4 | Hong Kong | 3.2 |
5 | Slovenia | 3.8 |
... | ||
153 | Sao Tome & Principe | 84.3 |
154 | Guyana | 88.0 |
155 | Nicaragua | 88.8 |
156 | Guinea-Bissau | 89.5 |
157 | Zambia | 90.4 |
158 | Kenya | 90.9 |
Africa Avg | 87.5 | |
World Avg | 47.9 | |
q=185. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg %33 | |
1 | Hungary | 99.0 |
2 | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
4 | Niue | 98.8 |
5 | Mongolia | 98.7 |
... | ||
154 | Venezuela | 80.6 |
155 | Myanmar (Burma) | 80.3 |
156 | Benin | 80.1 |
157 | Guinea-Bissau | 80.1 |
158 | Tonga | 80.0 |
159 | Mauritania | 79.9 |
Africa Avg | 81.7 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#education #it_security #modernity #religion #religiosity #secularisation #technology #the_internet
Compared to Africa (2020)20 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank20 | |
1 | S. Africa | 52.8 |
2 | Egypt | 70.4 |
3 | Tunisia | 73.4 |
4 | Kenya | 79.8 |
5 | Seychelles | 81.3 |
... | ||
13 | Cameroon | 101.6 |
14 | Zimbabwe | 101.8 |
15 | Algeria | 103.4 |
16 | Guinea-Bissau | 106.0 |
17 | Zambia | 107.9 |
18 | Ethiopia | 108.4 |
19 | Rwanda | 112.3 |
Africa Avg | 120.7 | |
q=53. |
Modernity and Learning (2020)20 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank20 | |
1 | Finland | 8.4 |
2 | Taiwan | 10.0 |
3 | Switzerland | 15.1 |
4 | Estonia | 15.8 |
5 | Denmark | 16.0 |
... | ||
140 | Samoa | 103.4 |
141 | Paraguay | 104.4 |
142 | Turkmenistan | 105.3 |
143 | Guinea-Bissau | 106.0 |
144 | Zambia | 107.9 |
145 | Ethiopia | 108.4 |
146 | Nepal | 110.8 |
World Avg | 83.2 | |
q=205. |
Modernity and Education:
Length of Schooling (2021)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years36 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
4 | Belgium | 19.6 |
5 | Sweden | 19.4 |
... | ||
155 | Kenya | 10.7 |
156 | Ivory Coast | 10.7 |
157 | Jordan | 10.6 |
158 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.6 |
159 | Guatemala | 10.6 |
160 | Liberia | 10.4 |
Africa Avg | 11.0 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
4 | Denmark | 4 |
5 | UK | 5 |
... | ||
54 | St Lucia | 54 |
55 | Turkey | 55 |
56 | Armenia | 56 |
57 | Guinea-Bissau | 57 |
58 | Central African Rep. | 58 |
59 | Kenya | 59 |
Africa Avg | 106.4 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Religiosity (2018)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %37 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
4 | Switzerland | 9 |
5 | Denmark | 9 |
... | ||
93 | Rwanda | 90 |
94 | Liberia | 90 |
95 | Morocco | 91 |
96 | Guinea-Bissau | 91 |
97 | Philippines | 91 |
98 | Zambia | 91 |
Africa Avg | 87.0 | |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users (2016)38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better38 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
4 | Bermuda | 97% |
5 | Andorra | 97% |
... | ||
189 | Madagascar | 4% |
190 | Ethiopia | 4% |
191 | Congo, DR | 4% |
192 | Guinea-Bissau | 4% |
193 | Chad | 3% |
194 | Myanmar (Burma) | 3% |
Africa Avg | 18.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IT Security (2013)39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better39 | |
1 | Ireland | 0.11 |
2 | Luxembourg | 0.11 |
3 | Belize | 0.11 |
4 | Hong Kong | 0.12 |
5 | Mexico | 0.16 |
... | ||
25 | Libya | 0.63 |
26 | Qatar | 0.65 |
27 | Chile | 0.66 |
28 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.67 |
29 | Uzbekistan | 0.69 |
30 | Moldova | 0.71 |
Africa Avg | 1.07 | |
World Avg | 0.98 | |
q=81. |
Corruption (2022)40 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Points40 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2 | Finland | 87.0 |
3 | New Zealand | 87.0 |
4 | Norway | 84.0 |
5 | Singapore | 83.0 |
... | ||
162 | Sudan | 22.0 |
163 | Eritrea | 22.0 |
164 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 21.0 |
165 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.0 |
166 | Congo, DR | 20.0 |
167 | Nicaragua | 19.0 |
Africa Avg | 32.31 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Creativity and Culture (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
4 | Switzerland | 4 |
5 | Sweden | 5 |
... | ||
148 | Angola | 148 |
149 | Zambia | 149 |
150 | Pakistan | 150 |
151 | Guinea-Bissau | 151 |
152 | Syria | 152 |
153 | Liberia | 153 |
Africa Avg | 117.8 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
4 | Netherlands | 4 |
5 | Switzerland | 5 |
... | ||
88 | Vietnam | 88 |
89 | Central African Rep. | 89 |
90 | Botswana | 90 |
91 | Guinea-Bissau | 91 |
92 | Burundi | 92 |
93 | Mozambique | 93 |
Africa Avg | 96.7 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
#human_development #peace #politics
Global Peace Index (2021)41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better41 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.10 |
2 | New Zealand | 1.25 |
3 | Denmark | 1.26 |
4 | Portugal | 1.27 |
5 | Slovenia | 1.32 |
... | ||
96 | Benin | 2.09 |
97 | Tajikistan | 2.10 |
98 | Tunisia | 2.11 |
99 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.11 |
100 | China | 2.11 |
101 | Guyana | 2.11 |
Africa Avg | 2.29 | |
World Avg | 2.08 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping and Security (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
4 | Egypt | 4 |
5 | Nigeria | 5 |
... | ||
158 | Iraq | 158 |
159 | Bahrain | 159 |
160 | Slovenia | 160 |
161 | Tonga | 161 |
162 | Marshall Islands | 162 |
163 | Guinea-Bissau | 163 |
Africa Avg | 83.6 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
4 | Sweden | 4 |
5 | Malta | 5 |
... | ||
70 | Latvia | 70 |
71 | Guatemala | 71 |
72 | Estonia | 72 |
73 | Guinea-Bissau | 73 |
74 | Albania | 74 |
75 | Botswana | 75 |
Africa Avg | 104.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %42 | |
1 | Iceland | +205.6 |
2 | Bahrain | +144.4 |
3 | Uruguay | +131.3 |
4 | Kuwait | +81.2 |
5 | Dominican Rep. | +79.5 |
... | ||
139 | Sri Lanka | -09.4 |
140 | Brazil | -09.7 |
141 | Venezuela | -10.3 |
142 | Guinea-Bissau | -11.0 |
143 | Senegal | -11.5 |
144 | Guinea | -12.4 |
Africa Avg | -08.0 | |
World Avg | +02.8 | |
q=184. |
Environmental Performance (2018)43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better43 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
4 | Malta | 80.9 |
5 | Sweden | 80.5 |
... | ||
140 | Gabon | 45.1 |
141 | Ethiopia | 44.8 |
142 | S. Africa | 44.7 |
143 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.7 |
144 | Vanuatu | 44.6 |
145 | Uganda | 44.3 |
Africa Avg | 46.4 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
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 |
... | ||
129 | Togo | 1996 Jan 02 |
130 | Botswana | 1996 Jan 10 |
131 | Moldova | 1996 Jan 18 |
132 | Guinea-Bissau | 1996 Jan 25 |
133 | Sudan | 1996 Jan 28 |
134 | S. Africa | 1996 Jan 31 |
Africa Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
World Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
q=197. |
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse44 | |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
181 | Somalia | 38.90 |
180 | Nigeria | 37.10 |
... | ||
174 | Cameroon | 33.50 |
173 | Ivory Coast | 33.30 |
172 | Lesotho | 33.10 |
171 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.30 |
170 | Haiti | 32.20 |
169 | Burkina Faso | 32.00 |
Africa Avg | 26.10 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %45 | |
1 | Ukraine | 25.0 |
2 | Belarus | 25.4 |
3 | Slovenia | 25.4 |
4 | Czechia | 25.9 |
5 | Moldova | 25.9 |
... | ||
139 | Colombia | 49.7 |
140 | Panama | 49.9 |
141 | Honduras | 50.5 |
142 | Guinea-Bissau | 50.7 |
143 | St Lucia | 51.2 |
144 | Swaziland | 51.5 |
Africa Avg | 42.6 | |
World Avg | 38.1 | |
q=152. |
Multidimensional Poverty (2018)46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Severity46 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
4 | Turkmenistan | .001 |
5 | Jordan | .002 |
... | ||
87 | Liberia | .320 |
88 | Guinea | .336 |
89 | Benin | .368 |
90 | Guinea-Bissau | .372 |
91 | Congo, DR | .389 |
92 | Burundi | .403 |
Africa Avg | .264 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation
Religiosity (2018)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %37 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
4 | Switzerland | 9 |
5 | Denmark | 9 |
... | ||
93 | Rwanda | 90 |
94 | Liberia | 90 |
95 | Morocco | 91 |
96 | Guinea-Bissau | 91 |
97 | Philippines | 91 |
98 | Zambia | 91 |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
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 below47:
Christian | 19.7% |
Muslim | 45.1% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 30.9% |
Jew | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 4.3% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%48.
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