The Human Truth Foundation

Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia)

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

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

#Asia #atheism #buddhism #china #christianity #confucianism #hinduism #indonesia #Myanmar #norway #pakistan #Thailand #Theravada_Buddhism

Indonesia
Republic of Indonesia
StatusIndependent State
Social and Moral Index114th best
CapitalJakarta
Land Area1 811 570km21
LocationAsia
Population267.7m2
Life Expectancy67.57yrs (2017)3
GNI$11 466 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 CodesID, IDN, 3605
Internet Domain.id6
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)7
Telephone+628

1. Overview

#australia #germany #indonesia #islam #japan #malaysia #netherlands #papua_new_guinea #UK

The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; Japan occupied the islands from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence shortly before Japan's surrender, but it required four years of sometimes brutal fighting, intermittent negotiations, and UN mediation before the Netherlands agreed to transfer sovereignty in 1949. A period of sometimes unruly parliamentary democracy ended in 1957 when President SOEKARNO declared martial law and instituted "Guided Democracy." After an abortive coup in 1965 by alleged Communist sympathizers, SOEKARNO was removed from power. From 1966 until 1988, President SUHARTO ruled Indonesia with his "New Order" Government. After rioting toppled Suharto in 1998, free and fair legislative elections took place in 1999. Indonesia is now the world's third most populous democracy, the world's largest archipelagic state, and the world's largest Muslim-majority nation. Current issues include: alleviating poverty, improving education, preventing terrorism, consolidating democracy after four decades of authoritarianism, implementing economic and financial reforms, stemming corruption, reforming the criminal justice system, holding the military and police accountable for human rights violations, addressing climate change, and controlling infectious diseases, particularly those of global and regional importance. In 2005, Indonesia reached a historic peace agreement with armed separatists in Aceh, which led to democratic elections in Aceh in December 2006.

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9

Indonesia owns half of the large island, New Guinea.

The island of New Guinea is divided almost equally into two halves. The Eatern half is called Papua New Guinea, which has been an independent state since 1975, before which it was owned by Australia, Germany and the UK. The Western half is part of Indonesia. Humans have lived on the island of New Guinea for 40,000 years, whereupon they started cultivating and exploiting plants like yams and taro10. "Indonesia continues to face low intensity armed resistance in Papua by the separatist Free Papua Movement"9.

Book CoverFrom the western tip of Sumatra to the eastern edge of Papua, Indonesia offers endless exploration and infinite diversity. This unique land may well be the last great adventure on Earth. Indonesia defines adventure: the only limitation is how many of its 17,000 islands you can reach before your visa expires. Following the equator, Indonesia stretches between Malaysia and Australia in one long intoxicating sweep. The nation´s natural diversity is staggering, alluring and inspiring, from the snow-capped peaks in Papua, sandalwood forests in Sumba, dense jungle in Borneo and impossibly green rice paddies in Bali and Java. Indonesian reefs are a diver´s fantasy while the surf breaks above are the best anywhere.

But even as the diversity on land and sea run like a traveller´s fantasy playlist, it´s the mash-up of people and cultures that´s the most appealing. Bali justifiably leads off, but there are also Papua´s stone-age folk, the many cultures of Flores, the artisans of Java, mall-rats of Jakarta and much more. Whether it´s a dreamy remote beach, an orang-utan encounter or a Bali all-nighter, Indonesia scores.

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)11

2. Indonesia National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)12
Pos.Higher is better
Value12
1Switzerland0.962
2Norway0.961
3Iceland0.959
4Hong Kong0.952
5Australia0.951
...
111Samoa0.707
112Lebanon0.706
113Gabon0.706
114Indonesia0.705
115Vietnam0.703
116Philippines0.699
Asia Avg0.75
World Avg0.72
q=191.
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)12
Pos.Higher is better
PPP $12
1Liechtenstein$146 830
2Singapore$90 919
3Qatar$87 134
4Luxembourg$84 649
5Ireland$76 169
...
101St Vincent & Grenadines$11 961
102Egypt$11 732
103Dominica$11 488
104Indonesia$11 466
105Algeria$10 800
106Mongolia$10 588
Asia Avg$22 215
World Avg$20 136
q=193.
Social & Moral
Development Index
13,14
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank13,14
1Taiwan28.6
2Norway29.4
3Denmark31.2
4Sweden32.2
5Finland32.6
...
111Kenya92.1
112St Vincent & Grenadines92.7
113Oman92.7
114Indonesia93.2
115Senegal93.2
116Cape Verde93.8
Asia Avg87.1
World Avg86.1
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. Indonesia's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

Indonesia's population is predicted to rise to 279.66 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 2.07. 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
1China1.4b
2India1.4b
3USA327.1m
4Indonesia267.7m
5Pakistan212.2m
6Brazil209.5m
7Nigeria195.9m
8Bangladesh161.4m
9Russia145.7m
10Japan127.2m
11Mexico126.2m
12Ethiopia109.2m
World Avg39.0m
q=195.
Life Expectancy (2021)12
Pos.Higher is better
Years12
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
4Australia84.5
5Switzerland84.0
...
132Laos68.1
133Timor-Leste (E. Timor)67.7
134Sao Tome & Principe67.6
135Indonesia67.6
136Kiribati67.4
137India67.2
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Fertility Rate (2013)15
Pos.2.0 is best15
1N. Korea2.00
2Brunei1.99
3St Vincent & Grenadines2.01
4France1.99
5Turkey2.04
6Australia1.96
7Uruguay2.05
8Norway1.95
9Myanmar (Burma)1.95
10Indonesia2.07
11Sweden1.93
12Tunisia1.93
World Avg2.81
q=180.
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)16
Pos.Lower is better
Per 10016
1Uganda04.3
2Mali04.5
3Chad04.7
4Burkina Faso04.7
5Sierra Leone04.8
...
83Uzbekistan11.9
84Tonga11.9
85Kyrgyzstan12.1
86Indonesia12.4
87Myanmar (Burma)12.5
88India12.5
World Avg18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)17
Pos.
%17
1UAE88.4%
2Kuwait75.5%
3Qatar65.2%
4Liechtenstein65.1%
5Monaco54.9%
...
189Sri Lanka0.2%
190Myanmar (Burma)0.1%
191Madagascar0.1%
192Indonesia0.1%
193Cuba0.1%
194Vietnam0.1%
World Avg9.4%
q=195.
Emigrants (2010)18
Pos.
%18
1Dominica104.8%
2Palestine68.4%
3Samoa67.3%
4Grenada65.5%
5St Kitts & Nevis61.1%
...
171UAE1.2%
172Mongolia1.2%
173Kenya1.1%
174Indonesia1.1%
175Myanmar (Burma)1.0%
176Solomon Islands1.0%
World Avg11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

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

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)19,20
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank19,20
1Sweden9.2
2Norway14.7
3Denmark14.7
4Netherlands15.8
5New Zealand17.5
...
135Laos108.3
136Zambia108.8
137Maldives110.7
138Indonesia111.2
139Algeria111.2
140Uzbekistan111.3
Asia Avg99.8
World Avg87.7
q=199.

Indonesia is amongst the worst places in the world at ensuring human rights and freedom, and it has severe cultural issues when it comes to tolerance and equality. Indonesia does better than average for supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms21. In 2017 it made some limited steps to protect the rights of some of its most vulnerable people and released some political prisoners22. But that's it. Indonesia has problems. It does worse than average in terms of its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice23, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports24, opposing gender inequality25, LGBT equality26, supporting press freedom27, speed of uptake of HR treaties28 and in freethought29. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 in the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators)30 (amongst the highest in Asia) and in its nominal commitment to Human Rights31. The United Nations made 58 recommendations on improvements that Indonesia could make, but they were rejected wholesale22. Indonesia does not accept the concept of freedom of religion. The state only permits six religions: Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, and Confucianism - there is no legal way to be non-religious32. The country's blasphemy law makes it illegal to promote other faiths. In 2017, President Jokowi decreed the amendment of a law, enabling the government to fast-track the banning of groups it doesn't like22.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

5. Indonesia's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #Indonesia #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines

Compared to Asia (2020)33,34
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank33,34
1Hong Kong18.3
2Maldives41.0
3Singapore42.6
4Japan51.0
5S. Korea51.3
...
37Lebanon95.4
38Russia95.5
39Georgia95.6
40Indonesia95.8
41Kazakhstan98.1
42Azerbaijan100.0
43Syria101.3
Asia Avg80.1
q=50.
Health (2020)33,34
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank33,34
1Monaco13.0
2Hong Kong18.3
3Maldives41.0
4Singapore42.6
5Japan51.0
...
103Russia95.5
104Georgia95.6
105Djibouti95.7
106Indonesia95.8
107Peru96.5
108St Vincent & Grenadines96.8
109Vanuatu97.1
World Avg93.5
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 Maldives33. 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 Palau33.

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 Mediterranean33, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa33.

For more, see:

Health:

Indonesia has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Indonesia does better than average in its alcohol consumption rate35 and in its fertility rate15. But unfortunately Indonesia gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average when it comes to its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance36, its adolescent birth rate25, its average life expectancy12, its smoking rate37 and in its immunizations take-up38. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016.

Life Expectancy (2021)12
Pos.Higher is better
Years12
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
4Australia84.5
5Switzerland84.0
...
132Laos68.1
133Timor-Leste (E. Timor)67.7
134Sao Tome & Principe67.6
135Indonesia67.6
136Kiribati67.4
137India67.2
Asia Avg73.48
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Alcohol Consumption (2016)35
Pos.Lower is better
Per Capita35
1Bangladesh0.0
2Kuwait0.0
3Libya0.0
4Mauritania0.0
5Somalia0.0
...
20Jordan0.7
21Senegal0.7
22Oman0.8
23Indonesia0.8
24Azerbaijan0.8
25Algeria0.9
Asia Avg3.9
World Avg6.2
q=189.
Fertility Rate (2013)15
Pos.2.0 is best15
1N. Korea2.00
2Brunei1.99
3St Vincent & Grenadines2.01
4France1.99
5Turkey2.04
6Australia1.96
7Uruguay2.05
8Norway1.95
9Myanmar (Burma)1.95
10Indonesia2.07
11Sweden1.93
12Tunisia1.93
Asia Avg2.46
World Avg2.81
q=180.
Smoking Rates (2014)37
Pos.Higher is worse37
182Montenegro4 125
181Belarus3 831
180Lebanon3 023
179Macedonia2 732
178Russia2 690
...
142Argentina1 359
141Israel1 346
140Libya1 33339
139Indonesia1 322
138Philippines1 291
137Malta1 266
Asia Avg1 035
World Avg 819
q=182.
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)36
Pos.Lower is better
Rank36
1Sweden1
2Ireland2
3Denmark3
4UK4
5Norway5
...
81Dominican Rep.81
82Zambia82
83Croatia83
84Indonesia84
85Bolivia85
86Kyrgyzstan86
Asia Avg64.4
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Overweight Adults (2016)40
Pos.Lower is better
%40
1Vietnam18.3
2India19.7
3Bangladesh20.0
4Ethiopia20.9
5Nepal21.0
...
34Zambia27.8
35Togo28.1
36Mali28.1
37Indonesia28.2
38Somalia28.4
39Senegal28.4
Asia Avg44.3
World Avg49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)25
Pos.Lower is better
Per 100025
1N. Korea0.5
2S. Korea1.6
3Switzerland2.9
4Hong Kong3.2
5Slovenia3.8
...
106Chile47.8
107Solomon Islands48.4
108Peru49.1
109Indonesia49.6
110Colombia50.2
111St Vincent & Grenadines51.0
Asia Avg29.9
World Avg47.9
q=185.
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)38
Pos.Higher is better
Avg %38
1Hungary99.0
2China99.0
3Uzbekistan98.9
4Niue98.8
5Mongolia98.7
...
166Ivory Coast76.9
167Congo, DR76.5
168Timor-Leste (E. Timor)76.5
169Indonesia76.4
170Mali76.0
171India75.1
Asia Avg90.5
World Avg88.3
q=194.

6. Indonesia's Modernity and Learning

#education #english #intelligence #it_security #maths #modernity #politics #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation #technology #the_internet

Compared to Asia (2020)20
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank20
1Taiwan10.0
2Japan21.9
3S. Korea24.0
4Singapore27.9
5Israel32.2
...
34Mongolia90.0
35Brunei91.6
36Palestine92.0
37Indonesia92.3
38Pakistan97.9
39Maldives99.8
40Turkmenistan105.3
Asia Avg79.0
q=51.
Modernity and Learning (2020)20
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank20
1Finland8.4
2Taiwan10.0
3Switzerland15.1
4Estonia15.8
5Denmark16.0
...
121St Vincent & Grenadines90.3
122Brunei91.6
123Palestine92.0
124Indonesia92.3
125Nigeria94.1
126French Polynesia95.0
127Uganda95.3
World Avg83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.Higher is better
% RDP PPP
1S. Korea4.2941
2Israel4.1141
3Japan3.5841
4Finland3.1741
5Sweden3.1641
...
110Peru0.1042
111Paraguay0.0943
112Congo, DR0.0844
113Indonesia0.0845
114Saudi Arabia0.0744
115Algeria0.0742
Asia Avg0.75
World Avg0.84
q=126.
Secondary Education (2018)46
Pos.Higher is better46
1Luxembourg100.0%
2Estonia100.0%
3Austria100.0%
4Canada100.0%
5Finland100.0%
...
110Kuwait51.5%
111Congo, DR50.7%
112Macedonia49.8%
113Indonesia48.8%
114Congo, (Brazzaville)48.8%
115Iraq48.0%
Asia Avg66.0%
World Avg63.0%
q=169.
Length of Schooling (2021)47
Pos.Higher is better
Years47
1Australia21.1
2New Zealand20.3
3Greece20.0
4Belgium19.6
5Sweden19.4
...
88Bulgaria13.9
89Bosnia & Herzegovina13.8
90Egypt13.8
91Indonesia13.7
92Swaziland13.7
93S. Africa13.6
Asia Avg13.5
World Avg13.5
q=193.
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)36
Pos.Lower is better
Rank36
1Ukraine1
2Czechia2
3Hungary3
4Denmark4
5UK5
...
157Equatorial Guinea157
158Guyana158
159Afghanistan159
160Indonesia160
161Bolivia161
162Iraq162
Asia Avg97.1
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Maths, Science & Reading (2015)48
Pos.Higher is better
Score48
1Singapore1655
2Hong Kong1598
3Japan1586
4Macau1582
5Estonia1573
...
59Qatar1222
60Georgia1216
61Jordan1197
62Indonesia1186
63Brazil1185
64Peru1182
Asia Avg1398
World Avg1389
q=70.
Religiosity (2018)49
Pos.Lower is better
%49
1China3
2Estonia6
3Czechia7
4Switzerland9
5Denmark9
...
99Afghanistan92
100Burkina Faso93
101Tanzania93
102Indonesia93
103Mali94
104Pakistan94
Asia Avg55.8
World Avg54.3
q=106.
IQ (2006)50
Pos.Higher is better50
1Hong Kong108
2Singapore108
3S. Korea106
4Japan105
5Taiwan105
...
64Bolivia87
65Iraq87
66Azerbaijan87
67Indonesia87
68Turkmenistan87
69Uzbekistan87
Asia Avg90.4
World Avg85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

The IHEU's Freedom of Thought publication notes that in countries like Pakistan and Indonesia, where "organized atheism is impossible if not directly illegal", atheists frequently organize themselves online. This is because in these heavily Muslim countries, any deviance from Islam is grimly punishable. It is their only possible avenue of expression. But those "who have been caught criticizing religion online have been arrested and harrassed on seemingly spurious thought-crime type offences"51. The Internet is itself a tool of human rights, even in the dark corners of the world where the vested interests of powerful religionists seek to restrict basic freedoms.

Internet Users (2016)52
Pos.Higher is better52
1Iceland100%
2Faroe Islands99%
3Norway98%
4Bermuda97%
5Andorra97%
...
148Zimbabwe21%
149Equatorial Guinea21%
150Lesotho21%
151Indonesia20%
152Marshall Islands20%
153Algeria20%
Asia Avg48.7%
World Avg48.1%
q=201.
Freedom On The Internet (2012)53
Pos.Lower is better53
1Estonia10
2USA12
3Germany15
4Australia18
5Hungary19
...
18Kyrgyzstan35
19Mexico37
20India39
21Indonesia42
22Libya43
23Malaysia43
Asia Avg56.6
World Avg46.7
q=47.
IT Security (2013)54
Pos.Lower is better54
1Ireland0.11
2Luxembourg0.11
3Belize0.11
4Hong Kong0.12
5Mexico0.16
...
43Canada0.96
44Tajikistan1.01
45Brazil1.02
46Indonesia1.05
47British Virgin Islands1.08
48Mali1.12
Asia Avg1.08
World Avg0.98
q=81.
IPv6 Uptake (2017)55
Pos.Higher is better
Ratio55
1Belgium55.4
2Germany41.8
3Switzerland35.1
4USA35.0
5Greece33.5
...
64UAE0.3
65Seychelles0.2
66Puerto Rico0.2
67Indonesia0.2
68S. Africa0.1
69Jersey0.1
Asia Avg2.11
World Avg3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

World Giving Index (2013-2021)56
Pos.Lower is better56
1Myanmar (Burma)2.7
2New Zealand4.0
3USA4.7
4Australia4.9
5Indonesia9.0
6Qatar9.0
7UK9.3
8Ireland9.6
9Canada10.1
10UAE11.6
11Bahrain11.7
12Kenya12.0
Asia Avg62.5
World Avg67.9
q=160.
Corruption (2022)57
Pos.Higher is better
Points57
1Denmark90.0
2Finland87.0
3New Zealand87.0
4Norway84.0
5Singapore83.0
...
110Gambia34.0
111Sierra Leone34.0
112Malawi34.0
113Indonesia34.0
114Bosnia & Herzegovina34.0
115Nepal34.0
Asia Avg39.98
World Avg42.98
q=180.
Happiness (2018)58
Pos.Higher is better58
1Finland7.6
2Norway7.6
3Denmark7.6
4Iceland7.5
5Switzerland7.5
...
93Bosnia & Herzegovina5.1
94Mongolia5.1
95Vietnam5.1
96Indonesia5.1
97Bhutan5.1
98Somalia5.0
Asia Avg5.29
World Avg5.38
q=156.
Creativity and Culture (2017)36
Pos.Lower is better
Rank36
1Belgium1
2Netherlands2
3Estonia3
4Switzerland4
5Sweden5
...
85Morocco85
86Jamaica86
87Senegal87
88Indonesia88
89Cambodia89
90Peru90
Asia Avg99.0
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)36
Pos.Lower is better
Rank36
1Ireland1
2Denmark2
3Sweden3
4Netherlands4
5Switzerland5
...
130Kenya130
131Kazakhstan131
132Bangladesh132
133Indonesia133
134Egypt134
135Uruguay135
Asia Avg86.3
World Avg82.0
q=163.

The region of south-east Asia hosts some of the kindest people in the world. Myanmar and Thailand often top the World Giving Index59, which the Charities Aid Foundation attributes to the teachings and values of Theravada Buddhism59. Likewise, in Indonesia, giving is strongly encouraged by the Islamic doctrine of zakat, causing that country to give to charity at three times the global average rate.

Indonesia is ranked first in the CAF World Giving Index with a score of 69, up from 59 the last time a yearly Index was published in 2018, when it also ranked first in the Index. More than eight in 10 Indonesians donated money this year and the country´s rate of volunteering is more than three times the global average. [...]

Zakat is a traditional form of Islamic charity practised widely in Indonesia, the proceeds of which are redistributed to the needy. Reports suggest that Zakat payments globally were particularly high in 2020 as a response to the pandemic. In Indonesia, there were calls from Indonesian religious authorities for people to use such payments to help people in their communities who were experiencing hardships as a result of the economic slump caused by the pandemic.

Charities Aid Foundation (2021)

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2021)60
Pos.Lower is better60
1Iceland1.10
2New Zealand1.25
3Denmark1.26
4Portugal1.27
5Slovenia1.32
...
40Macedonia1.74
41Botswana1.75
42Mongolia1.78
43Indonesia1.78
44Serbia1.80
45Laos1.81
Asia Avg2.22
World Avg2.08
q=163.
Peacekeeping and Security (2017)36
Pos.Lower is better
Rank36
1Samoa1
2S. Africa2
3Tunisia3
4Egypt4
5Nigeria5
6Uruguay6
7Indonesia7
8Brunei8
9Moldova9
10Morocco10
11Oman11
12Tanzania12
Asia Avg76.0
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)36
Pos.Lower is better
Rank36
1Austria1
2Germany2
3Netherlands3
4Sweden4
5Malta5
...
59Bangladesh59
60Seychelles60
61Philippines61
62Indonesia62
63Uganda63
64Moldova64
Asia Avg92.2
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Impact of Terrorism (2019)61
Pos.Lower is better
Score61
1Togo0.00
2Mongolia0.00
3Swaziland0.00
4Equatorial Guinea0.00
5Cambodia0.00
...
113Chad4.76
114Russia4.90
115France5.01
116Indonesia5.07
117Nepal5.09
118Burundi5.10
Asia Avg3.60
World Avg2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)62
Pos.Higher is better
%62
1Iceland+205.6
2Bahrain+144.4
3Uruguay+131.3
4Kuwait+81.2
5Dominican Rep.+79.5
...
158Argentina-22.1
159Cameroon-22.6
160Somalia-23.2
161Indonesia-23.2
162Kyrgyzstan-23.8
163Comoros-24.5
Asia Avg+07.0
World Avg+02.8
q=184.
Environmental Performance (2018)63
Pos.Higher is better63
1Switzerland87.4
2France84.0
3Denmark81.6
4Malta80.9
5Sweden80.5
...
130Kenya47.3
131Bhutan47.2
132Vietnam47.0
133Indonesia46.9
134Guinea46.6
135Mozambique46.4
Asia Avg54.5
World Avg56.4
q=180.
Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)64
Pos.Higher is better64
1Hong Kong26.32
2Sri Lanka20.00
3Panama17.86
4Colombia17.54
5Ireland17.54
...
33Germany11.24
34Greece11.24
35Tunisia11.24
36Indonesia11.11
37Israel11.11
38Turkey11.11
Asia Avg09.14
World Avg09.29
q=119.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.Earlier is better
Signed
1China1993 Dec 29
2Guinea1993 Dec 29
3Cook Islands1993 Dec 29
4Vanuatu1993 Dec 29
5Papua New Guinea1993 Dec 29
...
75Kiribati1994 Nov 14
76Romania1994 Nov 15
77Austria1994 Nov 16
78Indonesia1994 Nov 21
79Slovakia1994 Nov 23
80Costa Rica1994 Nov 24
Asia Avg1899 Dec 30
World Avg1899 Dec 30
q=197.
Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)65
Pos.Higher is better
%65
1Argentina78.3%
2Greece77.6%
3Brazil77.1%
4Trinidad & Tobago74.5%
5Costa Rica74.2%
...
13Mexico67.0%
14Nicaragua67.0%
15El Salvador66.8%
16Indonesia66.5%
17Japan64.7%
18Panama64.6%
Asia Avg37.9%
World Avg39.9%
q=145.

Indonesia burns and chops through its peatland forests at a great rate. It cleared 41% of Sumatra's cover from 2000 to 2010 alone, and 25% on Borneo; plus further losses on its other islands66. This makes Indonesia one of the world's worst drivers of climate change. Peat forests sequester abundant quantities of carbon for us, and burning them creates more methane than other kinds of forest66. Each hectare of peat forest lost creates 55 metric tonnes of carbon66.

It is facilitated by rich countries buying Indonesian produce; for example, China funds deforestation there through its importing of rubber and timber67. Palm oil is another culprit: 85% of the world's supply comes from Indonesia68 - and it finds itself in some of the develop world's favourite foods, such as chocolate and pizza.

Around 40% of Indonesia's deforestation has been in protected areas in recent decades66; loggers arrive first, and then burn the remaining vegetation in order to clear space to sell on to plantation firms66. The Indonesian government isn't doing much about it - nor is the world. Large companies find it easy to obfuscate their supply chains and source produce from illegally deforested areas. There is low-key public awareness of the evils of unsustainable palm oil in things like Easter Eggs; some confectioners have simply responded by not using the exact phrase "palm oil" on packaging. The World Wildlife Foundation reports that since they started tracking companies in 2009, efforts at tackling unsustainable Palm Oil production "fall drastically short" of what's needed68.

An attempt by Norway all-but-ceased in 2016 when its environment minister concluded "we haven't seen actual progress in reducing deforestation" - it was paying Indonesia $1bn if it managed to do so69. It's unclear what can be done, but, it needs to be an international effort with enough motivation to overcome national barriers and multitudes of expensive lawyers and PR firms being employed by the industries involved.

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10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)70
Pos.Higher is worse70
184Chad40.90
183Central African Rep.40.10
182Sierra Leone39.00
181Somalia38.90
180Nigeria37.10
...
112Vanuatu14.40
111Algeria14.10
110Azerbaijan13.90
109Indonesia13.90
108Uzbekistan13.90
107Paraguay13.80
Asia Avg11.80
World Avg14.59
q=184.
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)71
Pos.Lower is better
%71
1Ukraine25.0
2Belarus25.4
3Slovenia25.4
4Czechia25.9
5Moldova25.9
...
83Georgia37.9
84El Salvador38.0
85Gabon38.0
86Indonesia38.1
87Myanmar (Burma)38.1
88Maldives38.4
Asia Avg35.2
World Avg38.1
q=152.
Multidimensional Poverty (2018)72
Pos.Lower is better
Severity72
1Armenia.001
2Ukraine.001
3Serbia.001
4Turkmenistan.001
5Jordan.002
...
33Philippines.024
34Mexico.025
35S. Africa.025
36Indonesia.028
37Syria.029
38Tajikistan.029
Asia Avg.084
World Avg.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#afterlife #belief #buddhism #christianity #confucianism #god #heaven #hell #hinduism #indonesia #islam #judaism #religion #religion_in_indonesia #religiosity #secularisation #universalism

Religiosity (2018)49
Pos.Lower is better
%49
1China3
2Estonia6
3Czechia7
4Switzerland9
5Denmark9
...
99Afghanistan92
100Burkina Faso93
101Tanzania93
102Indonesia93
103Mali94
104Pakistan94
World Avg54.3
q=106.
Disbelief In God (2007)73
Pos.Higher is better
%73
1Vietnam81
2Japan65
3Sweden64
4Czechia61
5Estonia49
...
69Central African Rep.2
70Tajikistan2
71Turkmenistan2
72Indonesia2
73Paraguay1
74Nicaragua1
World Avg9.9
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 below74:

Christian9.9%
Muslim87.2%
Hindu1.7%
Buddhist0.7%
Folk Religion0.3%
Jew0.1%
Unaffiliated0.1%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4% (2000 census)75.

The Afterlife: Ipsos-NA in 2011 gathered some statistics on Indonesia76. Despite the large numbers of Muslims, not many have traditional beliefs in the afterlife - just 62%. Some people don't know what to believe (4%). Some believe that upon death, you simply cease to exist (2%). Also, 1% specifically believe in heaven but not in hell (which is nice - making them possible "universalists"). 6% believe in reincarnation.

Freedom of Religion and Belief: Indonesia does not accept the concept of freedom of religion. The state only permits six religions: Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, and Confucianism32 (with some exceptions for some 'native' beliefs). The country's terrible blasphemy law makes it illegal to promote other faiths. Non-religious folk are also forced into picking one of those religions on official forms - but, lying is itself illegal32. Therefore, there is no legal way to be non-religious in Indonesia.

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