Indonesia Republic of Indonesia
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	111st best
Capital	Jakarta
Land Area	1 811 570km²₁
Location	Asia
Population	267.7m₂
Life Expectancy	69.05yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$10 053 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	ID, IDN, 360₅
Internet Domain	.id₆
Currency	Rupiah (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.

“From 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

UN HDI (2016)₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₁₂
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
110	Paraguay	110
111	Egypt	111
112	Turkmenistan	111
113	Indonesia	113
114	Palestine	114
115	Vietnam	115
116	Philippines	116
117	El Salvador	117
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)₁₃
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₃
1	Qatar	$129 916
2	Singapore	$78 162
3	Kuwait	$76 075
	...
102	Dominica	$10 096
103	Bosnia & Herzegovina	$10 091
104	Egypt	$10 064
105	Indonesia	$10 053
106	St Lucia	$9 791
107	Namibia	$9 770
108	Georgia	$8 856
109	Philippines	$8 395
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₄_,₁₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₄_,₁₅
1	Taiwan	30.2
2	Denmark	30.5
3	Norway	30.9
	...
108	Nepal	91.9
109	St Lucia	91.9
110	Andorra	92.3
111	Indonesia	92.4
112	Egypt	92.6
113	Antigua & Barbuda	93.5
114	Kenya	94.5
115	Senegal	94.7
	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. Indonesia's Demographics

#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
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
4	Indonesia	267.7m
5	Pakistan	212.2m
6	Brazil	209.5m
7	Nigeria	195.9m
8	Bangladesh	161.4m
9	Russia	145.7m
10	Japan	127.2m
11	Mexico	126.2m
12	Ethiopia	109.2m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₃
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₃
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
125	Tajikistan	69.58
126	Uzbekistan	69.40
127	Micronesia	69.27
128	Indonesia	69.05
129	Cambodia	68.81
130	Bolivia	68.74
131	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	68.51
132	Philippines	68.34
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₆
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₆
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
7	Uruguay	2.05
8	Norway	1.95
9	Myanmar (Burma)	1.95
10	Indonesia	2.07
11	Sweden	1.93
12	Tunisia	1.93
13	St Lucia	1.93
14	USA	2.08
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₇
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₇
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
83	Uzbekistan	11.9
84	Tonga	11.9
85	Kyrgyzstan	12.1
86	Indonesia	12.4
87	Myanmar (Burma)	12.5
88	India	12.5
89	Bolivia	12.7
90	Nicaragua	13.1
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
188	N. Korea	0.2%
189	Sri Lanka	0.2%
190	Myanmar (Burma)	0.1%
191	Madagascar	0.1%
192	Indonesia	0.1%
193	Cuba	0.1%
194	Vietnam	0.1%
195	China	0.1%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₉
Pos.		%₁₉
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
171	UAE	1.2%
172	Mongolia	1.2%
173	Kenya	1.1%
174	Indonesia	1.1%
175	Myanmar (Burma)	1.0%
176	Solomon Islands	1.0%
177	India	0.9%
178	Papua New Guinea	0.9%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #human_rights #Indonesia #politics #tolerance

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 in terms of supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₀. In 2017 it made some limited steps to protect the rights of some of its most vulnerable people and released some political prisoners₂₁. However Indonesia performs less well in most areas. It does worse than average in its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice₂₂, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₃, opposing gender inequality₂₄, LGBT equality₂₅, supporting press freedom₂₆ and in speed of uptake of HR treaties₂₇. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 in its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₈. The United Nations made 58 recommendations on improvements that Indonesia could make, but they were rejected wholesale₂₁. 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-religious₂₉. 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 like₂₁.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Indonesia

5. Indonesia's Health

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

Health (2020)₃₀_,₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₀_,₃₁
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
106	Andorra	94.8
107	Lithuania	94.8
108	Djibouti	94.9
109	Indonesia	94.9
110	Vanuatu	95.7
111	Paraguay	96.3
112	Seychelles	96.3
113	Panama	96.5
114	Chile	96.5
	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 Maldives₃₀. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₃₀.

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 Europe₃₀, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₃₀.

Health:

Indonesia has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Indonesia does better than average in its alcohol consumption rate₃₂ and in its fertility rate₁₆. But that's it. Indonesia has problems. It does worse than average in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₃, its adolescent birth rate₂₄, its average life expectancy₁₃, its smoking rate₃₄ and in its immunizations take-up₃₅. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₃
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₃
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
125	Tajikistan	69.58
126	Uzbekistan	69.40
127	Micronesia	69.27
128	Indonesia	69.05
129	Cambodia	68.81
130	Bolivia	68.74
131	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	68.51
132	Philippines	68.34
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₂
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
20	Jordan	0.7
21	Senegal	0.7
22	Oman	0.8
23	Indonesia	0.8
24	Azerbaijan	0.8
25	Algeria	0.9
26	Malaysia	0.9
27	Comoros	0.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₆
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₆
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
7	Uruguay	2.05
8	Norway	1.95
9	Myanmar (Burma)	1.95
10	Indonesia	2.07
11	Sweden	1.93
12	Tunisia	1.93
13	St Lucia	1.93
14	USA	2.08
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₄
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₄
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
142	Argentina	1 359
141	Israel	1 346
140	Libya	1 333₃₆
139	Indonesia	1 322
138	Philippines	1 291
137	Malta	1 266
136	Spain	1 265
135	Iraq	1 227
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₃
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
81	Dominican Rep.	81
82	Zambia	82
83	Croatia	83
84	Indonesia	84
85	Bolivia	85
86	Kyrgyzstan	86
87	Moldova	87
88	Syria	88
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₇
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
34	Zambia	27.8
35	Togo	28.1
36	Mali	28.1
37	Indonesia	28.2
38	Somalia	28.4
39	Senegal	28.4
40	Pakistan	28.4
41	Sudan	28.9
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₄
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₄
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
106	Chile	47.8
107	Solomon Islands	48.4
108	Peru	49.1
109	Indonesia	49.6
110	Colombia	50.2
111	St Vincent & Grenadines	51.0
112	Cambodia	51.6
113	Egypt	51.9
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₅
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₅
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
166	Ivory Coast	76.9
167	Congo, DR	76.5
168	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	76.5
169	Indonesia	76.4
170	Mali	76.0
171	India	75.1
172	Ethiopia	73.9
173	Pakistan	73.0
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Indonesia's Modernity and Learning

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

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₈
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
109	Pakistan	80.2
110	Jamaica	80.6
111	Libya	81.3
112	Indonesia	82.8
113	Dominica	83.3
114	Cameroon	83.3
115	Ethiopia	83.5
116	Zimbabwe	83.8
117	Ghana	84.1
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₃₉
2	Israel	4.11₃₉
3	Japan	3.58₃₉
	...
110	Peru	0.10₄₀
111	Paraguay	0.09₄₁
112	Congo, DR	0.08₄₂
113	Indonesia	0.08₄₃
114	Saudi Arabia	0.07₄₂
115	Algeria	0.07₄₀
116	Cape Verde	0.07₄₄
117	Trinidad & Tobago	0.05₄₁
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better₄₅
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
110	Kuwait	51.5%
111	Congo, DR	50.7%
112	Macedonia	49.8%
113	Indonesia	48.8%
114	Congo, (Brazzaville)	48.8%
115	Iraq	48.0%
116	Paraguay	47.8%
117	Nicaragua	47.5%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₄₆
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₆
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
97	Morocco	13.1
98	Dominica	13.0
99	Trinidad & Tobago	13.0
100	Indonesia	12.9
101	Gabon	12.9
102	Panama	12.9
103	Suriname	12.9
104	Palestine	12.8
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₃
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
156	Tanzania	156
157	Equatorial Guinea	157
158	Guyana	158
159	Afghanistan	159
160	Indonesia	160
161	Bolivia	161
162	Iraq	162
163	Angola	163
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Maths, Science & Reading (2015)₄₇
Pos.		Higher is better Score₄₇
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
	...
59	Qatar	1222
60	Georgia	1216
61	Jordan	1197
62	Indonesia	1186
63	Brazil	1185
64	Peru	1182
65	Lebanon	1129
66	Tunisia	1114
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

Religiosity (2009)₄₈
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₈
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
107	Somaliland	98
108	Burundi	98
109	Sri Lanka	99
110	Malawi	99
111	Yemen	99
112	Indonesia	99
113	Niger	99.5
114	Bangladesh	99.5
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₄₉
Pos.		Higher is better₄₉
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
64	Bolivia	87
65	Iraq	87
66	Azerbaijan	87
67	Indonesia	87
68	Turkmenistan	87
69	Uzbekistan	87
70	Kuwait	86
71	Philippines	86
	World Avg	85.6
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"₅₀. 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)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better₅₁
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
148	Zimbabwe	21%
149	Equatorial Guinea	21%
150	Lesotho	21%
151	Indonesia	20%
152	Marshall Islands	20%
153	Algeria	20%
154	Nicaragua	19%
155	Uganda	19%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

Freedom On The Internet (2012)₅₂
Pos.		Lower is better₅₂
1	Estonia	10
2	USA	12
3	Germany	15
	...
18	Kyrgyzstan	35
19	Mexico	37
20	India	39
21	Indonesia	42
22	Libya	43
23	Malaysia	43
24	Jordan	45
25	Turkey	46
	World Avg	46.7
q=47.

IT Security (2013)₅₃
Pos.		Lower is better₅₃
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
	...
43	Canada	0.96
44	Tajikistan	1.01
45	Brazil	1.02
46	Indonesia	1.05
47	British Virgin Islands	1.08
48	Mali	1.12
49	France	1.13
50	Italy	1.15
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₅₄
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₅₄
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
64	UAE	0.3
65	Seychelles	0.2
66	Puerto Rico	0.2
67	Indonesia	0.2
68	S. Africa	0.1
69	Jersey	0.1
70	Sudan	0.1
71	Ukraine	0.1
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₅₅
Pos.		Lower is better₅₅
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
13	Bahrain	13
14	Norway	13.33
15	Malta	14
16	Indonesia	14.75
17	Iceland	16
18	Bhutan	17.5
19	Kenya	17.75
20	Jamaica	20.5
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₅₆
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₅₆
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
104	Egypt	34.2
105	Argentina	34.2
106	Niger	34.2
107	Indonesia	34.2
108	Djibouti	34.0
109	Bolivia	34.0
110	Malawi	33.8
111	Kosovo	33.8
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₅₇
Pos.		Higher is better₅₇
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
93	Bosnia & Herzegovina	5.1
94	Mongolia	5.1
95	Vietnam	5.1
96	Indonesia	5.1
97	Bhutan	5.1
98	Somalia	5.0
99	Cameroon	5.0
100	Bulgaria	4.9
	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
	...
85	Morocco	85
86	Jamaica	86
87	Senegal	87
88	Indonesia	88
89	Cambodia	89
90	Peru	90
91	Jordan	91
92	Haiti	92
	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
	...
130	Kenya	130
131	Kazakhstan	131
132	Bangladesh	132
133	Indonesia	133
134	Egypt	134
135	Uruguay	135
136	Namibia	136
137	Yemen	137
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2012)₅₈
Pos.		Lower is better₅₈
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
60	Malawi	1.89
61	Panama	1.90
62	Jordan	1.90
63	Indonesia	1.91
64	Serbia	1.92
65	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1.92
66	Moldova	1.93
67	Albania	1.93
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₃
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
4	Egypt	4
5	Nigeria	5
6	Uruguay	6
7	Indonesia	7
8	Brunei	8
9	Moldova	9
10	Morocco	10
11	Oman	11
12	Tanzania	12
	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
	...
59	Bangladesh	59
60	Seychelles	60
61	Philippines	61
62	Indonesia	62
63	Uganda	63
64	Moldova	64
65	Mozambique	65
66	Burkina Faso	66
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₅₉
Pos.		Lower is better Score₅₉
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
113	Chad	4.76
114	Russia	4.90
115	France	5.01
116	Indonesia	5.07
117	Nepal	5.09
118	Burundi	5.10
119	Palestine	5.18
120	Bangladesh	5.21
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₆₀
Pos.		Higher is better %₆₀
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
158	Argentina	-22.1
159	Cameroon	-22.6
160	Somalia	-23.2
161	Indonesia	-23.2
162	Kyrgyzstan	-23.8
163	Comoros	-24.5
164	Nepal	-24.7
165	Benin	-25.2
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₆₁
Pos.		Higher is better₆₁
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
130	Kenya	47.3
131	Bhutan	47.2
132	Vietnam	47.0
133	Indonesia	46.9
134	Guinea	46.6
135	Mozambique	46.4
136	Uzbekistan	45.9
137	Chad	45.3
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₆₂
Pos.		Higher is better₆₂
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
33	Germany	11.24
34	Greece	11.24
35	Tunisia	11.24
36	Indonesia	11.11
37	Israel	11.11
38	Turkey	11.11
39	Azerbaijan	10.87
40	Netherlands	10.75
	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
	...
75	Kiribati	1994 Nov 14
76	Romania	1994 Nov 15
77	Austria	1994 Nov 16
78	Indonesia	1994 Nov 21
79	Slovakia	1994 Nov 23
80	Costa Rica	1994 Nov 24
81	Nigeria	1994 Nov 27
82	Guyana	1994 Nov 27
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₆₃
Pos.		Higher is better %₆₃
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
13	Mexico	67.0%
14	Nicaragua	67.0%
15	El Salvador	66.8%
16	Indonesia	66.5%
17	Japan	64.7%
18	Panama	64.6%
19	Peru	63.9%
20	Chile	63.8%
	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)₆₄
Pos.		Higher is worse₆₄
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
112	Vanuatu	14.40
111	Algeria	14.10
110	Azerbaijan	13.90
109	Indonesia	13.90
108	Uzbekistan	13.90
107	Paraguay	13.80
106	Honduras	13.30
105	Mongolia	13.10
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₆₅
Pos.		Lower is better %₆₅
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
83	Georgia	37.9
84	El Salvador	38.0
85	Gabon	38.0
86	Indonesia	38.1
87	Myanmar (Burma)	38.1
88	Maldives	38.4
89	Burundi	38.6
90	China	38.6
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₆₆
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₆₆
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
33	Philippines	.024
34	Mexico	.025
35	S. Africa	.025
36	Indonesia	.028
37	Syria	.029
38	Tajikistan	.029
39	El Salvador	.032
40	Iraq	.033
	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 #universalism

Religiosity (2009)₄₈
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₈
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
107	Somaliland	98
108	Burundi	98
109	Sri Lanka	99
110	Malawi	99
111	Yemen	99
112	Indonesia	99
113	Niger	99.5
114	Bangladesh	99.5
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)₆₇
Pos.		Higher is better %₆₇
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
69	Central African Rep.	2
70	Tajikistan	2
71	Turkmenistan	2
72	Indonesia	2
73	Paraguay	1
74	Nicaragua	1
75	Bolivia	1
76	Colombia	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 below₆₈:

Christian	9.9%
Muslim	87.2%
Hindu	1.7%
Buddhist	0.7%
Folk Religion	0.3%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	0.1%

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)₆₉.

The Afterlife: Ipsos-NA in 2011 gathered some statistics on Indonesia₇₀. 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 Confucianism₂₉ (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 illegal₂₉. Therefore, there is no legal way to be non-religious in Indonesia.

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