Ivory Coast Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	149th best
Capital	Yamoussoukro
Land Area	318 000km²₁
Location	Africa
Population	25.1m₂
Life Expectancy	51.89yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$3 163 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	CI, CIV, 384₅
Internet Domain	.ci₆
Currency	Franc (XOF)₇
Telephone	+225₈

1. Overview

#france

“Close ties to France following independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment all made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states but did not protect it from political turmoil. In December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI blatantly rigged elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and brought Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivorian dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched a failed coup attempt in September 2002 that developed into a rebellion and then a civil war. The war ended in 2003 with a cease fire that left the country divided with the rebels holding the north, the government the south, and peacekeeping forces a buffer zone between the two. In March 2007, President GBAGBO and former New Forces rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed an agreement in which SORO joined GBAGBO's government as prime minister and the two agreed to reunite the country by dismantling the buffer zone, integrating rebel forces into the national armed forces, and holding elections. Difficulties in preparing electoral registers delayed balloting until 2010. In November 2010, Alassane Dramane OUATTARA won the presidential election over GBAGBO, but GBAGBO refused to hand over power, resulting in a five-month stand-off. In April 2011, after widespread fighting, GBAGBO was formally forced from office by armed OUATTARA supporters with the help of UN and French forces. Several thousand UN peacekeepers and several hundred French troops remain in Cote d'Ivoire to support the transition process. OUATTARA is focused on rebuilding the country's infrastructure and military after the five months of post-electoral fighting, and faces ongoing threats from GBAGBO supporters many of whom have sought shelter in Ghana. GBAGBO is in The Hague awaiting trial for crimes against humanity.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Côte d´Ivoire is on the rebound, emerging from a difficult decade, revelling in a melange of modernity and a tradition with a penchant for partying. Côte d´Ivoire is a stunner, shingled with starfish-studded sands, and forest roads so orange they resemble strips of bronzing powder. After almost a decade of making headlines for all the wrong reasons, it is making a tentative comeback.
Once lauded as West Africa´s success story - the country was a magnet for workers from across the region, and travellers drawn by idyllic beaches and intriguing cultural traditions - Côte d´Ivoire´s descent into civil war in the early years of the millennium was especially tragic.
With a fragile peace holding, the outlook is more positive and travellers are beginning to return, albeit at a trickle. In the south, the Parc National de Taï hides secrets, species and nut-cracking chimps amidst its trees, while the peaks and valleys of Man offer a highland climate, fresh air and local art. Beach resorts of Assinie and arty Grand Bassam were made for weekend retreats from Abidjan, the capital in all but name, where lagoons linger between skyscrapers and cathedral spires pierce the blue heavens.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Ivory Coast National and Social Development

#economics #human_development

UN HDI (2016)₁₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₁₁
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
168	Yemen	168
169	Afghanistan	169
170	Malawi	170
171	Ivory Coast	171
172	Djibouti	172
173	Gambia	173
174	Ethiopia	174
175	Mali	175
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₂
1	Qatar	$129 916
2	Singapore	$78 162
3	Kuwait	$76 075
	...
148	Lesotho	$3 319
149	Micronesia	$3 291
150	Djibouti	$3 216
151	Ivory Coast	$3 163
152	Kyrgyzstan	$3 097
153	Cambodia	$3 095
154	Sao Tome & Principe	$3 070
155	Cameroon	$2 894
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₃_,₁₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₃_,₁₄
1	Taiwan	30.2
2	Denmark	30.5
3	Norway	30.9
	...
146	Mali	110.1
147	Guinea	110.2
148	Madagascar	110.5
149	Ivory Coast	110.8
150	Tonga	110.8
151	Sao Tome & Principe	110.8
152	Gabon	110.9
153	Benin	110.9
	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. Ivory Coast's Demographics

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

Population:

The Ivory Coast's population is predicted to rise to 29.82 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 4.27. 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
	...
51	Madagascar	26.3m
52	N. Korea	25.5m
53	Cameroon	25.2m
54	Ivory Coast	25.1m
55	Australia	24.9m
56	Niger	22.4m
57	Sri Lanka	21.2m
58	Burkina Faso	19.8m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
183	Nigeria	53.06
184	Angola	52.70
185	Chad	51.90
186	Ivory Coast	51.89
187	Central African Rep.	51.46
188	Sierra Leone	51.32
189	Lesotho	50.08
190	Swaziland	48.94
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₅
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₅
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
142	Ghana	4.03
143	Solomon Islands	4.08
144	Burundi	4.10
145	Ivory Coast	4.27
146	Eritrea	4.28
147	Palestine	4.31
148	Cameroon	4.33
149	Mauritania	4.40
	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
	...
13	Qatar	05.1
14	Somalia	05.4
15	Togo	05.4
16	Ivory Coast	05.6
17	Malawi	05.6
18	Senegal	05.6
19	Yemen	05.7
20	Cameroon	05.8
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
60	Gambia	9.8%
61	Dominica	9.2%
62	Serbia	9.1%
63	Ivory Coast	9.0%
64	Malaysia	8.5%
65	Portugal	8.5%
66	Suriname	8.5%
67	Costa Rica	8.4%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
103	Comoros	5.6%
104	Congo, (Brazzaville)	5.6%
105	Togo	5.4%
106	Ivory Coast	5.4%
107	Switzerland	5.4%
108	Malaysia	5.3%
109	Guinea	5.2%
110	Turkmenistan	5.0%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #human_rights #Ivory_Coast #politics #tolerance

The Ivory Coast is generally poor at ensuring human rights and freedom compared to the rest of the world. The Ivory Coast does better than average when it comes to its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice₁₉ and in commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₀ (one of the best in Africa). Human Rights Watch in 2017 reported some improvement in the legal defence of human rights, including in press freedom₂₁ and judicial abuses and arbitrary arrests were decreasing in number₂₁. When it comes to most other metrics, The Ivory Coast does not do well. It does worse than average when it comes to supporting press freedom₂₂, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₃, LGBT equality₂₄ (still high for Africa), its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₅ and in speed of uptake of HR treaties₂₆. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 in opposing gender inequality₂₇ (one of the worst in Africa). Prosecutions against historical human rights abusers is still rare and perpetrators of post-election abuse and violence in 2010-11 largely remained unaccountable₂₁.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in the Ivory Coast

5. Ivory Coast's Health

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

Health (2020)₂₈_,₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₈_,₂₉
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
179	Papua New Guinea	122.0
180	Congo, (Brazzaville)	123.1
181	Gabon	131.4
182	Iraq	132.0
183	Ivory Coast	132.4
184	Angola	135.0
185	Equatorial Guinea	136.4
186	Nigeria	140.8
187	S. Sudan	143.3
	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 Maldives₂₈. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₈.

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 Europe₂₈, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₂₈.

Health:

The Ivory Coast is a pretty unhealthy country. The Ivory Coast does better than average in terms of its smoking rate₃₀ (but bad for Africa). When it comes to most other metrics, The Ivory Coast does not do well. It does worse than average for its alcohol consumption rate₃₁, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₂, its fertility rate₁₅ and in its immunizations take-up₃₃. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 in terms of its adolescent birth rate₂₇ and in its average life expectancy₁₂. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
183	Nigeria	53.06
184	Angola	52.70
185	Chad	51.90
186	Ivory Coast	51.89
187	Central African Rep.	51.46
188	Sierra Leone	51.32
189	Lesotho	50.08
190	Swaziland	48.94
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₁
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
123	St Vincent & Grenadines	8.2
124	Dominica	8.2
125	Thailand	8.3
126	Ivory Coast	8.4
127	Botswana	8.4
128	Trinidad & Tobago	8.4
129	Vietnam	8.4
130	Ukraine	8.6
	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
	...
142	Ghana	4.03
143	Solomon Islands	4.08
144	Burundi	4.10
145	Ivory Coast	4.27
146	Eritrea	4.28
147	Palestine	4.31
148	Cameroon	4.33
149	Mauritania	4.40
	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
	...
81	Honduras	489
80	Angola	489
79	Nicaragua	488
78	Ivory Coast	477
77	Djibouti	476
76	Syria	459
75	Botswana	449
74	Costa Rica	432
	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
	...
126	Mauritius	126
127	Congo, DR	127
128	Gabon	128
129	Ivory Coast	129
130	Mongolia	130
131	Afghanistan	131
132	Suriname	132
133	Grenada	133
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₄
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
46	Maldives	30.6
47	Congo, (Brazzaville)	30.9
48	Liberia	30.9
49	Ivory Coast	31.6
50	Singapore	31.8
51	Gambia	31.9
52	Ghana	32.0
53	China	32.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₇
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
176	Tanzania	118.6
177	Congo, DR	122.6
178	Chad	133.5
179	Ivory Coast	135.5
180	Malawi	136.2
181	Mozambique	139.7
182	Guinea	140.6
183	Angola	164.3
	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
	...
163	Micronesia	78.2
164	Philippines	77.9
165	Sweden	77.8
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
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Ivory Coast's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #it_security #modernity #religion #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₅
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
135	Cape Verde	93.5
136	Botswana	93.5
137	Namibia	94.2
138	Ivory Coast	94.3
139	Suriname	94.8
140	Nigeria	95.3
141	St Vincent & Grenadines	95.5
142	Burkina Faso	95.7
143	Benin	97.0
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Secondary Education (2018)₃₆
Pos.		Higher is better₃₆
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
146	Yemen	28.0%
147	Benin	26.5%
148	Sierra Leone	26.3%
149	Ivory Coast	26.1%
150	Afghanistan	26.1%
151	Myanmar (Burma)	25.8%
152	Central African Rep.	22.1%
153	Malawi	21.8%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₃₇
Pos.		Higher is better Years₃₇
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
169	Mozambique	9.7
170	Nigeria	9.7
171	Congo, DR	9.7
172	Ivory Coast	9.6
173	Liberia	9.6
174	Haiti	9.5
175	Gambia	9.5
176	Equatorial Guinea	9.2
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
123	Oman	123
124	Chad	124
125	Brunei	125
126	Ivory Coast	126
127	Kuwait	127
128	Vietnam	128
129	Azerbaijan	129
130	Bangladesh	130
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Religiosity (2009)₃₈
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₈
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
62	Dominican Rep.	87
63	Brazil	87
64	Lebanon	87
65	Ivory Coast	88
66	Guatemala	88
67	Zimbabwe	88
68	Panama	88
69	Bolivia	89
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₃₉
Pos.		Higher is better₃₉
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
114	Botswana	70
115	Rwanda	70
116	Benin	70
117	Ivory Coast	69
118	Malawi	69
119	Niger	69
120	Mali	69
121	Burundi	69
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₀
Pos.		Higher is better₄₀
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
141	Yemen	25%
142	Senegal	23%
143	Angola	23%
144	Ivory Coast	22%
145	Honduras	22%
146	Botswana	21%
147	Libya	21%
148	Zimbabwe	21%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security (2013)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better₄₁
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
	...
32	Kenya	0.77
33	Cameroon	0.77
34	Burkina Faso	0.79
35	Ivory Coast	0.82
36	Ethiopia	0.84
37	Iran	0.85
38	Laos	0.86
39	Spain	0.88
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₄₂
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
139	Congo, (Brazzaville)	0.0
140	Sao Tome & Principe	0.0
141	Kiribati	0.0
142	Ivory Coast	0.0
143	Mauritania	0.0
144	Iraq	0.0
145	Oman	0.0
146	Papua New Guinea	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₄₃
Pos.		Lower is better₄₃
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
103	India	89.75
104	Ethiopia	90.5
105	Zimbabwe	92.75
106	Ivory Coast	93.33
107	Burkina Faso	93.75
108	Belarus	94.75
109	Poland	96.5
110	Macedonia	98.75
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₄₄
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
118	Tanzania	32.2
119	Vietnam	31.4
120	Dominican Rep.	31.4
121	Ivory Coast	30.8
122	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	30.8
123	Togo	30.4
124	Sierra Leone	30.2
125	Mozambique	30.0
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better₄₅
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
104	Palestine	4.7
105	S. Africa	4.7
106	Iran	4.7
107	Ivory Coast	4.7
108	Ghana	4.7
109	Senegal	4.6
110	Laos	4.6
111	Tunisia	4.6
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
113	Argentina	113
114	Qatar	114
115	Afghanistan	115
116	Ivory Coast	116
117	Panama	117
118	Colombia	118
119	Brazil	119
120	Honduras	120
	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
	...
92	Burundi	92
93	Mozambique	93
94	Guinea	94
95	Ivory Coast	95
96	Peru	96
97	Libya	97
98	Czechia	98
99	Israel	99
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2012)₄₆
Pos.		Lower is better₄₆
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
130	Kyrgyzstan	2.36
131	Azerbaijan	2.36
132	Philippines	2.42
133	Ivory Coast	2.42
134	Mexico	2.45
135	Lebanon	2.46
136	Ethiopia	2.50
137	Burundi	2.52
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
117	Benin	117
118	Venezuela	118
119	Angola	119
120	Ivory Coast	120
121	Kyrgyzstan	121
122	Guinea	122
123	Israel	123
124	Malta	124
	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
	...
153	Angola	153
154	Guyana	154
155	Congo, DR	155
156	Ivory Coast	156
157	St Lucia	157
158	Vietnam	158
159	Laos	159
160	Equatorial Guinea	160
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₄₇
Pos.		Lower is better Score₄₇
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
76	Kuwait	2.49
77	Malaysia	2.50
78	Brazil	2.53
79	Ivory Coast	2.60
80	Australia	2.65
81	Congo, (Brazzaville)	2.69
82	Ireland	2.69
83	Zimbabwe	2.83
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₄₈
Pos.		Higher is better %₄₈
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
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
73	Seychelles	01.1
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₄₉
Pos.		Higher is better₄₉
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
136	Uzbekistan	45.9
137	Chad	45.3
138	Myanmar (Burma)	45.3
139	Ivory Coast	45.3
140	Gabon	45.1
141	Ethiopia	44.8
142	S. Africa	44.7
143	Guinea-Bissau	44.7
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₀
Pos.		Higher is better₅₀
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
101	Kenya	05.24
102	Kazakhstan	05.10
103	Moldova	05.03
104	Ivory Coast	04.85
105	Tanzania	04.81
106	Kyrgyzstan	04.78
107	Benin	04.69
108	Bosnia & Herzegovina	04.52
	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
	...
101	Argentina	1995 Feb 20
102	Myanmar (Burma)	1995 Feb 23
103	Colombia	1995 Feb 26
104	Ivory Coast	1995 Feb 27
105	Congo, DR	1995 Mar 03
106	Equatorial Guinea	1995 Mar 06
107	Sierra Leone	1995 Mar 12
108	Lebanon	1995 Mar 15
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₁
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
18	Panama	64.6%
19	Peru	63.9%
20	Chile	63.8%
21	Ivory Coast	63.7%
22	Madagascar	62.8%
23	Uruguay	62.4%
24	Angola	62.4%
25	Bangladesh	61.5%
	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)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is worse₅₂
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
176	Benin	34.90
175	Equatorial Guinea	34.60
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
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₅₃
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₃
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
104	Malaysia	41.0
105	Haiti	41.1
106	USA	41.5
107	Ivory Coast	41.5
108	Djibouti	41.6
109	Papua New Guinea	41.9
110	Turkey	41.9
111	Congo, DR	42.1
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₅₄
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₅₄
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
67	Pakistan	.198
68	Haiti	.200
69	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	.210
70	Ivory Coast	.236
71	Yemen	.241
72	Cameroon	.243
73	Malawi	.243
74	Togo	.249
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

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

Religiosity (2009)₃₈
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₈
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
62	Dominican Rep.	87
63	Brazil	87
64	Lebanon	87
65	Ivory Coast	88
66	Guatemala	88
67	Zimbabwe	88
68	Panama	88
69	Bolivia	89
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)₅₅
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₅
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
117	Egypt	0
118	Liberia	0
119	Libya	0
120	Ivory Coast	0
121	Pakistan	0
122	Niger	0
123	Saudi Arabia	0
124	Rwanda	0
	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 below₅₆:

Christian	44.1%
Muslim	37.5%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	10.2%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	8%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% (2008 est.). note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)₅₇.

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