Jamaica

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Jamaica
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	86th best
Capital	Kingston
Land Area	10 830km²₁
Location	North America, The Americas, The Caribbean
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	2.9m₂
Life Expectancy	75.82yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$8 350 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	JM, JAM, 388₅
Internet Domain	.jm₆
Currency	Dollar (JMD)₇
Telephone	+₈

1. Overview

#jamaica #spain

“The island - discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1494 - was settled by the Spanish early in the 16th century. The native Taino, who had inhabited Jamaica for centuries, were gradually exterminated and replaced by African slaves. England seized the island in 1655 and established a plantation economy based on sugar, cocoa, and coffee. The abolition of slavery in 1834 freed a quarter million slaves, many of whom became small farmers. Jamaica gradually increased its independence from Britain. In 1958 it joined other British Caribbean colonies in forming the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica gained full independence when it withdrew from the Federation in 1962. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence as rival gangs affiliated with the major political parties evolved into powerful organized crime networks involved in international drug smuggling and money laundering. Violent crime, drug trafficking, and poverty pose significant challenges to the government today. Nonetheless, many rural and resort areas remain relatively safe and contribute substantially to the economy.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Jamaica is a powerfully beautiful country, packed with extremes: experience flat beaches twinned to green mountains, electrifying Kingston and relaxed resorts, sweet reggae and slack dancehall. Jamaica, at first blush, is the Caribbean island many know best thanks to its relentless exposure - its music, dreadlocks, dancehall and beaches.
But did you know there are Chinese Jamaicans and Jewish Jamaicans and white Jamaicans who speak patois as fluently as downtown Kingston yardies? Jamaica, perhaps more than any other Caribbean nation, also keeps one foot rooted in Africa. From the evolution of African folk music into reggae, or the shifting of African spice rubs into delicious jerk, it´s rewarding to see how the Jamaican cultural story retains its original voice whilst adapting it to the setting - and of course, rhythms - of the Caribbean.
Understand the above and you can better appreciate the good, red Jamaican soil; the respect Jamaicans have for life and nature; and the meaning `One Love´ has in a place like the Kingston ghettoes. To know Jamaica, experience it. As locals say, `Rock-stone a river naah know sun hot´. That´s patois for `experience brings knowledge,´ and so much more so on an island that can express such simple proverbs so beautifully.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Jamaica 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
	...
91	Fiji	91
92	St Lucia	92
93	Mongolia	92
94	Jamaica	94
95	Colombia	95
96	Dominica	96
97	Suriname	97
98	Tunisia	97
	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
	...
107	Namibia	$9 770
108	Georgia	$8 856
109	Philippines	$8 395
110	Jamaica	$8 350
111	Fiji	$8 245
112	Armenia	$8 189
113	Paraguay	$8 182
114	El Salvador	$7 732
	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
	...
83	Bolivia	82.1
84	Colombia	82.8
85	Morocco	82.9
86	Jamaica	83.1
87	Bhutan	83.7
88	Kyrgyzstan	84.2
89	Kuwait	85.2
90	Guatemala	85.2
	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. Jamaica's Demographics

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

Population:

Jamaica's population is predicted to fall to 2 842 000 by 2030. Developed countries with falling populations face a pension's crises, whereby an incresingly ageing population must be cared for by fewer and fewer workers. Economic stability can be maintained by increasing foreign workers from younger countries. This country has a fertility rate of 2.28. 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
	...
134	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3.3m
135	Mongolia	3.2m
136	Armenia	3.0m
137	Jamaica	2.9m
138	Albania	2.9m
139	Lithuania	2.8m
140	Qatar	2.8m
141	Namibia	2.4m
	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
	...
57	Ecuador	76.12
58	China	75.96
59	Vietnam	75.94
60	Jamaica	75.82
61	Barbados	75.77
62	Iran	75.58
63	Bahamas	75.56
64	Macedonia	75.53
	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
	...
41	Armenia	1.74
42	Kuwait	2.27
43	Bhutan	2.27
44	Jamaica	2.28
45	Suriname	2.28
46	Uzbekistan	2.29
47	Cape Verde	2.29
48	Estonia	1.71
	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
	...
119	St Lucia	19.9
120	Brazil	19.9
121	Argentina	20.3
122	Jamaica	21.0
123	Lebanon	21.1
124	Trinidad & Tobago	21.9
125	Bahamas	22.4
126	Costa Rica	22.6
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
160	Bangladesh	0.9%
161	Tanzania	0.9%
162	Mozambique	0.8%
163	Jamaica	0.8%
164	El Salvador	0.7%
165	Laos	0.7%
166	Nicaragua	0.7%
167	Nigeria	0.6%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
14	Palau	38.8%
15	St Vincent & Grenadines	37.7%
16	Cape Verde	37.6%
17	Jamaica	36.1%
18	Armenia	28.2%
19	Trinidad & Tobago	26.7%
20	Malta	26.2%
21	Georgia	25.1%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Jamaica's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#antisemitism #equality #freedom #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #slavery #tolerance #women

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₉_,₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉_,₂₀
1	Denmark	9.7
2	Sweden	10.0
3	Norway	16.1
	...
52	Kosovo	63.8
53	Ukraine	64.2
54	El Salvador	64.3
55	Jamaica	64.6
56	Greece	64.8
57	Albania	65.0
58	Ecuador	65.4
59	Georgia	65.5
60	Mongolia	65.8
	World Avg	89.8
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Denmark, Sweden and Norway₁₉. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Tuvalu, The Solomon Islands and Palestine₁₉.

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 year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice and LGBT equality. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₉, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Melanesia and Australasia₁₉.

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)₂₁
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties₂₁
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
	...
112	Dominican Rep.	14
113	Kenya	14
114	Japan	14
115	Jamaica	14
116	Jordan	14
117	China	14
118	Mauritius	14
119	Botswana	14
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)₂₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₂
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
53	Iraq	7.55
54	New Zealand	7.56
55	Iceland	7.57
56	Jamaica	7.61
57	Honduras	7.64
58	Congo, DR	7.72
59	Seychelles	7.73
60	Jordan	7.75
	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
	...
57	Suriname	55
58	El Salvador	58
59	Ghana	59
60	Jamaica	60
61	Haiti	61
62	Fiji	61
63	Dominican Rep.	63
64	Cambodia	64
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)₂₄
Pos.		Lower is better₂₄
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
10	Sweden	923
11	Estonia	926
12	Austria	940
13	Jamaica	988
14	Switzerland	994
15	Ireland	1006
16	Czechia	1017
17	Germany	1024
	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
	...
49	Portugal	0.25
50	Peru	0.26
51	Guyana	0.26
52	Jamaica	0.26
53	Mexico	0.27
54	Colombia	0.27
55	Algeria	0.27
56	Barbados	0.27
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

Jamaica has made some steps towards ending gender inequality but much more needs to be done.

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Gender Inequality (2015)₂₆
Pos.		Lower is better₂₆
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
	...
90	S. Africa	0.39
91	Kyrgyzstan	0.39
92	Brazil	0.41
93	Jamaica	0.42
94	Algeria	0.43
95	Botswana	0.44
96	Philippines	0.44
97	Samoa	0.44
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
47	Bulgaria	1944
48	France	1944
49	Bermuda	1944
50	Jamaica	1944
51	Slovenia	1945
52	Croatia	1945
53	Italy	1945
54	Senegal	1945
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

Anti-Semite Opinions (2014)₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better %₂₇
1	Laos	0
2	Philippines	3
3	Sweden	4
	...
20	Nigeria	16
21	Iceland	16
22	Uganda	16
23	Jamaica	18
24	India	20
25	Ireland	20
26	Italy	20
27	China	20
	World Avg	36.8
q=101.

LGBT Equality (2017)₂₈
Pos.		Higher is better Score₂₈
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
126	Dominica	-5
127	Namibia	-5
128	Kiribati	-5
129	Jamaica	-5
130	Cook Islands	-5
131	Guyana	-5
132	St Lucia	-9
133	India	-10
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

5. Jamaica's Health

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

Health (2020)₂₉_,₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₉_,₂₀
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
119	Serbia	99.1
120	Suriname	99.3
121	Bolivia	100.0
122	Jamaica	100.3
123	Cape Verde	100.3
124	Colombia	100.6
125	Egypt	100.6
126	Guatemala	100.6
127	Comoros	101.3
	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 Maldives₂₉. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₉.

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 Europe₂₉, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₂₉.

Health:

Jamaica has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Jamaica does better than average for its average life expectancy₁₂, its alcohol consumption rate₃₀ and in its fertility rate₁₅. Jamaica does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in its smoking rate₃₁, its immunizations take-up₃₂ and in its adolescent birth rate₂₆. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in terms of its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₃. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
57	Ecuador	76.12
58	China	75.96
59	Vietnam	75.94
60	Jamaica	75.82
61	Barbados	75.77
62	Iran	75.58
63	Bahamas	75.56
64	Macedonia	75.53
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₀
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
67	UAE	3.8
68	N. Korea	3.9
69	Honduras	4.0
70	Jamaica	4.2
71	Sri Lanka	4.3
72	Bahamas	4.4
73	Ecuador	4.4
74	Bolivia	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
	...
41	Armenia	1.74
42	Kuwait	2.27
43	Bhutan	2.27
44	Jamaica	2.28
45	Suriname	2.28
46	Uzbekistan	2.29
47	Cape Verde	2.29
48	Estonia	1.71
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₁
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₁
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
99	Cambodia	645
98	Fiji	618
97	N. Korea	610
96	Jamaica	593
95	Seychelles	590
94	Malaysia	584
93	Oman	577
92	Uzbekistan	573
	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
	...
144	Marshall Islands	144
145	Botswana	145
146	Samoa	146
147	Jamaica	147
148	Togo	148
149	Tonga	149
150	Nigeria	150
151	St Lucia	151
	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
	...
96	St Vincent & Grenadines	55.0
97	Solomon Islands	55.0
98	Denmark	55.4
99	Jamaica	55.5
100	Mongolia	55.6
101	Honduras	55.8
102	Estonia	55.8
103	Guatemala	55.9
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₆
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₆
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
120	Paraguay	57.4
121	Ethiopia	58.4
122	Palestine	58.6
123	Jamaica	59.7
124	Azerbaijan	59.8
125	Yemen	61.5
126	Philippines	61.7
127	Mexico	62.8
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₂
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₂
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
114	Moldova	91.5
115	Iceland	91.5
116	Trinidad & Tobago	91.4
117	Jamaica	90.9
118	Burkina Faso	90.6
119	Nepal	90.1
120	Montenegro	89.9
121	Zimbabwe	89.7
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Jamaica's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #modernity #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
	...
107	Panama	77.7
108	Bolivia	79.9
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
	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%
	...
81	Qatar	67.5%
82	Mauritius	66.9%
83	Oman	66.4%
84	Jamaica	66.3%
85	Egypt	65.3%
86	Argentina	64.8%
87	Greece	64.8%
88	Guyana	63.3%
	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
	...
91	Kyrgyzstan	13.4
92	Andorra	13.3
93	Armenia	13.2
94	Jamaica	13.1
95	Belize	13.1
96	Egypt	13.1
97	Morocco	13.1
98	Dominica	13.0
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₃
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
74	Chile	74
75	Argentina	75
76	Costa Rica	76
77	Jamaica	77
78	Colombia	78
79	Liberia	79
80	Kyrgyzstan	80
81	Saudi Arabia	81
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

IQ (2006)₃₈
Pos.		Higher is better₃₈
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
107	Kenya	72
108	S. Africa	72
109	Zambia	71
110	Jamaica	71
111	Ghana	71
112	Namibia	70
113	Togo	70
114	Botswana	70
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₃₉
Pos.		Higher is better₃₉
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
111	Belize	45%
112	Ukraine	44%
113	Philippines	44%
114	Jamaica	43%
115	Ecuador	43%
116	Thailand	43%
117	Mauritius	43%
118	Cape Verde	43%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₄₀
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₄₀
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
169	Cuba	0.0
170	St Vincent & Grenadines	0.0
171	Montenegro	0.0
172	Libya	0.0
173	Jamaica	0.0
174	Fiji	0.0
175	Jordan	0.0
176	Barbados	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better₄₁
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
17	Iceland	16
18	Bhutan	17.5
19	Kenya	17.75
20	Jamaica	20.5
21	Austria	21.25
22	Kuwait	21.5
23	Hong Kong	21.5
24	Germany	22.75
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₄₂
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
78	Serbia	40.8
79	Tunisia	40.2
80	Bosnia & Herzegovina	40.0
81	Jamaica	38.8
82	Burkina Faso	38.8
83	China	38.4
84	El Salvador	38.0
85	Suriname	38.0
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₄₃
Pos.		Higher is better₄₃
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
53	Latvia	5.9
54	Japan	5.9
55	Mauritius	5.9
56	Jamaica	5.9
57	S. Korea	5.9
58	Northern Cyprus	5.8
59	Russia	5.8
60	Kazakhstan	5.8
	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
	...
83	Guatemala	83
84	Cape Verde	84
85	Morocco	85
86	Jamaica	86
87	Senegal	87
88	Indonesia	88
89	Cambodia	89
90	Peru	90
	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
	...
143	Tanzania	143
144	St Vincent & Grenadines	144
145	Samoa	145
146	Jamaica	146
147	Syria	147
148	Iran	148
149	India	149
150	Cameroon	150
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2012)₄₄
Pos.		Lower is better₄₄
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
109	Uzbekistan	2.22
110	El Salvador	2.22
111	Egypt	2.22
112	Jamaica	2.22
113	Benin	2.23
114	Armenia	2.24
115	Niger	2.24
116	Turkmenistan	2.24
	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
	...
71	Spain	71
72	USA	72
73	Cyprus	73
74	Jamaica	74
75	Guyana	75
76	Fiji	76
77	Iceland	77
78	Turkey	78
	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
	...
83	Sierra Leone	83
84	Israel	84
85	Tanzania	85
86	Jamaica	86
87	Nicaragua	87
88	Niger	88
89	India	89
90	Cameroon	90
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₄₅
Pos.		Lower is better Score₄₅
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
41	Cyprus	0.42
42	Lithuania	0.46
43	Sierra Leone	0.46
44	Jamaica	0.47
45	Poland	0.48
46	Gabon	0.55
47	Malawi	0.66
48	Azerbaijan	0.70
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₄₆
Pos.		Higher is better %₄₆
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
111	Albania	-02.2
112	Sierra Leone	-02.4
113	Trinidad & Tobago	-02.6
114	Jamaica	-02.7
115	Australia	-02.9
116	Kazakhstan	-03.3
117	S. Korea	-03.9
118	Sao Tome & Principe	-04.3
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₄₇
Pos.		Higher is better₄₇
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
75	Malaysia	59.2
76	Antigua & Barbuda	59.2
77	UAE	58.9
78	Jamaica	58.6
79	Namibia	58.5
80	Iran	58.2
81	Belize	57.8
82	Philippines	57.7
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₄₈
Pos.		Higher is better₄₈
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
66	Cameroon	08.33
67	Australia	08.20
68	UAE	08.13
69	Jamaica	08.06
70	Senegal	08.06
71	Malaysia	08.00
72	Bolivia	07.87
73	Brunei	07.81
	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
	...
106	Equatorial Guinea	1995 Mar 06
107	Sierra Leone	1995 Mar 12
108	Lebanon	1995 Mar 15
109	Jamaica	1995 Apr 06
110	Lesotho	1995 Apr 10
111	Panama	1995 Apr 17
112	Ukraine	1995 May 08
113	Oman	1995 May 09
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₄₉
Pos.		Higher is worse₄₉
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
83	St Lucia	10.60
82	Mexico	10.50
81	Tonga	10.40
80	Jamaica	10.00
79	Samoa	10.00
78	Moldova	9.60
77	Seychelles	9.60
76	Mauritius	9.40
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₅₀
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₅₀
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
25	Brazil	.016₅₁
26	Belize	.017
27	Ecuador	.018
28	Jamaica	.018
29	Paraguay	.019
30	Vietnam	.019
31	Egypt	.019
32	Colombia	.020
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

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

Disbelief In God (2007)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₂
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
62	Lebanon	3
63	Congo, (Brazzaville)	3
64	Poland	3
65	Jamaica	3
66	India	3
67	Angola	2
68	Chile	2
69	Central African Rep.	2
	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 below₅₃:

Christian	77.2%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	4.5%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	17.2%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)₅₄.

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