Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Republic
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	88th best
Capital	Bishkek
Land Area	191 800km²₁
Location	Asia
Population	6.3m₂
Life Expectancy	70.79yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$3 097 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	KG, KGZ, 417₅
Internet Domain	.kg₆
Currency	Som (KGS)₇
Telephone	+996₈

1. Overview

#russia

“A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Subsequent presidential elections in July 2005 were won overwhelmingly by former prime minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV. Over the next few years, the new president manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for himself. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won re-election in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual fleeing to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, and terrorism.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“A half-forgotten land of mountain valleys, glittering lakes and felt yurts, Kyrgyzstan is a dream for DIY adventurers, eco tourists and wannabe nomads. Kyrgyzstan is a nation defined by its topography: joyously unspoilt mountainscapes, stark craggy ridges, and rolling summer pastures (jailoos) are brought to life by semi- nomadic, yurt-dwelling shepherd cultures. Add to this natural beauty a well-developed network of homestays and the recent introduction of visa-free travel, and it´s easy to see why Kyrgyzstan is rapidly becoming the gateway of choice for Western travellers in Central Asia. As can be expected in a country where the vast majority of attractions are rural and high altitude, the timing of your visit is crucial. Summer is ideal with hikes and roads generally accessible. Midsummer also sees Kazakh and Russian tourists converge on the beaches of never-freezing Lake Issyk-Köl. From October to May, much rural accommodation closes down and the yurts that add such character to the alpine vistas are stashed away. So think twice about a winter visit unless you´ve come to ski.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Kyrgyzstan 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
	...
117	El Salvador	117
118	Bolivia	118
119	S. Africa	119
120	Kyrgyzstan	120
121	Iraq	121
122	Cape Verde	122
123	Morocco	123
124	Nicaragua	124
	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
	...
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
156	Kenya	$2 881
	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
	...
85	Morocco	82.9
86	Jamaica	83.1
87	Bhutan	83.7
88	Kyrgyzstan	84.2
89	Kuwait	85.2
90	Guatemala	85.2
91	Dominican Rep.	85.5
92	Uzbekistan	85.6
	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. Kyrgyzstan's Demographics

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

Population:

Kyrgyzstan's population is predicted to rise to 6.666 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.64. 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
	...
108	Libya	6.7m
109	Nicaragua	6.5m
110	El Salvador	6.4m
111	Kyrgyzstan	6.3m
112	Turkmenistan	5.9m
113	Singapore	5.8m
114	Denmark	5.8m
115	Finland	5.5m
	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
	...
110	Suriname	71.28
111	Ukraine	71.13
112	Azerbaijan	70.90
113	Kyrgyzstan	70.79
114	N. Korea	70.52
115	Trinidad & Tobago	70.52
116	Russia	70.26
117	Fiji	70.15
	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
	...
104	S. Korea	1.38
105	Slovakia	1.36
106	Botswana	2.64
107	Kyrgyzstan	2.64
108	Austria	1.35
109	Egypt	2.65
110	Singapore	1.35
111	Saudi Arabia	2.67
	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
	...
82	Mongolia	11.8
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
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
102	Slovakia	3.4%
103	Turkmenistan	3.4%
104	Iran	3.3%
105	Kyrgyzstan	3.3%
106	Chad	3.3%
107	Tajikistan	3.1%
108	Cape Verde	2.8%
109	Burundi	2.8%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
55	Latvia	12.3%
56	Luxembourg	11.8%
57	Jordan	11.3%
58	Kyrgyzstan	11.2%
59	Tajikistan	11.2%
60	Cuba	10.9%
61	Mauritius	10.9%
62	Greece	10.8%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #human_rights #kyrgyzstan #politics #tolerance

Kyrgyzstan is generally poor at ensuring human rights and freedom compared to the rest of the world. Kyrgyzstan does better than average for its nominal commitment to Human Rights₁₉ and in LGBT equality₂₀. But that's it. Kyrgyzstan has problems. It does worse than average for commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₁ (still high for Asia), opposing gender inequality₂₂, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₃, supporting press freedom₂₄ (still low for Asia) and in speed of uptake of HR treaties₂₅. LGBT folk experience ill-treatment, extortion, and discrimination, both from wider society and the government₂₆. The government sometimes persecutes, wrongly imprisons and harasses human rights defenders and 2017 took further steps to limit the civil freedom of peaceful assembly₂₆. Allegations of torture are largely ignored (of 435 complains in 2016, 400 were not investigated)₂₆.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Kyrgyzstan

5. Kyrgyzstan's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #Kyrgyzstan #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Health (2020)₂₇_,₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₇_,₂₈
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
84	Dominica	89.2
85	St Kitts & Nevis	89.3
86	Algeria	89.5
87	Kyrgyzstan	90.0
88	Grenada	90.5
89	Trinidad & Tobago	90.6
90	USA	91.1
91	Sudan	91.7
92	Libya	91.9
	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 Maldives₂₇. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₇.

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 Europe₂₇, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₂₇.

Health:

Kyrgyzstan has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Kyrgyzstan does better than average in terms of its immunizations take-up₂₉. When it comes to most other metrics, Kyrgyzstan does not do well. It does worse than average for its suicide rate₃₀, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₁, its adolescent birth rate₂₂, its alcohol consumption rate₃₂, its smoking rate₃₃, its fertility rate₁₅ and in its average life expectancy₁₂. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the last 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
110	Suriname	71.28
111	Ukraine	71.13
112	Azerbaijan	70.90
113	Kyrgyzstan	70.79
114	N. Korea	70.52
115	Trinidad & Tobago	70.52
116	Russia	70.26
117	Fiji	70.15
	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
	...
91	Colombia	5.8
92	Nauru	6.0
93	Cuba	6.1
94	Kyrgyzstan	6.2
95	Guyana	6.3
96	Peru	6.3
97	Bosnia & Herzegovina	6.4
98	Angola	6.4
	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
	...
104	S. Korea	1.38
105	Slovakia	1.36
106	Botswana	2.64
107	Kyrgyzstan	2.64
108	Austria	1.35
109	Egypt	2.65
110	Singapore	1.35
111	Saudi Arabia	2.67
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₃
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₃
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
108	Namibia	740
107	UAE	715
106	Qatar	698
105	Kyrgyzstan	683₃₄
104	New Zealand	680
103	Morocco	671
102	Bangladesh	665
101	Singapore	652
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₃₀
Pos.		Per 100k₃₀
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
43	Thailand	15.8
44	Australia	16.4
45	El Salvador	16.5
46	Kyrgyzstan	17.7
47	Netherlands	18.6
48	Luxembourg	19.3
49	Portugal	19.6
50	Singapore	20.6
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
83	Croatia	83
84	Indonesia	84
85	Bolivia	85
86	Kyrgyzstan	86
87	Moldova	87
88	Syria	88
89	Azerbaijan	89
90	Uganda	90
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₅
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
73	Antigua & Barbuda	48.0
74	St Lucia	48.1
75	Uzbekistan	48.2
76	Kyrgyzstan	48.3
77	Yemen	48.8
78	Guyana	49.4
79	Grenada	51.4
80	Turkmenistan	51.8
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₂
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₂
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
92	Pakistan	38.7
93	Haiti	39.3
94	Syria	39.4
95	Kyrgyzstan	39.6
96	Georgia	39.7
97	Barbados	40.7
98	Vanuatu	43.1
99	Thailand	44.6
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₂₉
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₂₉
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
34	Russia	97.0
35	Guyana	97.0
36	Slovakia	97.0
37	Kyrgyzstan	96.7
38	Brazil	96.7
39	Jordan	96.6
40	Brunei	96.6
41	Spain	96.5
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Kyrgyzstan's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #modernity #politics #religion #research #science #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₆
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₆
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
80	St Lucia	66.6
81	Bahrain	67.1
82	Kuwait	67.1
83	Kyrgyzstan	67.6
84	Fiji	68.0
85	Qatar	68.1
86	Dominican Rep.	68.3
87	Azerbaijan	68.6
88	Bahamas	68.6
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₃₇
2	Israel	4.11₃₇
3	Japan	3.58₃₇
	...
96	Oman	0.17₃₈
97	Kazakhstan	0.17₃₈
98	Bolivia	0.16₃₉
99	Kyrgyzstan	0.16₄₀
100	Sri Lanka	0.16₄₁
101	Albania	0.15₄₂
102	Namibia	0.14₄₁
103	Georgia	0.13₄₃
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is better₄₄
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
9	Slovakia	99.3%
10	Latvia	99.2%
11	Kazakhstan	98.6%
12	Kyrgyzstan	98.4%
13	Georgia	98.0%
14	Slovenia	97.6%
15	Armenia	97.2%
16	Hungary	97.2%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₅
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
88	St Vincent & Grenadines	13.6
89	Malaysia	13.5
90	Macedonia	13.5
91	Kyrgyzstan	13.4
92	Andorra	13.3
93	Armenia	13.2
94	Jamaica	13.1
95	Belize	13.1
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
77	Jamaica	77
78	Colombia	78
79	Liberia	79
80	Kyrgyzstan	80
81	Saudi Arabia	81
82	Uganda	82
83	Mauritius	83
84	UAE	84
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Religiosity (2009)₄₆
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₆
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
36	Greece	71
37	Italy	72
38	Moldova	72
39	Kyrgyzstan	72
40	Armenia	73
41	Mexico	73
42	Poland	75
43	Cyprus	75
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₄₇
Pos.		Higher is better₄₇
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
54	Cambodia	91
55	Albania	90
56	Croatia	90
57	Kyrgyzstan	90
58	Chile	90
59	Costa Rica	89
60	Laos	89
61	Ecuador	88
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₈
Pos.		Higher is better₄₈
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
125	Bhutan	37%
126	Mongolia	36%
127	India	35%
128	Kyrgyzstan	34%
129	Egypt	33%
130	Cuba	32%
131	Micronesia	31%
132	Vanuatu	31%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

Freedom On The Internet (2012)₄₉
Pos.		Lower is better₄₉
1	Estonia	10
2	USA	12
3	Germany	15
	...
15	Nigeria	33
16	S. Korea	34
17	Uganda	34
18	Kyrgyzstan	35
19	Mexico	37
20	India	39
21	Indonesia	42
22	Libya	43
	World Avg	46.7
q=47.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₅₀
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₅₀
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
90	El Salvador	0.0
91	Kenya	0.0
92	Cameroon	0.0
93	Kyrgyzstan	0.0
94	Cambodia	0.0
95	Belarus	0.0
96	Azerbaijan	0.0
97	Angola	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₅₁
Pos.		Lower is better₅₁
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
60	Iraq	50.25
61	Zambia	51.5
62	Sierra Leone	51.67
63	Kyrgyzstan	52
64	S. Africa	53.25
65	Nepal	53.5
66	Colombia	55.75
67	S. Sudan	58
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₅₂
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
142	Comoros	26.4
143	Cameroon	26.2
144	Uganda	26.2
145	Kyrgyzstan	26.2
146	Paraguay	26.0
147	Kenya	26.0
148	Bangladesh	25.8
149	Papua New Guinea	25.6
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₅₃
Pos.		Higher is better₅₃
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
89	Macedonia	5.2
90	Jordan	5.2
91	Nigeria	5.2
92	Kyrgyzstan	5.1
93	Bosnia & Herzegovina	5.1
94	Mongolia	5.1
95	Vietnam	5.1
96	Indonesia	5.1
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
73	Dominica	73
74	Antigua & Barbuda	74
75	Turkey	75
76	Kyrgyzstan	76
77	Togo	77
78	Albania	78
79	Brunei	79
80	Suriname	80
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
57	Mali	57
58	El Salvador	58
59	Senegal	59
60	Kyrgyzstan	60
61	Qatar	61
62	USA	62
63	Congo, DR	63
64	Honduras	64
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2012)₅₄
Pos.		Lower is better₅₄
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
127	Iran	2.32
128	Honduras	2.34
129	Turkey	2.34
130	Kyrgyzstan	2.36
131	Azerbaijan	2.36
132	Philippines	2.42
133	Ivory Coast	2.42
134	Mexico	2.45
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
118	Venezuela	118
119	Angola	119
120	Ivory Coast	120
121	Kyrgyzstan	121
122	Guinea	122
123	Israel	123
124	Malta	124
125	Burundi	125
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₁
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
64	Moldova	64
65	Mozambique	65
66	Burkina Faso	66
67	Kyrgyzstan	66
68	Iran	68
69	Malawi	69
70	Latvia	70
71	Guatemala	71
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₅₅
Pos.		Lower is better Score₅₅
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
61	Georgia	1.34
62	Papua New Guinea	1.36
63	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1.39
64	Kyrgyzstan	1.47
65	Ghana	1.56
66	Kazakhstan	1.57
67	Austria	1.66
68	Argentina	1.68
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₅₆
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₆
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
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
166	Guatemala	-25.4
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₅₇
Pos.		Higher is better₅₇
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
96	Bahrain	55.2
97	Nicaragua	55.0
98	Bahamas	55.0
99	Kyrgyzstan	54.9
100	Nigeria	54.8
101	Kazakhstan	54.6
102	Samoa	54.5
103	Suriname	54.2
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₈
Pos.		Higher is better₅₈
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
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
109	Russia	04.52
110	S. Africa	04.48
	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
	...
152	Cyprus	1996 Oct 08
153	Trinidad & Tobago	1996 Oct 30
154	Congo, (Brazzaville)	1996 Oct 30
155	Kyrgyzstan	1996 Nov 04
156	Iran	1996 Nov 04
157	S. Sudan	2014 May 18
158	Mauritania	1996 Nov 14
159	Qatar	1996 Nov 19
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₅₉
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₉
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
84	Togo	33.3%
85	Benin	32.6%
86	Bulgaria	32.5%
87	Kyrgyzstan	32.0%
88	Georgia	31.9%
89	Australia	31.8%
90	Austria	31.8%
91	Azerbaijan	31.7%
	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)₆₀
Pos.		Higher is worse₆₀
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
94	Egypt	11.60
93	Ecuador	11.50
92	N. Korea	11.50
91	Kyrgyzstan	11.30
90	St Vincent & Grenadines	11.30
89	Grenada	11.20
88	Belize	11.10
87	Brazil	10.90
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₆₁
Pos.		Lower is better %₆₁
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
4	Czechia	25.9
5	Moldova	25.9
6	Slovakia	26.5
7	Finland	27.1
8	Kyrgyzstan	27.3
9	Kazakhstan	27.5
10	Norway	27.5
11	Algeria	27.6
12	Belgium	27.7
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₆₂
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₆₂
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
15	St Lucia	.007
16	Libya	.007
17	Algeria	.008
18	Kyrgyzstan	.008
19	Bosnia & Herzegovina	.008
20	Barbados	.009
21	Macedonia	.010
22	Guyana	.014
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

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

Religiosity (2009)₄₆
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₆
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
36	Greece	71
37	Italy	72
38	Moldova	72
39	Kyrgyzstan	72
40	Armenia	73
41	Mexico	73
42	Poland	75
43	Cyprus	75
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)₆₃
Pos.		Higher is better %₆₃
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
43	Albania	8
44	Dominican Rep.	7
45	Croatia	7
46	Kyrgyzstan	7
47	Cambodia	7
48	Moldova	6
49	Italy	6
50	Laos	5
	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 below₆₄:

Christian	11.4%
Muslim	88%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	0.4%

By adding up the Pew Forum data for the major monotheistic religions we can see that these make up 99.5% of the population. Yet there are simply too many who disbelieve in God for this to be true (7%). This is due to the so-called 'Census Effect', whereby many put down a religion for cultural reasons rather than because it reflects their beliefs. In highly Christian countries, as many as half of those who say they're a Christian lack any connection to a Church, and do not hold Christian beliefs (such as believing in God!).

It appears that when asked "What religion are you" many give pollsters the 'correct' answer despite how they actually feel, and despite what they actually believe. Although 99.8% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 72% say that they are religious when the question is phrased as "Is religion an important part of your daily life?".

For more on this phenomenon, see:

"Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls" by Vexen Crabtree (2009)

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%₆₅.

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