https://www.humantruth.info/kyrgyzstan.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Republic | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 111th best |
Capital | Bishkek |
Land Area | 191 800km21 |
Location | Asia |
Population | 6.3m2 |
Life Expectancy | 69.98yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $4 566 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | KG, KGZ, 4175 |
Internet Domain | .kg6 |
Currency | Som (KGS)7 |
Telephone | +9968 |
“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.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
... | ||
116 | Philippines | 0.699 |
117 | Botswana | 0.693 |
118= | Bolivia | 0.692 |
118= | Kyrgyzstan | 0.692 |
120 | Venezuela | 0.691 |
121 | Iraq | 0.686 |
122 | Tajikistan | 0.685 |
123= | Belize | 0.683 |
Asia Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
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Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
... | ||
142 | Nigeria | $4 790 |
143 | Pakistan | $4 624 |
144 | Marshall Islands | $4 620 |
145 | Kyrgyzstan | $4 566 |
146 | Tajikistan | $4 548 |
147 | Kenya | $4 474 |
148 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | $4 461 |
149 | Syria | $4 192 |
Asia Avg | $22 215 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
108 | Ghana | 92.5 |
109 | Guatemala | 93.7 |
110 | Palau | 93.7 |
111 | Kyrgyzstan | 94.3 |
112 | Botswana | 94.5 |
113 | Azerbaijan | 95.0 |
114 | Lebanon | 95.0 |
115 | Paraguay | 95.5 |
Asia Avg | 92.0 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
q=199. |
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.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
Kyrgyzstan's population is predicted to rise to 6.666 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.80. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - 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 (two new children for each set of parents who die), 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. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 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 Higher is better11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
118 | Egypt | 70.2 |
119 | Mexico | 70.2 |
120 | Honduras | 70.1 |
121 | Kyrgyzstan | 70.0 |
122 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 69.6 |
123 | Cambodia | 69.6 |
124 | Russia | 69.4 |
125 | Azerbaijan | 69.4 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
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Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
135 | Mongolia | 2.77 |
136 | Swaziland | 2.79 |
137 | Jordan | 2.79 |
138 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.80 |
139 | Aruba | 1.18 |
140 | China | 1.18 |
141 | Algeria | 2.83 |
142 | Spain | 1.16 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
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Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
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Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
82 | Mongolia | 11.8 |
83= | Uzbekistan | 11.9 |
83= | Tonga | 11.9 |
85 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.1 |
86 | Indonesia | 12.4 |
87= | Myanmar (Burma) | 12.5 |
87= | India | 12.5 |
89 | Bolivia | 12.7 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
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Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
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. |
Emigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
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. |
#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #kyrgyzstan #kyrgyzstan_women #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance #women
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
108 | Nicaragua | 93.2 |
109 | Tunisia | 95.2 |
110 | Belarus | 95.7 |
111 | Kyrgyzstan | 96.7 |
112 | Russia | 96.8 |
113 | Nepal | 96.9 |
Asia Avg | 103.00 | |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #kyrgyzstan #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines
Compared to Asia (2025)30 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank30 | |
1= | Japan | 44.1 |
2 | Hong Kong | 48.2 |
3 | Singapore | 49.5 |
... | ||
31 | India | 96.5 |
32 | Oman | 97.7 |
33 | Bhutan | 98.6 |
34 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.5 |
35 | Turkmenistan | 102.7 |
36 | Palestine | 104.6 |
37 | Bangladesh | 106.5 |
38 | Mongolia | 107.7 |
39 | Nepal | 108.4 |
Asia Avg | 80.90 | |
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Health (2025)30 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank30 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
120 | Libya | 98.0 |
121 | Bhutan | 98.6 |
122 | Guam | 99.3 |
123 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.5 |
124 | Algeria | 100.7 |
125 | El Salvador | 101.3 |
126 | Palau | 101.7 |
127 | Peru | 101.8 |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
q=212. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man31. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria31.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on 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, Europe and The Balkans31, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia31.
For more, see:
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-up32 and in its adolescent birth rate33 (but high for Asia). When it comes to most other metrics, Kyrgyzstan does not do well. It does worse than average in its suicide rate34, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance35, its alcohol consumption rate36, its smoking rate37, its average life expectancy11 and in its fertility rate14. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Kyrgyzstan improved by +7yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs. Kyrgyzstan's peak fertility rate was 5.51 in 1963.Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
118 | Egypt | 70.2 |
119 | Mexico | 70.2 |
120 | Honduras | 70.1 |
121 | Kyrgyzstan | 70.0 |
122 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 69.6 |
123 | Cambodia | 69.6 |
124 | Russia | 69.4 |
125 | Azerbaijan | 69.4 |
Asia Avg | 73.48 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption Lower is better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita36 | |
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 |
95= | Peru | 6.3 |
97 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 6.4 |
98= | Angola | 6.4 |
Asia Avg | 3.9 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
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Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
135 | Mongolia | 2.77 |
136 | Swaziland | 2.79 |
137 | Jordan | 2.79 |
138 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.80 |
139 | Aruba | 1.18 |
140 | China | 1.18 |
141 | Algeria | 2.83 |
142 | Spain | 1.16 |
Asia Avg | 2.17 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201437 | |
1 | Guinea | 15 |
2 | Solomon Islands | 26 |
3 | Kiribati | 28 |
... | ||
102 | Bangladesh | 665 |
103 | Morocco | 671 |
104 | New Zealand | 680 |
105 | Kyrgyzstan | 68338 |
106 | Qatar | 698 |
107 | UAE | 715 |
108 | Namibia | 740 |
109 | Papua New Guinea | 826 |
Asia Avg | 1 035 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate34 | ||
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Pos. | 2013 Per 100k34 | |
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 |
Asia Avg | 19.50 | |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank35 | |
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 |
Asia Avg | 64.4 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults Lower is better39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 %39 | |
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 |
Asia Avg | 44.3 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
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Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better33 | ||
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Pos. | 2022 Per 100033 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
92 | Myanmar (Burma) | 32.8 |
93 | Indonesia | 32.9 |
94 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 33.3 |
95 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.8 |
96 | Vietnam | 35.0 |
97 | Uruguay | 35.2 |
98 | Romania | 35.4 |
99 | Micronesia | 35.7 |
Asia Avg | 25.9 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
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Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better32 | ||
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Pos. | 2015 Avg %32 | |
1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
1= | 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 |
39= | Brunei | 96.6 |
41 | Spain | 96.5 |
Asia Avg | 90.5 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
After succesfully reducing its adolescent birth rate from the 1990s to the 2000s, Kyrgyzstan suffered a double-digit increase in this problematic statistic (one of only 3 countries to do so in the 2010s), but by the 2020s, this rate was dropping back down.
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #kyrgyzstan #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to Asia (2025)40 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank40 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Nepal | 47.9 |
3 | India | 49.5 |
... | ||
40 | Bahrain | 107.9 |
41 | Mongolia | 108.1 |
42 | Armenia | 108.2 |
43 | Kyrgyzstan | 108.7 |
44 | Kazakhstan | 109.8 |
45 | Bhutan | 115.3 |
46 | Uzbekistan | 116.1 |
47 | Tajikistan | 128.6 |
48 | Brunei | 130.2 |
Asia Avg | 86.44 | |
q=51. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)40 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank40 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
168 | Mongolia | 108.1 |
169 | Armenia | 108.2 |
170 | Suriname | 108.5 |
171 | Kyrgyzstan | 108.7 |
172 | Angola | 109.5 |
173 | Kazakhstan | 109.8 |
174 | Barbados | 110.1 |
175 | Kiribati | 111.4 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
For more, see:
Kyrgyzstan comes 171st in the world when it comes to its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is derived from 6 data sets. Kyrgyzstan does better than average in terms of its forested percent change 2000-202041 and in reducing annual meat consumption per person42. However Kyrgyzstan performs less well in most areas. It does worse than average in the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population43, its environmental performance44 and in its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 for energy to GDP efficiency45.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better41 | ||
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Pos. | Total41 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
26 | France | 12.5% |
27 | Moldova | 11.9% |
28 | Palestine | 11.5% |
29 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.1% |
30 | Serbia | 10.6% |
31 | Turkey | 10.0% |
32 | Denmark | 9.8% |
33 | Kazakhstan | 9.7% |
Asia Avg | 3.2% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
q=234. |
From 2010 to 2020, Kyrgyzstan restored some of its forest cover, adding 7%, this was better than the 4.1% that it restored in the previous decade.
Environmental Performance Higher is better44 | ||
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Pos. | 201844 | |
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 |
Asia Avg | 54.5 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Avg45 | |
1 | Rwanda | 0.25 |
2 | Chad | 0.26 |
3 | Tanzania | 0.31 |
... | ||
149 | Lebanon | 2.06 |
150 | Ukraine | 2.11 |
151 | Syria | 2.12 |
152 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.20 |
153 | Iran | 2.24 |
154 | Russia | 2.25 |
155 | Oman | 2.28 |
156 | Canada | 2.29 |
Asia Avg | 1.50 | |
World Avg | 1.23 | |
q=165. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
159 | Albania | 47% |
160 | Turkey | 47% |
161 | Cambodia | 47% |
162 | Kyrgyzstan | 46% |
163 | Libya | 46% |
164 | Micronesia | 46% |
165 | Cape Verde | 46% |
166 | Guinea-Bissau | 46% |
Asia Avg | 55.4% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2011 %43 | |
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% |
Asia Avg | 37.9% | |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
Meat Consumption Lower is better42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 kg42 | |
1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
... | ||
72 | Georgia | 37.8 |
73 | Cape Verde | 38.4 |
74 | Honduras | 38.8 |
75 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.0 |
76 | Macedonia | 41.0 |
77 | Guatemala | 42.1 |
78 | Uzbekistan | 42.3 |
79 | Turkey | 43.0 |
Asia Avg | 46.7 | |
World Avg | 52.5 | |
q=185. |
In the 2010s, meat consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan was reducing.42
#capitalism #charity #corruption #economics #education #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #intelligence #kyrgyzstan #life_expectancy #modernity #morals #peace #politics #poverty #religion #religiosity #religious_violence #research #science #secularisation #social_development #technology #terrorism #the_internet
Compared to Asia (2020)46 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank46 | |
1 | S. Korea | 22.2 |
2 | Japan | 24.7 |
3 | Israel | 29.5 |
... | ||
18 | Thailand | 75.0 |
19 | Uzbekistan | 76.5 |
20 | Vietnam | 76.9 |
21 | Kyrgyzstan | 77.3 |
22 | Armenia | 77.9 |
23 | Iran | 78.0 |
24 | Brunei | 78.4 |
25 | Azerbaijan | 78.9 |
26 | Sri Lanka | 79.2 |
Asia Avg | 78.26 | |
q=49. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)46 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank46 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
80 | Vietnam | 76.9 |
81 | Macedonia | 77.2 |
82 | Colombia | 77.3 |
83 | Kyrgyzstan | 77.3 |
84 | Armenia | 77.9 |
85 | Iran | 78.0 |
86 | Brunei | 78.4 |
87 | Azerbaijan | 78.9 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark47. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone47. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots48.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)49
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe47, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia47.
For more, see:
Modernity and Education:
In the 1990s, the expected duration of education in Kyrgyzstan fell by half a year, whereas most of the rest of the world's increased. 50
Research & Development Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2951 |
2 | Israel | 4.1151 |
3 | Japan | 3.5851 |
... | ||
96= | Oman | 0.1752 |
96= | Kazakhstan | 0.1752 |
98 | Bolivia | 0.1653 |
99= | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1654 |
99= | Sri Lanka | 0.1655 |
101 | Albania | 0.1556 |
102 | Namibia | 0.1455 |
103= | Georgia | 0.1357 |
Asia Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education Higher is better58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201858 | |
1= | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
1= | Estonia | 100.0% |
1= | 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% |
Asia Avg | 66.0% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling Higher is better59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years59 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
... | ||
101 | Andorra | 13.3 |
102 | Bhutan | 13.2 |
103 | Turkmenistan | 13.2 |
104 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.2 |
105 | Philippines | 13.1 |
106 | Armenia | 13.1 |
107 | Cameroon | 13.1 |
108 | Panama | 13.1 |
Asia Avg | 13.5 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank35 | |
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 |
Asia Avg | 97.1 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Religiosity Lower is better60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 %60 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
42= | Moldova | 42 |
43 | Argentina | 43 |
44 | Mexico | 45 |
45 | Kyrgyzstan | 47 |
46 | Kosovo | 48 |
47= | Tajikistan | 50 |
47= | Romania | 50 |
49 | Georgia | 51 |
Asia Avg | 55.8 | |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
IQ Higher is better61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 200661 | |
1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
1= | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
54= | Cambodia | 91 |
55 | Albania | 90 |
56= | Croatia | 90 |
56= | Kyrgyzstan | 90 |
56= | Chile | 90 |
59 | Costa Rica | 89 |
60= | Laos | 89 |
61 | Ecuador | 88 |
Asia Avg | 90.4 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users Higher is better62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201662 | |
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% |
Asia Avg | 48.7% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
Freedom On The Internet Lower is better63 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201263 | |
1 | Estonia | 10 |
2 | USA | 12 |
3 | Germany | 15 |
... | ||
15 | Nigeria | 33 |
16= | S. Korea | 34 |
16= | Uganda | 34 |
18 | Kyrgyzstan | 35 |
19 | Mexico | 37 |
20 | India | 39 |
21 | Indonesia | 42 |
22= | Libya | 43 |
Asia Avg | 56.6 | |
World Avg | 46.7 | |
q=47. |
IPv6 Uptake Higher is better64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Ratio64 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
90= | El Salvador | 0.0 |
90= | Kenya | 0.0 |
90= | Cameroon | 0.0 |
90= | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0 |
94 | Cambodia | 0.0 |
95= | Belarus | 0.0 |
95= | Azerbaijan | 0.0 |
95= | Angola | 0.0 |
Asia Avg | 2.11 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
Digital Quality of Life Higher is better65 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202465 | |
1 | Germany | 77.9% |
2 | Finland | 76.9% |
3 | France | 73.9% |
... | ||
81 | Paraguay | 41.2% |
82 | Tunisia | 40.4% |
83 | Bangladesh | 40.3% |
84 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.5% |
85 | Jamaica | 38.9% |
86 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 38.8% |
87 | Trinidad & Tobago | 38.1% |
88 | Ghana | 37.9% |
Asia Avg | 46.4% | |
World Avg | 48.4% | |
q=121. |
National Culture:
Kyrgyzstan has a consistently awful long-term record on corruption.World Giving Index Higher is better66 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 %66 | |
1 | Indonesia | 68.0 |
2 | Kenya | 61.0 |
3 | USA | 59.0 |
... | ||
40= | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 44.0 |
40= | Paraguay | 44.0 |
40= | Dominican Rep. | 44.0 |
40= | Kyrgyzstan | 44.0 |
40= | Mexico | 44.0 |
40= | Costa Rica | 44.0 |
46 | Vietnam | 43.0 |
47= | Iran | 43.0 |
Asia Avg | 37.9 | |
World Avg | 39.6 | |
q=125. |
Corruption Higher is better67 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points67 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
138 | Russia | 28.0 |
139= | Mali | 28.0 |
140 | Pakistan | 27.0 |
141= | Kyrgyzstan | 27.0 |
142 | Liberia | 26.0 |
143= | Mozambique | 26.0 |
143= | Madagascar | 26.0 |
143= | Cameroon | 26.0 |
Asia Avg | 39.98 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Happiness Higher is better68 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score68 | |
1 | Finland | 7.7 |
2 | Denmark | 7.5 |
3 | Iceland | 7.5 |
... | ||
72= | Croatia | 5.9 |
72= | Jamaica | 5.9 |
74 | Bolivia | 5.9 |
75 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.9 |
76 | Dominican Rep. | 5.8 |
77 | Mongolia | 5.8 |
78 | Mauritius | 5.8 |
79 | Libya | 5.8 |
Asia Avg | 5.41 | |
World Avg | 5.58 | |
q=147. |
Creativity & Culture Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank35 | |
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 |
Asia Avg | 99.0 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank35 | |
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 |
Asia Avg | 86.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Global Peace Index Lower is better69 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score69 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.12 |
2 | Denmark | 1.31 |
3 | Ireland | 1.31 |
... | ||
99 | Cuba | 2.10 |
100 | Turkmenistan | 2.11 |
101 | Tajikistan | 2.11 |
102 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.12 |
103= | Peru | 2.13 |
103= | Guatemala | 2.13 |
103= | Togo | 2.13 |
106 | Guyana | 2.13 |
Asia Avg | 2.17 | |
World Avg | 2.07 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank35 | |
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 |
Asia Avg | 76.0 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank35 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
64 | Moldova | 64 |
65 | Mozambique | 65 |
66= | Burkina Faso | 66 |
66= | Kyrgyzstan | 66 |
68 | Iran | 68 |
69 | Malawi | 69 |
70 | Latvia | 70 |
71 | Guatemala | 71 |
Asia Avg | 92.2 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism Lower is better70 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Score70 | |
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 |
Asia Avg | 3.60 | |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better71 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201971 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
87 | Brazil | 10.90 |
88 | Belize | 11.10 |
89 | Grenada | 11.20 |
90= | Kyrgyzstan | 11.30 |
90= | St Vincent & Grenadines | 11.30 |
92 | Ecuador | 11.50 |
93= | N. Korea | 11.50 |
94 | Egypt | 11.60 |
Asia Avg | 11.80 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better72 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 %72 | |
1 | Slovakia | 24.1%73 |
2 | Slovenia | 24.3%73 |
3 | Belarus | 24.4%74 |
4 | Ukraine | 25.6%74 |
5= | Moldova | 25.7%73 |
5= | Netherlands | 25.7%73 |
7 | Iceland | 26.1%75 |
8 | Czechia | 26.2%73 |
9= | Kyrgyzstan | 26.4%76 |
9= | UAE | 26.4%77 |
11 | Syria | 26.6%76 |
12= | Azerbaijan | 26.6%78 |
Asia Avg | 33.0% | |
World Avg | 36.5% | |
q=167. |
Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better79 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 Severity79 | |
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 |
Asia Avg | .084 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #freedom_of_belief #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #Kyrgyzstan #religion #religiosity #secularisation #secularism
Religiosity (2018)60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %60 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
42= | Moldova | 42 |
43 | Argentina | 43 |
44 | Mexico | 45 |
45 | Kyrgyzstan | 47 |
46 | Kosovo | 48 |
47= | Tajikistan | 50 |
47= | Romania | 50 |
49 | Georgia | 51 |
50= | Armenia | 53 |
50= | USA | 53 |
52 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 54 |
53= | Greece | 56 |
53= | Paraguay | 56 |
55 | Lebanon | 57 |
56 | Panama | 61 |
57 | Venezuela | 67 |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
Disbelief In God (2007)80 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %80 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
43 | Albania | 8 |
44= | Dominican Rep. | 7 |
44= | Croatia | 7 |
44= | Kyrgyzstan | 7 |
44= | Cambodia | 7 |
48 | Moldova | 6 |
49= | Italy | 6 |
50 | Laos | 5 |
51= | Ireland | 5 |
51= | Mozambique | 5 |
53 | Zimbabwe | 4 |
54= | Namibia | 4 |
54= | Iran | 4 |
54= | Mexico | 4 |
54= | Portugal | 4 |
54= | Romania | 4 |
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 below81:
Christian | 11.4% |
Muslim | 88% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.1% |
Jewish | 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 47% 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%82.
Freedom of Religion and Belief: Kyrgyzstan's Constitution has strong protections for religious equality and secularism, prohibiting the state against promoting a specific religion and guaranteeing freedom of belief29. Nevertheless, sometimes clergy gain improper influence over a politician, and sometimes, a politician gains undue influence over the Church, normally in both cases for mutual benefit29. In reality, the rights to conduct religion are hindered by poor human rights overall and limits on public expression29.
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