Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	186th best
Capital	Palikir
Land Area	3 170km²₁
Location	Australasia, Micronesia
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	0.1m₂
Life Expectancy	69.27yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$3 291 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	FM, FSM, 583₅
Internet Domain	.fm₆
Currency	Dollar (USD)₇
Telephone	+691₈

1. Overview

“In 1979 the Federated States of Micronesia, a UN Trust Territory under US administration, adopted a constitution. In 1986, independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the US, which was amended and renewed in 2004. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“The four unique states of Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap have distinct cultures, traditions and identities as colourful and diverse as the multitudes of coral formations that live in their fringing reefs. Known collectively as the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), these four states are otherwise unrelated, and travellers looking to experience a variety of lifestyles are in luck.
Kosrea is a Pacific paradise and arguably FSM´s most beautiful island. Its people are true believers, and here everything shuts down on Sunday and full focus is given to vibrant all-singing, all-dancing church ceremonies (with a relaxed island twist).
Pohnpei is home to mysterious ancient ruins and a plethora of lush landforms, and retains a system of chiefs and clan titles - a distinct style of governance that still exerts significant social and political influence.
Chuuk is renowned for its wreck diving, and while it is just coming to terms with international tourism, the uncompromising nature of the Chuukese holds firm.
Last, but not least, Yap is a fiercly traditional state retaining a true island spirit. Its people retain their architecture, customs, religions and gigantic stone money - it´s an eternally fascinating place.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Micronesia 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
	...
125	Guatemala	125
126	Namibia	125
127	Guyana	127
128	Micronesia	127
129	Tajikistan	129
130	Honduras	130
131	India	131
132	Bhutan	132
	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
	...
146	Zambia	$3 464
147	Bangladesh	$3 341
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
	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
	...
183	Iraq	124.2
184	Eritrea	124.4
185	Congo, DR	124.8
186	Micronesia	125.3
187	Palau	125.9
188	Chad	127.0
189	Afghanistan	128.1
190	Equatorial Guinea	128.1
	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. Micronesia's Demographics

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

Population:

Micronesia's population is predicted to rise to 128 767 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 3.33. 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
	...
177	Samoa	0.2m
178	St Lucia	0.2m
179	Kiribati	0.1m
180	Micronesia	0.1m
181	Grenada	0.1m
182	St Vincent & Grenadines	0.1m
183	Tonga	0.1m
184	Seychelles	97 096
	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
	...
124	Kazakhstan	69.59
125	Tajikistan	69.58
126	Uzbekistan	69.40
127	Micronesia	69.27
128	Indonesia	69.05
129	Cambodia	68.81
130	Bolivia	68.74
131	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	68.51
	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
	...
129	Swaziland	3.21
130	Bolivia	3.25
131	Pakistan	3.25
132	Micronesia	3.33
133	Sao Tome & Principe	3.52
134	Djibouti	3.61
135	Vanuatu	3.77
136	Samoa	3.77
	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
	...
75	Bangladesh	10.6
76	Nepal	10.8
77	Bhutan	10.8
78	Micronesia	10.8
79	Honduras	11.0
80	Turkmenistan	11.0
81	Maldives	11.0
82	Mongolia	11.8
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
108	Cape Verde	2.8%
109	Burundi	2.8%
110	Chile	2.7%
111	Micronesia	2.6%
112	Azerbaijan	2.6%
113	Kiribati	2.6%
114	Samoa	2.5%
115	Zimbabwe	2.4%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
28	Portugal	20.8%
29	Lesotho	20.5%
30	El Salvador	20.5%
31	Micronesia	19.7%
32	Belarus	18.4%
33	Eritrea	18.0%
34	Croatia	17.1%
35	Liechtenstein	17.1%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Micronesia's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #morals #politics #prejudice #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
	...
189	Sao Tome & Principe	147.8
190	St Kitts & Nevis	150.3
191	Nauru	153.3
192	Micronesia	157.0
193	Somalia	157.9
194	Palau	159.8
195	Marshall Islands	160.0
196	Kiribati	164.8
197	Palestine	170.0
	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
	...
183	Tonga	6
184	Pakistan	6
185	Tuvalu	5
186	Micronesia	5
187	Singapore	5
188	Nauru	5
189	Marshall Islands	4
190	Myanmar (Burma)	4
	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
	...
183	Papua New Guinea	15.23
184	Brunei	15.29
185	Tonga	15.55
186	Micronesia	15.55
187	Somalia	15.71
188	Kiribati	15.80
189	Solomon Islands	15.81
190	Nauru	16.16
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Gender Equality:

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
172	Zimbabwe	1978
173	Marshall Islands	1979
174	Palau	1979
175	Micronesia	1979
176	Iraq	1980
177	Vanuatu	1980
178	Liechtenstein	1984
179	Djibouti	1986
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality (2017)₂₃
Pos.		Higher is better Score₂₃
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
87	Nauru	20
88	Marshall Islands	20
89	Guinea-Bissau	20
90	Micronesia	20
91	Armenia	20
92	Mozambique	17
93	Laos	15
94	Haiti	15
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

5. Micronesia's Health

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

Health (2020)₂₄_,₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₄_,₂₀
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
170	Laos	116.4
171	Guinea-Bissau	116.5
172	Burkina Faso	117.0
173	Micronesia	117.2
174	Cameroon	118.0
175	Chad	118.6
176	Swaziland	120.0
177	Mali	120.6
178	Namibia	121.1
	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 Maldives₂₄. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₄.

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 Europe₂₄, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₂₄.

Health:

Micronesia has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Micronesia does better than average for its alcohol consumption rate₂₅ and in its adolescent birth rate₂₆ (one of the lowest in Australasia). And finally, it does worse than average when it comes to its average life expectancy₁₂ (amongst the worst in Australasia), its fertility rate₁₅ and in its immunizations take-up₂₇ (one of the lowest in Australasia). The number 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
	...
124	Kazakhstan	69.59
125	Tajikistan	69.58
126	Uzbekistan	69.40
127	Micronesia	69.27
128	Indonesia	69.05
129	Cambodia	68.81
130	Bolivia	68.74
131	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	68.51
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₂₅
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₂₅
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
46	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2.1
47	Mozambique	2.4
48	Samoa	2.5
49	Micronesia	2.5
50	Guatemala	2.5
51	Congo, DR	2.6
52	Uzbekistan	2.7
53	Ghana	2.7
	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
	...
129	Swaziland	3.21
130	Bolivia	3.25
131	Pakistan	3.25
132	Micronesia	3.33
133	Sao Tome & Principe	3.52
134	Djibouti	3.61
135	Vanuatu	3.77
136	Samoa	3.77
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Overweight Adults (2016)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better %₂₈
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
179	Saudi Arabia	69.7
180	Qatar	71.7
181	Kuwait	73.4
182	Micronesia	75.9
183	Samoa	77.6
184	Tonga	78.5
185	Kiribati	78.7
186	Niue	80.0
	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
	...
47	Australia	14.1
48	UK	14.6
49	Sri Lanka	14.8
50	Micronesia	15.0
51	Tonga	15.2
52	Mongolia	15.7
53	Turkmenistan	16.4
54	Myanmar (Burma)	16.5
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₂₇
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₂₇
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
160	Lebanon	79.4
161	San Marino	79.3
162	Gabon	78.7
163	Micronesia	78.2
164	Philippines	77.9
165	Sweden	77.8
166	Ivory Coast	76.9
167	Congo, DR	76.5
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Micronesia's Modernity and Learning

#education #the_internet

Modernity and Education:

Length of Schooling (2018)₂₉
Pos.		Higher is better Years₂₉
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
135	Angola	11.8
136	Moldova	11.6
137	Congo, (Brazzaville)	11.6
138	Micronesia	11.5
139	Ghana	11.5
140	Guyana	11.5
141	Vanuatu	11.4
142	Tajikistan	11.4
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₃₀
Pos.		Higher is better₃₀
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
128	Kyrgyzstan	34%
129	Egypt	33%
130	Cuba	32%
131	Micronesia	31%
132	Vanuatu	31%
133	Syria	30%
134	Sri Lanka	29%
135	Samoa	29%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₃₁
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
123	Mongolia	0.0
124	Samoa	0.0
125	Albania	0.0
126	Micronesia	0.0
127	Algeria	0.0
128	Djibouti	0.0
129	Guyana	0.0
130	Namibia	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #the_environment

Environmental Performance (2018)₃₂
Pos.		Higher is better₃₂
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
119	Tanzania	50.8
120	China	50.7
121	Thailand	49.9
122	Micronesia	49.8
123	Libya	49.8
124	Ghana	49.7
125	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	49.5
126	Senegal	49.5
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

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
	...
61	UK	1994 Sep 01
62	Chad	1994 Sep 05
63	Gambia	1994 Sep 08
64	Micronesia	1994 Sep 18
65	Malaysia	1994 Sep 22
66	Benin	1994 Sep 28
67	France	1994 Sep 29
68	Netherlands	1994 Oct 10
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

8. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₃₃
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₃
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
121	Dominican Rep.	17.00
120	Sao Tome & Principe	17.00
119	Tajikistan	16.70
118	Micronesia	16.10
117	Iraq	15.90
116	Philippines	15.30
115	Trinidad & Tobago	14.90
114	Fiji	14.90
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₄
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
96	Uruguay	39.5
97	Sri Lanka	39.8
98	Iran	40.0
99	Micronesia	40.1
100	Philippines	40.1
101	Senegal	40.3
102	Argentina	40.6
103	Kenya	40.8
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

9. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

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 below₃₅:

Christian	95.3%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.4%
Folk Religion	2.7%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	0.9%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 52.7%, Protestant 41.7% (Congregational 40.1%, Baptist 0.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 0.7%), other 3.8%, none or unspecified 0.8% (2000 Census)₃₆.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems