Mozambique Republic of Mozambique
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	164th best
Capital	Maputo
Land Area	786 380km²₁
Location	Africa
Population	29.5m₂
Life Expectancy	55.48yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$1 098 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	MZ, MOZ, 508₅
Internet Domain	.mz₆
Currency	Meticail (MZM)₇
Telephone	+258₈

1. Overview

#india #portugal

“Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development until the mid 1990s. The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo) party formally abandoned Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multiparty elections and a free market economy. A UN-negotiated peace agreement between Frelimo and rebel Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo) forces ended the fighting in 1992. In December 2004, Mozambique underwent a delicate transition as Joaquim CHISSANO stepped down after 18 years in office. His elected successor, Armando Emilio GUEBUZA, promised to continue the sound economic policies that have encouraged foreign investment. President GUEBUZA was reelected to a second term in October 2009. However, the elections were flawed by voter fraud, questionable disqualification of candidates, and Frelimo use of government resources during the campaign. As a result, Freedom House removed Mozambique from its list of electoral democracies.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“A mix of Swahili, Indian, Portuguese and African influences, overlooked Mozambique is diverse in its cultural palette and natural attractions. Mozambique´s star is on the rise. After two decades of peace, the economy is growing. Glitzy high-rises and lively street cafes compete for attention with remote island archipelagos and a steadily increasing population of wild animals. A new bridge over the Zambezi River links north and south for the first time. Yet, despite the development, centuries-old rhythms still dominate and the country moves to its own beat.Yet this enigmatic southeast African country embraced by the Indian Ocean is well off most travellers´ maps. Still, it has much to offer those who venture here. Canny travellers are venturing in to discover long, dune-fringed beaches, turquoise waters glittering with shoals of colourful fish, well-preserved corals, remote archipelagos in the north, pounding surf in the south.
Discovering these attractions is not always easy, but it is unfailingly rewarding. Bring along some patience, some endurance for long bus rides, a sense of adventure, and jump in for the journey of a lifetime.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Mozambique 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
	...
178	Guinea-Bissau	178
179	Eritrea	179
180	Sierra Leone	179
181	Mozambique	181
182	S. Sudan	181
183	Guinea	183
184	Burundi	184
185	Burkina Faso	185
	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
	...
182	Comoros	$1 335
183	Madagascar	$1 320
184	Togo	$1 262
185	Mozambique	$1 098
186	Malawi	$1 073
187	Guinea	$1 058
188	Niger	$0 889
189	Burundi	$0 691
	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
	...
161	Nigeria	111.6
162	Haiti	112.9
163	Myanmar (Burma)	113.2
164	Mozambique	113.4
165	Liberia	115.9
166	Kiribati	116.2
167	Zimbabwe	117.1
168	N. Korea	117.1
	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. Mozambique's Demographics

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

Population:

Mozambique's population is predicted to rise to 35.91 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 4.75. 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
	...
44	Malaysia	31.5m
45	Angola	30.8m
46	Ghana	29.8m
47	Mozambique	29.5m
48	Venezuela	28.9m
49	Yemen	28.5m
50	Nepal	28.1m
51	Madagascar	26.3m
	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
	...
179	Cameroon	55.96
180	Somalia	55.71
181	Guinea-Bissau	55.49
182	Mozambique	55.48
183	Nigeria	53.06
184	Angola	52.70
185	Chad	51.90
186	Ivory Coast	51.89
	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
	...
154	Kenya	4.64
155	Senegal	4.65
156	Gambia	4.73
157	Mozambique	4.75
158	Comoros	4.78
159	Sierra Leone	4.78
160	Guinea-Bissau	4.92
161	Yemen	4.98
	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
	...
32	Tanzania	06.2
33	Sao Tome & Principe	06.2
34	Comoros	06.3
35	Mozambique	06.4
36	Madagascar	06.4
37	Papua New Guinea	06.4
38	Ghana	06.5
39	Palestine	06.5
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
159	Zambia	0.9%
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%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
108	Malaysia	5.3%
109	Guinea	5.2%
110	Turkmenistan	5.0%
111	Mozambique	5.0%
112	Senegal	5.0%
113	Iraq	4.9%
114	Denmark	4.7%
115	Yemen	4.7%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #human_rights #mozambique #politics #tolerance

Mozambique is generally poor at ensuring human rights and freedom compared to the rest of the world. Mozambique does better than average in terms of commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₁₉, supporting press freedom₂₀ and in LGBT equality₂₁. Mozambique does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in terms of its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₂, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₃ (still good for Africa), speed of uptake of HR treaties₂₄ and in opposing gender inequality₂₅. Government and rebel (now reformed into a political party, RENAMO) both continued to commit violent abuses with impunity and major crimes and murders are often not investigated at all₂₆. Progress is always going to be difficult in a country where the richest 10% hold 46% of the country's entire income₂₇.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Mozambique

5. Mozambique's Health

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

Health (2020)₂₈_,₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₈_,₂₉
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
161	Liberia	112.3
162	Togo	113.3
163	Philippines	113.5
164	Mozambique	114.0
165	Uganda	114.1
166	Argentina	114.3
167	Central African Rep.	114.9
168	S. Africa	114.9
169	Venezuela	115.1
	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 Maldives₂₈. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₈.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and Europe₂₈, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₂₈.

Health:

Mozambique is a pretty unhealthy country. Mozambique comes in the best 20 when it comes to its smoking rate₃₀. It does better than average in its alcohol consumption rate₃₁. However Mozambique performs less well in most areas. It does worse than average for its immunizations take-up₃₂ and in its fertility rate₁₅. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in terms of its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₃, its adolescent birth rate₂₅ and in its average life expectancy₁₂. 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
	...
179	Cameroon	55.96
180	Somalia	55.71
181	Guinea-Bissau	55.49
182	Mozambique	55.48
183	Nigeria	53.06
184	Angola	52.70
185	Chad	51.90
186	Ivory Coast	51.89
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₁
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
44	Singapore	2.0
45	Turkey	2.0
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
	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
	...
154	Kenya	4.64
155	Senegal	4.65
156	Gambia	4.73
157	Mozambique	4.75
158	Comoros	4.78
159	Sierra Leone	4.78
160	Guinea-Bissau	4.92
161	Yemen	4.98
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₀
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₀
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
17	Lesotho	88
16	Afghanistan	84
15	Nepal	83
14	Mozambique	82
13	Tonga	81
12	Malawi	80
11	Suriname	79
10	Guyana	77
	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
	...
150	Nigeria	150
151	St Lucia	151
152	Trinidad & Tobago	152
153	Mozambique	153
154	Cape Verde	154
155	Bahamas	155
156	Libya	156
157	Papua New Guinea	157
	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
	...
21	Laos	25.4
22	Kenya	25.5
23	Central African Rep.	26.2
24	Mozambique	26.4
25	Guinea	26.6
26	Equatorial Guinea	26.7
27	Comoros	27.1
28	Bhutan	27.1
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₅
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₅
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
178	Chad	133.5
179	Ivory Coast	135.5
180	Malawi	136.2
181	Mozambique	139.7
182	Guinea	140.6
183	Angola	164.3
184	Mali	174.6
185	Niger	202.4
	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
	...
150	Uganda	82.5
151	Comoros	81.8
152	Marshall Islands	81.8
153	Mozambique	81.4
154	Venezuela	80.6
155	Myanmar (Burma)	80.3
156	Benin	80.1
157	Guinea-Bissau	80.1
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Mozambique's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #modernity #research #science #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
	...
164	Cambodia	110.0
165	Gambia	110.3
166	Afghanistan	112.5
167	Mozambique	113.8
168	Congo, (Brazzaville)	115.8
169	Congo, DR	116.0
170	Lesotho	116.7
171	Guinea	117.5
172	Chad	118.6
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₃₆
2	Israel	4.11₃₆
3	Japan	3.58₃₆
	...
65	Macedonia	0.44₃₇
66	Puerto Rico	0.44₃₇
67	Jordan	0.43₃₈
68	Mozambique	0.42₃₉
69	Thailand	0.39₄₀
70	Tanzania	0.38₃₉
71	Romania	0.38₃₆
72	Montenegro	0.38₃₇
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₄₁
Pos.		Higher is better₄₁
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
152	Central African Rep.	22.1%
153	Malawi	21.8%
154	Cambodia	21.3%
155	Mozambique	19.3%
156	Mauritania	18.8%
157	Senegal	17.6%
158	Sudan	17.5%
159	Ethiopia	17.1%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₂
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
166	Sierra Leone	10.2
167	Afghanistan	10.1
168	Papua New Guinea	10.0
169	Mozambique	9.7
170	Nigeria	9.7
171	Congo, DR	9.7
172	Ivory Coast	9.6
173	Liberia	9.6
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₃
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
144	Congo, (Brazzaville)	144
145	Qatar	145
146	Philippines	146
147	Mozambique	147
148	Lesotho	148
149	Venezuela	149
150	Libya	150
151	Gabon	151
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

IQ (2006)₄₃
Pos.		Higher is better₄₃
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
131	Zimbabwe	66
132	Senegal	66
133	Sierra Leone	64
134	Mozambique	64
135	Ethiopia	64
136	Central African Rep.	64
137	Congo, (Brazzaville)	64
138	Cameroon	64
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is better₄₄
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
182	Comoros	7%
183	Afghanistan	7%
184	Malawi	7%
185	Mozambique	6%
186	Benin	6%
187	Tanzania	5%
188	Central African Rep.	5%
189	Madagascar	4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

7. National Culture

#corruption #happiness #politics

Corruption (2012-2016)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₄₅
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
122	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	30.8
123	Togo	30.4
124	Sierra Leone	30.2
125	Mozambique	30.0
126	Guatemala	30.0
127	Mauritania	29.8
128	Guyana	29.6
129	Pakistan	29.2
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₄₆
Pos.		Higher is better₄₆
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
120	Cambodia	4.4
121	Burkina Faso	4.4
122	Egypt	4.4
123	Mozambique	4.4
124	Kenya	4.4
125	Zambia	4.4
126	Mauritania	4.4
127	Ethiopia	4.4
	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
	...
124	Burkina Faso	124
125	Dominican Rep.	125
126	Oman	126
127	Mozambique	127
128	Niger	128
129	Sierra Leone	129
130	Bangladesh	130
131	Kazakhstan	131
	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
	...
90	Botswana	90
91	Guinea-Bissau	91
92	Burundi	92
93	Mozambique	93
94	Guinea	94
95	Ivory Coast	95
96	Peru	96
97	Libya	97
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2012)₄₇
Pos.		Lower is better₄₇
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
45	Latvia	1.77
46	UAE	1.79
47	Kuwait	1.79
48	Mozambique	1.80
49	Namibia	1.80
50	Ghana	1.81
51	Zambia	1.83
52	Sierra Leone	1.86
	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
	...
103	Antigua & Barbuda	103
104	Latvia	104
105	Laos	105
106	Mozambique	106
107	Poland	107
108	Ukraine	108
109	Belgium	109
110	Panama	110
	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
	...
62	Indonesia	62
63	Uganda	63
64	Moldova	64
65	Mozambique	65
66	Burkina Faso	66
67	Kyrgyzstan	66
68	Iran	68
69	Malawi	69
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₄₈
Pos.		Lower is better Score₄₈
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
123	UK	5.41
124	Burkina Faso	5.42
125	Myanmar (Burma)	5.51
126	Mozambique	5.54
127	Ukraine	5.55
128	Niger	5.60
129	USA	5.69
130	Kenya	5.76
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₄₉
Pos.		Higher is better %₄₉
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
142	Guinea-Bissau	-11.0
143	Senegal	-11.5
144	Guinea	-12.4
145	Mozambique	-12.5
146	Bolivia	-12.8
147	Dominica	-13.3
148	Liberia	-15.2
149	Belize	-15.5
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₅₀
Pos.		Higher is better₅₀
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
132	Vietnam	47.0
133	Indonesia	46.9
134	Guinea	46.6
135	Mozambique	46.4
136	Uzbekistan	45.9
137	Chad	45.3
138	Myanmar (Burma)	45.3
139	Ivory Coast	45.3
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better₅₁
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
112	Ukraine	03.28
113	Togo	02.88
114	Ethiopia	02.81
115	Mozambique	02.47
116	Iceland	02.41
117	Zimbabwe	02.31
118	Trinidad & Tobago	02.07
119	Serbia	00.72
	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
	...
124	Algeria	1995 Nov 12
125	Morocco	1995 Nov 19
126	Bhutan	1995 Nov 23
127	Mozambique	1995 Nov 23
128	Solomon Islands	1996 Jan 01
129	Togo	1996 Jan 02
130	Botswana	1996 Jan 10
131	Moldova	1996 Jan 18
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₂
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
46	Turkey	47.4%
47	Sudan	46.9%
48	Malaysia	46.6%
49	Mozambique	46.5%
50	Laos	45.3%
51	Slovenia	45.1%
52	Spain	44.8%
53	Tanzania	44.2%
	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)₅₃
Pos.		Higher is worse₅₃
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
165	Togo	30.50
164	Mauritania	30.00
163	Pakistan	29.90
162	Mozambique	29.80
161	Liberia	29.80
160	Comoros	28.90
159	Burundi	28.50
158	Gambia	28.50
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₅₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₄
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
144	Swaziland	51.5
145	Botswana	53.3
146	Brazil	53.3
147	Mozambique	54.0
148	Lesotho	54.2
149	Central African Rep.	56.2
150	Zambia	57.1
151	Namibia	59.1
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₅₅
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₅₅
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
90	Guinea-Bissau	.372
91	Congo, DR	.389
92	Burundi	.403
93	Mozambique	.411
94	Madagascar	.453
95	Mali	.457
96	Central African Rep.	.465
97	Ethiopia	.489
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

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

Disbelief In God (2007)₅₆
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₆
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
49	Italy	6
50	Laos	5
51	Ireland	5
52	Mozambique	5
53	Zimbabwe	4
54	Namibia	4
55	Iran	4
56	Mexico	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 below₅₇:

Christian	56.7%
Muslim	18%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	7.4%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	17.9%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Catholic 28.4%, Protestant 27.7% (Zionist Christian 15.5%, Evangelical Pentecostal 10.9%, Anglican 1.3%), Muslim 17.9%, other 7.2%, none 18.7% (1997 census)₅₈.

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