Nepal

http://www.humantruth.info/nepal.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Nepal
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	105th best
Capital	Kathmandu
Land Area	143 350km²₁
Location	Asia
Population	28.1m₂
Life Expectancy	68.45yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$3 877 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	NP, NPL, 524₅
Internet Domain	.np₆
Currency	Rupee (NPR)₇
Telephone	+977₈

1. Overview

“In 1951, the Nepali monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. An insurgency led by Maoist extremists broke out in 1996. The ensuing 10-year civil war between insurgents and government forces witnessed the dissolution of the cabinet and parliament and assumption of absolute power by the king. Several weeks of mass protests in April 2006 were followed by several months of peace negotiations between the Maoists and government officials, and culminated in a November 2006 peace accord and the promulgation of an interim constitution. Following a nationwide election in April 2008, the newly formed Constituent Assembly (CA) declared Nepal a federal democratic republic and abolished the monarchy at its first meeting the following month. The CA elected the country's first president in July. Between 2008 and 2011 there have been four different coalition governments, led twice by the United Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist, which received a plurality of votes in the Constituent Assembly election, and twice by the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist-Leninist. In August 2011, Baburam BHATTARAI of the United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoaist) became prime minister. After the CA failed to draft a constitution by the May 2012 deadline, BHATTARAI dissolved the CA and called for new elections. Months of negotiations failed to produce a new election date. Finally, in March of 2013, the chief justice of Nepal's Supreme Court, Khil Raj REGMI, was sworn in as Chairman of the Interim Council of Ministers for Elections to lead an interim government and charged with holding Constituent Assembly elections by December 2013.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Wedged between the high wall of the Himalaya and the steamy jungles of the Indian plains, Nepal is a land of snowy peaks and Sherpas, yaks and yetis, monasteries and mantras. Ever since Nepal first opened its borders to outsiders in the 1950s, this tiny mountain nation has had an irresistible mystical allure for travellers. Today, legions of trekkers are drawn to the Himalaya´s most iconic and accessible hiking, some of the world´s best, with rugged trails to Everest, the Annapurnas and beyond. Nowhere else can you trek for days or even weeks in incredible mountain scenery, secure in the knowledge that a hot meal, cosy lodge and warm slice of apple pie await you at the end of the day. Nepal is nirvana for mountain lovers.
Other travellers prefer to see Nepal at a more gentle pace, admiring the peaks over a gin and tonic from a Himalayan viewpoint, strolling through the temple-lined medieval city squares of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur, and joining Buddhist pilgrims on a spiritual stroll around centuries-old stupas and temples that lie scattered across the Kathmandu Valley.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Nepal National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Value₁₁
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
4	Hong Kong	0.952
5	Australia	0.951
	...
140	Vanuatu	0.607
141	Laos	0.607
142	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	0.607
143	Nepal	0.602
144	Swaziland	0.597
145	Equatorial Guinea	0.596
	Asia Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₁
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
4	Luxembourg	$84 649
5	Ireland	$76 169
	...
151	Kiribati	$4 063
152	Sao Tome & Principe	$4 021
153	Papua New Guinea	$4 009
154	Nepal	$3 877
155	Myanmar (Burma)	$3 851
156	Zimbabwe	$3 810
	Asia Avg	$22 215
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂_,₁₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂_,₁₃
1	Taiwan	28.6
2	Norway	29.4
3	Denmark	31.2
4	Sweden	32.2
5	Finland	32.6
	...
102	Azerbaijan	89.9
103	Nicaragua	90.8
104	Tajikistan	90.8
105	Nepal	90.9
106	Saudi Arabia	91.4
107	Bahrain	91.5
	Asia Avg	87.1
	World Avg	86.1
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. Nepal's Demographics and Migration

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

Population:

Nepal's population is predicted to rise to 39.94 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 2.60. 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
4	Indonesia	267.7m
5	Pakistan	212.2m
	...
47	Mozambique	29.5m
48	Venezuela	28.9m
49	Yemen	28.5m
50	Nepal	28.1m
51	Madagascar	26.3m
52	N. Korea	25.5m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
128	Turkmenistan	69.3
129	Guatemala	69.2
130	Moldova	68.8
131	Nepal	68.4
132	Laos	68.1
133	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	67.7
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₄
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₄
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
98	Romania	1.42
99	Japan	1.40
100	Poland	1.40
101	Nepal	2.60
102	Macedonia	1.40
103	Fiji	2.61
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₅
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₅
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
4	Burkina Faso	04.7
5	Sierra Leone	04.8
	...
73	Libya	10.5
74	S. Africa	10.5
75	Bangladesh	10.6
76	Nepal	10.8
77	Bhutan	10.8
78	Micronesia	10.8
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₆
Pos.		%₁₆
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
4	Liechtenstein	65.1%
5	Monaco	54.9%
	...
134	Sudan	1.8%
135	Albania	1.8%
136	Pakistan	1.7%
137	Nepal	1.7%
138	Poland	1.7%
139	Senegal	1.7%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
	...
135	Algeria	3.4%
136	Sweden	3.4%
137	Ghana	3.4%
138	Nepal	3.3%
139	Bangladesh	3.3%
140	Botswana	3.2%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #nepal #politics #prejudice #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₈_,₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈_,₁₉
1	Sweden	9.2
2	Norway	14.7
3	Denmark	14.7
4	Netherlands	15.8
5	New Zealand	17.5
	...
92	Tajikistan	88.0
93	Ghana	88.1
94	St Vincent & Grenadines	89.6
95	Nepal	90.1
96	S. Sudan	90.5
97	Tunisia	91.8
	Asia Avg	99.8
	World Avg	87.7
q=199.

Nepal is generally poor at ensuring human rights and freedom compared to the rest of the world. Nepal does better than average in commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₀, freethought₂₁, LGBT equality₂₂ and in speed of uptake of HR treaties₂₃. But, things still need to improve in Nepal. Nepal does worse than average in supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₄ (still low for Asia), opposing gender inequality₂₅, supporting press freedom₂₆ (still low for Asia) and in its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₇.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Nepal

5. Nepal's Health

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

Compared to Asia (2020)₂₈_,₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₈_,₂₉
1	Hong Kong	18.3
2	Maldives	41.0
3	Singapore	42.6
4	Japan	51.0
5	S. Korea	51.3
	...
23	Cyprus	78.6
24	Myanmar (Burma)	79.1
25	India	79.6
26	Nepal	80.3
27	Israel	82.1
28	Turkmenistan	83.1
29	Tajikistan	83.1
	Asia Avg	80.1
q=50.

Health (2020)₂₈_,₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₈_,₂₉
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
4	Singapore	42.6
5	Japan	51.0
	...
46	India	79.6
47	Slovenia	79.9
48	Tunisia	80.1
49	Nepal	80.3
50	Hungary	80.9
51	UK	81.1
52	Slovakia	81.1
	World Avg	93.5
q=196.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives₂₈. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau₂₈.

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 The Mediterranean₂₈, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₂₈.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Nepal does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Nepal comes in the best 20 for its smoking rate₃₀ (the best in Asia). It does better than average in terms of its alcohol consumption rate₃₁. When it comes to most other metrics, Nepal does not do well. It does worse than average when it comes to its fertility rate₁₄, its immunizations take-up₃₂, its average life expectancy₁₁ and in its adolescent birth rate₂₅ (one of the worst in Asia). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
128	Turkmenistan	69.3
129	Guatemala	69.2
130	Moldova	68.8
131	Nepal	68.4
132	Laos	68.1
133	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	67.7
	Asia Avg	73.48
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₁
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
4	Mauritania	0.0
5	Somalia	0.0
	...
40	Tunisia	1.9
41	Bahrain	1.9
42	Qatar	2.0
43	Nepal	2.0
44	Singapore	2.0
45	Turkey	2.0
	Asia Avg	3.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₄
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₄
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
98	Romania	1.42
99	Japan	1.40
100	Poland	1.40
101	Nepal	2.60
102	Macedonia	1.40
103	Fiji	2.61
	Asia Avg	2.46
	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
179	Macedonia	2 732
178	Russia	2 690
	...
18	Trinidad & Tobago	97
17	Lesotho	88
16	Afghanistan	84
15	Nepal	83
14	Mozambique	82
13	Tonga	81
	Asia Avg	1 035
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₃
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
4	Ethiopia	20.9
5	Nepal	21.0
6	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	21.6
7	Cambodia	21.7
8	Niger	22.0
9	Eritrea	22.0
10	Burundi	22.2
11	Uganda	22.4
12	Afghanistan	23.0
	Asia Avg	44.3
	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
4	Hong Kong	3.2
5	Slovenia	3.8
	...
136	Comoros	68.3
137	Swaziland	70.4
138	Bolivia	70.8
139	Nepal	71.9
140	Cape Verde	73.4
141	Afghanistan	74.0
	Asia Avg	29.9
	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
4	Niue	98.8
5	Mongolia	98.7
	...
116	Trinidad & Tobago	91.4
117	Jamaica	90.9
118	Burkina Faso	90.6
119	Nepal	90.1
120	Montenegro	89.9
121	Zimbabwe	89.7
	Asia Avg	90.5
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Nepal's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #it_security #modernity #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation #technology #the_internet

Compared to Asia (2020)₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉
1	Taiwan	10.0
2	Japan	21.9
3	S. Korea	24.0
4	Singapore	27.9
5	Israel	32.2
	...
38	Pakistan	97.9
39	Maldives	99.8
40	Turkmenistan	105.3
41	Nepal	110.8
42	Bhutan	112.3
43	Bangladesh	112.9
44	Laos	115.2
	Asia Avg	79.0
q=51.

Modernity and Learning (2020)₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
4	Estonia	15.8
5	Denmark	16.0
	...
143	Guinea-Bissau	106.0
144	Zambia	107.9
145	Ethiopia	108.4
146	Nepal	110.8
147	El Salvador	111.1
148	Guatemala	111.7
149	Bhutan	112.3
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₃₄
2	Israel	4.11₃₄
3	Japan	3.58₃₄
4	Finland	3.17₃₄
5	Sweden	3.16₃₄
	...
76	Ecuador	0.34₃₅
77	Bosnia & Herzegovina	0.33₃₆
78	Iran	0.31₃₇
79	Nepal	0.30₃₇
80	Kuwait	0.30₃₆
81	Pakistan	0.29₃₆
	Asia Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₃₈
Pos.		Higher is better₃₈
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
4	Canada	100.0%
5	Finland	100.0%
	...
131	Pakistan	37.2%
132	Cameroon	37.2%
133	Gambia	36.8%
134	Nepal	35.9%
135	Kenya	35.2%
136	Honduras	33.5%
	Asia Avg	66.0%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2021)₃₉
Pos.		Higher is better Years₃₉
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
4	Belgium	19.6
5	Sweden	19.4
	...
113	Vietnam	13.0
114	Togo	13.0
115	Bahamas	12.9
116	Nepal	12.9
117	St Lucia	12.9
118	Libya	12.9
	Asia Avg	13.5
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Religiosity (2018)₄₀
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₀
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
4	Switzerland	9
5	Denmark	9
6	Germany	10
7	UK	10
8	Sweden	10
9	Japan	10
10	Finland	10
11	Latvia	11
12	France	11
	Asia Avg	55.8
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

IQ (2006)₄₁
Pos.		Higher is better₄₁
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
4	Japan	105
5	Taiwan	105
	...
100	El Salvador	80
101	Guatemala	79
102	Sri Lanka	79
103	Nepal	78
104	Mauritania	76
105	Uganda	73
	Asia Avg	90.4
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better₄₂
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
4	Bermuda	97%
5	Andorra	97%
	...
157	Tajikistan	19%
158	Cameroon	18%
159	Pakistan	18%
160	Nepal	17%
161	Mauritania	17%
162	S. Sudan	17%
	Asia Avg	48.7%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security (2013)₄₃
Pos.		Lower is better₄₃
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
4	Hong Kong	0.12
5	Mexico	0.16
	...
62	Mongolia	1.42
63	Uganda	1.44
64	Ukraine	1.44
65	Nepal	1.45
66	Afghanistan	1.45
67	Germany	1.46
	Asia Avg	1.08
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

On the Corruption Index, Nepal scored on average 28.6 over the 2012-2016 period. Over the 10 years since then, it improved by 5.4 points.

World Giving Index (2013-2021)₄₄
Pos.		Lower is better₄₄
1	Myanmar (Burma)	2.7
2	New Zealand	4.0
3	USA	4.7
4	Australia	4.9
5	Indonesia	9.0
	...
56	Chile	47.1
57	Saudi Arabia	48.6
58	Costa Rica	49.0
59	Nepal	49.1
60	Israel	49.4
61	Philippines	49.6
	Asia Avg	62.5
	World Avg	67.9
q=160.

Corruption (2022)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better Points₄₅
1	Denmark	90.0
2	Finland	87.0
3	New Zealand	87.0
4	Norway	84.0
5	Singapore	83.0
	...
112	Malawi	34.0
113	Indonesia	34.0
114	Bosnia & Herzegovina	34.0
115	Nepal	34.0
116	Ukraine	33.0
117	Mongolia	33.0
	Asia Avg	39.98
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Happiness (2018)₄₆
Pos.		Higher is better₄₆
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
4	Iceland	7.5
5	Switzerland	7.5
	...
98	Somalia	5.0
99	Cameroon	5.0
100	Bulgaria	4.9
101	Nepal	4.9
102	Venezuela	4.8
103	Gabon	4.8
	Asia Avg	5.29
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2021)₄₇
Pos.		Lower is better₄₇
1	Iceland	1.10
2	New Zealand	1.25
3	Denmark	1.26
4	Portugal	1.27
5	Slovenia	1.32
	...
82	Dominican Rep.	2.02
83	Rwanda	2.03
84	Trinidad & Tobago	2.03
85	Nepal	2.03
86	Peru	2.03
87	Cuba	2.04
	Asia Avg	2.22
	World Avg	2.08
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₄₈
Pos.		Lower is better Score₄₈
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
4	Equatorial Guinea	0.00
5	Cambodia	0.00
	...
114	Russia	4.90
115	France	5.01
116	Indonesia	5.07
117	Nepal	5.09
118	Burundi	5.10
119	Palestine	5.18
	Asia Avg	3.60
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #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
4	Kuwait	+81.2
5	Dominican Rep.	+79.5
	...
161	Indonesia	-23.2
162	Kyrgyzstan	-23.8
163	Comoros	-24.5
164	Nepal	-24.7
165	Benin	-25.2
166	Guatemala	-25.4
	Asia Avg	+07.0
	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
4	Malta	80.9
5	Sweden	80.5
	...
173	Lesotho	33.8
174	Haiti	33.7
175	Madagascar	33.7
176	Nepal	31.4
177	India	30.6
178	Congo, DR	30.4
	Asia Avg	54.5
	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
4	Colombia	17.54
5	Ireland	17.54
	...
96	Zambia	05.71
97	Canada	05.56
98	China	05.52
99	Nepal	05.35
100	Iran	05.32
101	Kenya	05.24
	Asia Avg	09.14
	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
4	Vanuatu	1993 Dec 29
5	Papua New Guinea	1993 Dec 29
	...
32	Uruguay	1994 Feb 03
33	Nauru	1994 Feb 08
34	Jordan	1994 Feb 10
35	Nepal	1994 Feb 21
36	Czechia	1994 Mar 03
37	Barbados	1994 Mar 10
	Asia Avg	1899 Dec 30
	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%
4	Trinidad & Tobago	74.5%
5	Costa Rica	74.2%
	...
31	Portugal	55.8%
32	Hong Kong	54.8%
33	Lebanon	54.3%
34	Nepal	52.8%
35	Chad	52.8%
36	Kenya	52.1%
	Asia Avg	37.9%
	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
181	Somalia	38.90
180	Nigeria	37.10
	...
128	S. Africa	19.20
127	Guyana	19.00
126	Cambodia	18.10
125	Nepal	17.50
124	Bangladesh	17.30
123	Venezuela	17.10
	Asia Avg	11.80
	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
4	Czechia	25.9
5	Moldova	25.9
	...
37	Mauritania	32.6
38	France	32.7
39	Estonia	32.7
40	Nepal	32.8
41	Tunisia	32.8
42	Mali	33.0
	Asia Avg	35.2
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₅₅
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₅₅
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
4	Turkmenistan	.001
5	Jordan	.002
	...
55	Zimbabwe	.137
56	Ghana	.138
57	Lesotho	.146
58	Nepal	.148
59	Cambodia	.170
60	Namibia	.171
	Asia Avg	.084
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

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

Religiosity (2018)₄₀
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₀
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
4	Switzerland	9
5	Denmark	9
6	Germany	10
7	UK	10
8	Sweden	10
9	Japan	10
10	Finland	10
11	Latvia	11
12	France	11
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Disbelief In God (2007)₅₆
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₆
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
4	Czechia	61
5	Estonia	49
	...
129	Nigeria	0
130	Malawi	0
131	Chad	0
132	Nepal	0
133	Morocco	0
134	Mauritania	0
	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	0.5%
Muslim	4.6%
Hindu	80.7%
Buddhist	10.3%
Folk Religion	3.7%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	0.3%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)₅₈.

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