Romania

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Romania
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	38th best
Capital	Bucharest
Land Area	230 160km²₁
Location	Europe
Population	19.5m₂
Life Expectancy	74.84yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$19 428 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	RO, ROU, 642₅
Internet Domain	.ro₆
Currency	Leu (RON)₇
Telephone	+40₈

1. Overview

#eu #human_rights #romania

“The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they were de facto linked in 1859 and formally united in 1862 under the new name of Romania. The country gained recognition of its independence in 1878. It joined the Allied Powers in World War I and acquired new territories - most notably Transylvania - following the conflict. In 1940, Romania allied with the Axis powers and participated in the 1941 German invasion of the USSR. Three years later, overrun by the Soviets, Romania signed an armistice. The post-war Soviet occupation led to the formation of a Communist "people's republic" in 1947 and the abdication of the king. The decades-long rule of dictator Nicolae CEAUSESCU, who took power in 1965, and his Securitate police state became increasingly oppressive and draconian through the 1980s. CEAUSESCU was overthrown and executed in late 1989. Former Communists dominated the government until 1996 when they were swept from power. Romania joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Fortified churches and painted monasteries stand regally amid a pristine landscape. In the cities, former Saxon settlements such as Sibiu and Brasov ooze charm, while vibrant Bucharest is all energy. Beautiful and beguiling, Romania´s rural landscape remains relatively untouched by the country´s urban evolution. It´s a land of aesthetically stirring hand-ploughed fields, sheep-instigated traffic jams, and lots and lots of homemade plum brandy. The Carpathian Mountains offer uncrowded hiking and skiing, while Transylvania´s Saxon towns are time-warp strolling grounds for Gothic architecture, Austro-Hungarian legacies and, naturally, plenty of Vlad Tepes-inspired `Dracula´ shtick. Fish - and the birds that chomp them - thrive in the Danube Delta, bucolic Maramures has the `Merry Cemetery´, and Unesco-listed painted monasteries dot southern Bucovina. And, for the record, the big cities are a blast too.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

The EU has acted on behalf of its member states on many occasions to support, foster, fund and encourage human rights protections in every region of the world, with agreement of its member states through the European Parliament. The protections of workers' rights and their harmonisations (which stops companies moving staff to countries with the weakest laws) has had great effect in stopping workforce abuse₁₁. According to Human Rights Watch's comprehensive review for the year 2017, in addition to vocal and public pronouncements on poor human rights records of many countries, the EU has also acted through economic sanctions, political pressure and used other means to incentivize the adoption of human rights protections, even if these measures harm EU trading₁₂. It is to Romania's credit that it supports the EU in these actions.

2. Romania National and Social Development

#economics #human_development

UN HDI (2016)₁₃
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₁₃
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
47	Bahrain	47
48	Montenegro	48
49	Russia	49
50	Romania	50
51	Kuwait	51
52	Belarus	52
53	Oman	52
54	Barbados	54
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)₁₄
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₄
1	Qatar	$129 916
2	Singapore	$78 162
3	Kuwait	$76 075
	...
58	Antigua & Barbuda	$20 907
59	Croatia	$20 291
60	Panama	$19 470
61	Romania	$19 428
62	Uruguay	$19 148
63	Gabon	$19 044
64	Turkey	$18 705
65	Mauritius	$17 948
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₅_,₁₆
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₅_,₁₆
1	Taiwan	30.2
2	Denmark	30.5
3	Norway	30.9
	...
35	Slovakia	57.0
36	Chile	58.6
37	Latvia	61.1
38	Romania	61.6
39	Croatia	61.7
40	Greece	62.6
41	Lithuania	64.4
42	Mauritius	66.5
	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. Romania's Demographics

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

Population:

Romania's population is predicted to rise to 20.29 million by 2030. This rise is despite a low fertility rate, meaning, that this country is helping to alleviate problems with growing population in neighbouring countries by accepting immigrants, very likely as a requirement of maintaining an active workforce. This country has a fertility rate of 1.42. 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
	...
56	Niger	22.4m
57	Sri Lanka	21.2m
58	Burkina Faso	19.8m
59	Romania	19.5m
60	Mali	19.1m
61	Chile	18.7m
62	Kazakhstan	18.3m
63	Malawi	18.1m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₄
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₄
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
73	Tunisia	74.98
74	Malaysia	74.90
75	Armenia	74.89
76	Romania	74.84
77	Peru	74.81
78	Brazil	74.75
79	Thailand	74.62
80	Mauritius	74.60
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₇
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₇
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
95	Laos	2.58
96	Malaysia	2.58
97	Hungary	1.42
98	Romania	1.42
99	Japan	1.40
100	Poland	1.40
101	Nepal	2.60
102	Macedonia	1.40
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₈
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
149	Iceland	32.5
150	Serbia	32.7
151	Hungary	32.9
152	Romania	33.6
153	USA	33.8
154	New Zealand	34.9
155	UK	35.0
156	Barbados	35.6
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₉
Pos.		%₁₉
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
129	Georgia	2.0%
130	Guyana	2.0%
131	Central African Rep.	1.9%
132	Romania	1.9%
133	Japan	1.8%
134	Sudan	1.8%
135	Albania	1.8%
136	Pakistan	1.7%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₂₀
Pos.		%₂₀
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
47	Israel	14.0%
48	Swaziland	13.4%
49	Lithuania	13.2%
50	Romania	13.1%
51	Iceland	13.0%
52	Bahamas	12.8%
53	Estonia	12.6%
54	Nicaragua	12.5%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Romania's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#antisemitism #equality #freedom #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #slavery #tolerance #women

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₂₁_,₂₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₁_,₂₂
1	Denmark	9.7
2	Sweden	10.0
3	Norway	16.1
	...
30	Argentina	44.0
31	Malta	44.0
32	Cyprus	44.1
33	Romania	45.5
34	Japan	45.6
35	Brazil	48.7
36	Bulgaria	49.1
37	Switzerland	49.6
38	S. Korea	49.6
	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 Norway₂₁. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Tuvalu, The Solomon Islands and Palestine₂₁.

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 Europe₂₁, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Melanesia and Australasia₂₁.

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Human Rights Watch Comments (2017)₂₃
Pos.		Higher is better Score₂₃
1	UK	9
2	France	9
3	Germany	9
	...
12	Cyprus	5
13	Czechia	5
14	Denmark	5
15	Romania	5
16	Estonia	5
17	Portugal	5
18	Bulgaria	5
19	Spain	5
	World Avg	-1.9
q=123.

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)₂₄
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties₂₄
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
	...
39	S. Africa	20
40	Liechtenstein	20
41	Iceland	20
42	Romania	20
43	Bulgaria	20
44	Burkina Faso	20
45	Norway	20
46	Portugal	20
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)₂₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₅
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
20	Denmark	5.06
21	S. Sudan	5.41
22	Morocco	5.44
23	Romania	5.52
24	France	5.61
25	Libya	5.61
26	Germany	5.62
27	Austria	5.68
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)₂₆
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₆
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
27	Slovakia	27
28	Italy	28
29	Chile	29
30	Romania	30
31	France	31
32	Japan	32
33	Cyprus	33
34	Mauritius	34
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better₂₇
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
38	Latvia	2289
39	Botswana	2291
40	Papua New Guinea	2297
41	Romania	2305
42	Niger	2308
43	Trinidad & Tobago	2312
44	Malta	2330
45	Burkina Faso	2370
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims₂₈
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
	...
85	Kazakhstan	0.42
86	Lesotho	0.42
87	Georgia	0.43
88	Romania	0.43
89	Vietnam	0.45
90	Azerbaijan	0.45
91	Bulgaria	0.45
92	Burkina Faso	0.45
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

Romania has made some steps towards ending gender inequality but much more needs to be done.

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Gender Inequality (2015)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better₂₉
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
	...
69	Turkey	0.33
70	Kuwait	0.33
71	Vietnam	0.34
72	Romania	0.34
73	Mexico	0.35
74	St Lucia	0.35
75	Fiji	0.36
76	Georgia	0.36
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
57	Togo	1945
58	N. Korea	1946
59	Liberia	1946
60	Romania	1946
61	Panama	1946
62	Cameroon	1946
63	Macedonia	1946
64	Venezuela	1946
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

Anti-Semite Opinions (2014)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₀
1	Laos	0
2	Philippines	3
3	Sweden	4
	...
55	Croatia	33
56	Botswana	33
57	Nicaragua	34
58	Romania	35
59	Cameroon	35
60	Paraguay	35
61	Kenya	35
62	Lithuania	36
	World Avg	36.8
q=101.

LGBT Equality (2017)₃₁
Pos.		Higher is better Score₃₁
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
44	Greece	39
45	Czechia	39
46	Slovakia	39
47	Romania	39
48	San Marino	35
49	Montenegro	35
50	Guatemala	35
51	Japan	35
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

5. Romania's Health

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

Health (2020)₃₂_,₂₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₂_,₂₂
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
136	Tonga	103.6
137	Bulgaria	104.0
138	Syria	104.9
139	Romania	105.1
140	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	105.3
141	Lesotho	105.8
142	Kenya	106.4
143	Senegal	107.5
144	Zimbabwe	107.6
	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 Maldives₃₂. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₃₂.

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 Europe₃₂, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₃₂.

Health:

Romania has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Romania comes in the best 20 for its fertility rate₁₇. It does better than average in terms of its average life expectancy₁₄ (but low for Europe) and in its adolescent birth rate₂₉ (but one of the worst in Europe). Romania does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in terms of its suicide rate₃₃, its immunizations take-up₃₄, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₅ (one of the worst in Europe) and in its smoking rate₃₆. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in its alcohol consumption rate₃₇. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₄
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₄
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
73	Tunisia	74.98
74	Malaysia	74.90
75	Armenia	74.89
76	Romania	74.84
77	Peru	74.81
78	Brazil	74.75
79	Thailand	74.62
80	Mauritius	74.60
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₇
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
177	Portugal	12.3
178	Slovenia	12.6
179	France	12.6
180	Romania	12.7
181	Bulgaria	12.7
182	Latvia	12.9
183	Luxembourg	13.0
184	Ireland	13.0
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₇
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₇
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
95	Laos	2.58
96	Malaysia	2.58
97	Hungary	1.42
98	Romania	1.42
99	Japan	1.40
100	Poland	1.40
101	Nepal	2.60
102	Macedonia	1.40
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₆
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₆
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
159	Serbia	1 644
158	Switzerland	1 634
157	Tunisia	1 628
156	Romania	1 620
155	Slovakia	1 618
154	Turkey	1 581
153	Armenia	1 545
152	Kuwait	1 517
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₃₃
Pos.		Per 100k₃₃
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
60	Denmark	23.9
61	Germany	23.9
62	Cuba	24.5
63	Romania	24.5
64	Bulgaria	25
65	Sweden	25.5
66	Slovakia	25.7
67	Czechia	28.3
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
109	Benin	109
110	Costa Rica	110
111	Dominica	111
112	Romania	112
113	Peru	113
114	Kenya	114
115	Haiti	115
116	Malawi	116
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₈
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₈
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
114	Portugal	57.5
115	Peru	57.5
116	Albania	57.7
117	Romania	57.7
118	Netherlands	57.8
119	Latvia	57.8
120	Finland	57.9
121	Macedonia	58.1
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₉
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
85	Trinidad & Tobago	31.5
86	Morocco	31.7
87	Botswana	32.3
88	Romania	34.6
89	Bulgaria	37.7
90	Tajikistan	38.1
91	Vietnam	38.6
92	Pakistan	38.7
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₄
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₄
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
97	Nauru	92.9
98	USA	92.8
99	Latvia	92.8
100	Romania	92.7
101	France	92.6
102	El Salvador	92.4
103	Swaziland	92.4
104	Palau	92.4
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Romania's Modernity and Learning

#education #english #intelligence #it_security #maths #modernity #religion #research #science #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₉
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
41	Bulgaria	42.7
42	Chile	43.3
43	S. Africa	43.7
44	Romania	44.6
45	Brazil	45.1
46	Malaysia	45.6
47	Belarus	46.0
48	Malta	46.5
49	Serbia	46.6
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₄₀
2	Israel	4.11₄₀
3	Japan	3.58₄₀
	...
68	Mozambique	0.42₄₁
69	Thailand	0.39₄₂
70	Tanzania	0.38₄₁
71	Romania	0.38₄₀
72	Montenegro	0.38₄₃
73	Chile	0.38₄₀
74	Ghana	0.38₄₁
75	Moldova	0.35₄₃
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is better₄₄
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
37	Marshall Islands	92.1%
38	Montenegro	91.6%
39	Australia	90.4%
40	Romania	90.0%
41	Botswana	90.0%
42	Serbia	89.5%
43	Denmark	89.3%
44	Israel	89.1%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₅
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
71	Cuba	14.4
72	Tonga	14.3
73	Mexico	14.3
74	Romania	14.3
75	Luxembourg	14.2
76	Mongolia	14.2
77	Dominican Rep.	14.1
78	Bolivia	14.0
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
27	Greece	27
28	Serbia	28
29	Canada	29
30	Romania	30
31	Cyprus	31
32	Ireland	32
33	Croatia	33
34	Israel	34
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Maths, Science & Reading (2015)₄₆
Pos.		Higher is better Score₄₆
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
	...
43	Greece	1376
44	Chile	1329
45	Bulgaria	1319
46	Romania	1313
47	Cyprus	1313
48	UAE	1298
49	Uruguay	1290
50	Turkey	1273
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

Religiosity (2009)₄₇
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₇
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
51	Ecuador	82
52	Colombia	83
53	El Salvador	83
54	Romania	84
55	Honduras	84
56	Peru	84
57	Iraq	84
58	Nicaragua	84
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₄₈
Pos.		Higher is better₄₈
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
41	Kazakhstan	94
42	Vietnam	94
43	Armenia	94
44	Romania	94
45	Georgia	94
46	Argentina	93
47	Bulgaria	93
48	Ireland	92
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₉
Pos.		Higher is better₄₉
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
80	St Lucia	59%
81	Bulgaria	59%
82	Turkey	58%
83	Romania	58%
84	Venezuela	58%
85	Seychelles	58%
86	Morocco	58%
87	Colombia	57%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security (2013)₅₀
Pos.		Lower is better₅₀
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
	...
16	Pakistan	0.38
17	Taiwan	0.44
18	Sweden	0.44
19	Romania	0.52
20	Turkey	0.52
21	Poland	0.55
22	Switzerland	0.55
23	S. Korea	0.56
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₅₁
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
23	Netherlands	10.5
24	Czechia	10.1
25	New Zealand	9.7
26	Romania	8.7
27	Austria	7.5
28	Hungary	7.4
29	Guatemala	6.9
30	Saudi Arabia	6.8
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₅₂
Pos.		Lower is better₅₂
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
108	Belarus	94.75
109	Poland	96.5
110	Macedonia	98.75
111	Romania	99.75
112	Cambodia	99.75
113	Ukraine	100
114	Albania	101.25
115	Latvia	101.25
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₅₃
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₅₃
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
63	Ghana	45.8
64	Turkey	45.4
65	Lesotho	45.2
66	Romania	44.8
67	Kuwait	44.2
68	Italy	43.8
69	S. Africa	43.6
70	Montenegro	43.2
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₅₄
Pos.		Higher is better₅₄
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
49	Belize	6.0
50	Lithuania	6.0
51	Slovenia	5.9
52	Romania	5.9
53	Latvia	5.9
54	Japan	5.9
55	Mauritius	5.9
56	Jamaica	5.9
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
28	Malta	28
29	Singapore	29
30	Spain	30
31	Romania	31
32	Costa Rica	32
33	Serbia	33
34	S. Korea	34
35	New Zealand	35
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
78	Guatemala	78
79	Tonga	79
80	Latvia	80
81	Romania	81
82	Costa Rica	82
83	Kuwait	83
84	Belarus	84
85	Saudi Arabia	85
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2012)₅₅
Pos.		Lower is better₅₅
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
29	UK	1.61
30	Chile	1.62
31	Botswana	1.62
32	Romania	1.63
33	Uruguay	1.63
34	Vietnam	1.64
35	Croatia	1.65
36	Costa Rica	1.66
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
55	Italy	55
56	Mauritius	56
57	Zambia	57
58	Romania	58
59	Vietnam	59
60	Malawi	60
61	Brazil	61
62	Grenada	62
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₅
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
33	S. Korea	33
34	Mauritius	34
35	Bosnia & Herzegovina	35
36	Romania	36
37	Uruguay	37
38	Liberia	38
39	Turkey	39
40	Malaysia	40
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Score₁₂
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
9	Mauritania	0.00
10	Slovenia	0.00
11	Costa Rica	0.00
12	Romania	0.00
13	El Salvador	0.00
14	Bhutan	0.01
15	Trinidad & Tobago	0.02
16	Uzbekistan	0.02
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₅₆
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₆
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
47	Ghana	08.2
48	St Vincent & Grenadines	08.0
49	Costa Rica	07.5
50	Romania	07.4
51	Cyprus	07.2
52	Fiji	06.7
53	Laos	06.3
54	Poland	06.3
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₅₇
Pos.		Higher is better₅₇
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
42	Colombia	65.2
43	Hungary	65.0
44	Belarus	65.0
45	Romania	64.8
46	Dominican Rep.	64.7
47	Uruguay	64.7
48	Estonia	64.3
49	Singapore	64.2
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₈
Pos.		Higher is better₅₈
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
28	Ecuador	11.90
29	Egypt	11.76
30	El Salvador	11.76
31	Romania	11.49
32	Austria	11.24
33	Germany	11.24
34	Greece	11.24
35	Tunisia	11.24
	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
	...
73	Greece	1994 Nov 02
74	Grenada	1994 Nov 09
75	Kiribati	1994 Nov 14
76	Romania	1994 Nov 15
77	Austria	1994 Nov 16
78	Indonesia	1994 Nov 21
79	Slovakia	1994 Nov 23
80	Costa Rica	1994 Nov 24
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₅₉
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₉
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
79	Germany	36.1%
80	Montenegro	35.9%
81	Rwanda	35.8%
82	Romania	33.4%
83	Luxembourg	33.3%
84	Togo	33.3%
85	Benin	32.6%
86	Bulgaria	32.5%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₆₀
Pos.		Higher is worse₆₀
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
55	Bahamas	6.80
54	Oman	6.70
53	Saudi Arabia	6.40
52	Romania	6.30
51	USA	6.30
50	Chile	6.30
49	Bulgaria	6.10
48	Malaysia	6.10
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₆₁
Pos.		Lower is better %₆₁
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
64	India	35.7
65	Australia	35.8
66	Mauritius	35.8
67	Romania	35.9
68	Gambia	35.9
69	Greece	36.0
70	Spain	36.2
71	Laos	36.4
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

11. Religion and Beliefs

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

Religiosity (2009)₄₇
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₇
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
51	Ecuador	82
52	Colombia	83
53	El Salvador	83
54	Romania	84
55	Honduras	84
56	Peru	84
57	Iraq	84
58	Nicaragua	84
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)₆₂
Pos.		Higher is better %₆₂
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
55	Iran	4
56	Mexico	4
57	Portugal	4
58	Romania	4
59	Argentina	4
60	Georgia	4
61	Uzbekistan	4
62	Lebanon	3
	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 below₆₃:

Christian	99%
Muslim	0.3%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	0.1%

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 99.7% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 84% 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: Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)₆₄.

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