The Human Truth Foundation

Which are the Best Small Island Nations?

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

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

#comoros #haiti #human_development #seychelles #singapore #small_islands #taiwan #tuvalu

Social & Moral
Development Index
1
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank1
1Taiwan26.6
2Singapore45.3
3Cyprus47.0
4Malta47.2
5Mauritius54.5
6Barbados60.4
7St Kitts & Nevis62.0
8Maldives62.5
9Trinidad & Tobago62.6
10Seychelles63.8
...
34Haiti93.5
35Comoros94.5
36Tuvalu95.2
Small Islands Avg74.4
World Avg70.6
q=36.

A small island has less than 50km2 of land. I have veered towards including collective names for islands (such as 'Channel Islands') and only rarely have I added entries to my database for individual islands if they're part of a grouping. This is because, generally speaking, political and demographic data is only available for the larger groupings of islands. The main emphasis of this website is on nation states that fall entirely within a given category, so, there is no attempt here to try and quantify and name every piece of habitable land!

There are 85 locations that fall within this category. By adding up all the known populations that fall within these locations, and summing their physical land areas, we can calculate population densities. Some islands and territories can end up being counted twice depending on how they are classified and divided up politically, but, mostly such errors involve only small populations. So, some data on this collection of countries in total:


1. Summary Data

#economics #human_development #population #wealth

Pos.Population (2018)
Population2
Social & Moral
Lower is better

Avg Rank1
Gross National
Income (2021)
Higher is better
PPP $3
UN HDI (2021)
Higher is better

Value3
Land Area (2011)
km24
People
Per km2
Lower is better
1Antigua & Barbuda96 28675.6$16 7920.788 440 219
2Bahamas0.4m73.8$30 4860.812 10 010 39
3Bahrain1.6m76.5$39 4970.875 7602 065
4Barbados0.3m60.4$12 3060.790 430 667
5Brunei0.4m84.2$64 4900.829 5 270 81
6Cape Verde0.5m80.8$6 2300.662 4 030 135
7Comoros0.8m94.5$3 1420.558 1 861 447
8Cyprus1.2m47.0$38 1880.896 9 240 129
9Dominica71 62578.0$11 4880.720 750 96
10Dominican Rep.10.6m71.7$17 9900.767 48 320 220
11Fiji0.9m72.1$9 9800.730 18 270 48
12Grenada0.1m76.0$13 4840.795 340 328
13Haiti11.1m93.5$2 8480.535 27 560 404
14Jamaica2.9m67.7$8 8340.709 10 830 271
15Kiribati0.1m82.4$4 0630.624 810 143
16Maldives0.5m62.5$15 4480.747 3001 719
17Malta0.4m47.2$38 8840.918 3201 373
18Marshall Islands58 41392.3$4 6200.639 180 325
19Mauritius1.3m54.5$22 0250.802 2 030 624
20Micronesia0.1m91.4$3 6960.628 3 170 36
21Nauru10 67081.8$17 730
22Palau17 90785.2$13 8190.767 460 39
23St Kitts & Nevis52 44162.0$23 3580.777 260 202
24St Lucia0.2m79.2$12 0480.715 610 298
25St Vincent & Grenadines0.1m74.7$11 9610.751 390 283
26Samoa0.2m86.2$5 3080.707 2 830 69
27Sao Tome & Principe0.2m83.3$4 0210.618 960 220
28Seychelles97 09663.8$25 8310.785 460 211
29Singapore5.8m45.3$90 9190.939 7008 225
30Solomon Islands0.7m93.3$2 4820.564 27 990 23
31Timor-Leste (E. Timor)1.3m84.5$4 4610.607 14 870 85
32Tonga0.1m88.4$6 8220.745 720 143
33Trinidad & Tobago1.4m62.6$23 3920.810 5 130 271
34Tuvalu11 50895.2$6 3510.641 30 384
35Vanuatu0.3m82.7$3 0850.607 12 190 24
36Taiwan26.6
37New Caledonia 18 280
38French Polynesia 3 660
39Isle of Man 570
40Bermuda 50
41Cayman Islands 240
42Turks & Caicos Islands 950
43Northern Mariana Islands 460
44Puerto Rico 8 870
45American Samoa 200
46Guam 540
47US Virgin Islands 350
48Faroe Islands 1 396
49Aruba 180
50Channel Islands 190
Small Islands Avg1.3m74.4$17 6020.73 5 176 243
World Avg39.0m70.6$20 1360.72 620 450 63
q=50. No data: 355

Not showing due to lack of data: Christmas Island.

This page only shows places where the database has enough data to be able to come to reasonable conclusions about each place. The main focus is on nation states, but, some distinct external territories may be listed if the database has enough information about them. Averages are calculated from as many valid data points as possible, meaning, that some territories and locations that are not listed above may still be used to calculate some of the average values. Some calculations only use Independent State data - hover the cursor over values to see hints.

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2. Social and Moral Development

#education #equality #gender_equality #health #human_development #human_rights #modernity #morals #politics #prejudice #technology #the_internet #tolerance

Here are each country's overall scores across the categories that make up the Social and Moral Development Index. This is followed by lists of how each country scores in each individual data set.

Pos.Social & Moral
Lower is better

Avg Rank1
Modernity & Learning (2020)
Lower is better

Avg Rank6
Health (2020)
Lower is better

Avg Rank7
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)
Lower is better

Avg Rank8
1Taiwan26.610.028.2
2Singapore45.327.942.687.6
3Cyprus47.054.078.646.7
4Malta47.251.678.946.3
5Mauritius54.585.864.572.6
6Barbados60.454.285.185.3
7St Kitts & Nevis62.056.791.8123.4
8Maldives62.599.841.0110.7
9Trinidad & Tobago62.669.186.681.5
10Seychelles63.881.397.367.0
11Jamaica67.797.8106.664.6
12Dominican Rep.71.783.4109.483.3
13Fiji72.180.890.6102.4
14Bahamas73.880.092.3105.3
15St Vincent & Grenadines74.790.396.889.6
16Antigua & Barbuda75.684.075.6105.4
17Grenada76.068.586.6128.6
18Bahrain76.575.677.3112.9
19Dominica78.083.898.0105.6
20St Lucia79.297.888.9116.3
21Cape Verde80.8116.397.375.3
22Nauru81.899.0134.8123.4
23Kiribati82.4143.087.0138.4
24Vanuatu82.7117.097.1138.2
25Sao Tome & Principe83.3120.393.6123.8
26Brunei84.291.662.6147.1
27Timor-Leste (E. Timor)84.5129.0105.698.6
28Palau85.259.3146.0131.0
29Samoa86.2103.4107.8136.1
30Tonga88.475.2104.1132.9
31Micronesia91.4131.3114.2128.8
32Marshall Islands92.3102.8158.3134.6
33Solomon Islands93.3152.782.0166.6
34Haiti93.5153.8111.486.6
35Comoros94.5160.5102.1141.2
36Tuvalu95.2148.0112.5158.8
Small Islands Avg74.488.595.3107.3
World Avg70.683.293.587.7
q=36.

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.

For more, see:

3. Demographics and Migration

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

Population:

Pos.Population (2018)
Population2
Life
Expectancy (2021)
Higher is better

Years3
Fertility Rate (2013)
2.0 is best
9
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)
Lower is better

Per 10010
1Antigua & Barbuda96 28678.519.0
2Bahamas0.4m71.61.8822.4
3Bahrain1.6m78.82.4608.7
4Barbados0.3m77.61.5735.6
5Brunei0.4m74.61.9916.2
6Cape Verde0.5m74.12.2910.0
7Comoros0.8m63.44.7806.3
8Cyprus1.2m81.21.4626.9
9Dominica71 62572.8
10Dominican Rep.10.6m72.62.5115.6
11Fiji0.9m67.12.6115.3
12Grenada0.1m74.92.1816.2
13Haiti11.1m63.23.1909.6
14Jamaica2.9m70.52.2821.0
15Kiribati0.1m67.409.5
16Maldives0.5m79.91.6711.0
17Malta0.4m83.81.2839.9
18Marshall Islands58 41365.3
19Mauritius1.3m73.61.5925.9
20Micronesia0.1m70.73.3310.8
21Nauru10 67063.6
22Palau17 90766.0
23St Kitts & Nevis52 44171.7
24St Lucia0.2m71.11.9319.9
25St Vincent & Grenadines0.1m69.62.0119.7
26Samoa0.2m72.83.7713.7
27Sao Tome & Principe0.2m67.63.5206.2
28Seychelles97 09671.319.8
29Singapore5.8m82.81.3536.5
30Solomon Islands0.7m70.34.0807.0
31Timor-Leste (E. Timor)1.3m67.75.9908.2
32Tonga0.1m71.03.8111.9
33Trinidad & Tobago1.4m73.01.6321.9
34Tuvalu11 50864.5
35Vanuatu0.3m70.43.7709.9
Small Islands Avg1.3m71.862.6517.1
World Avg39.0m71.282.8118.3
q=35. No data: 5011

Migration:

Of countries classed as small islands, those with the highest percent of immigrants in their populations are Bahrain (48.4%), Singapore (46.0%) and Nauru (32.7%), although the average for Small Islands is 11%. When it comes to emigration the highest rates are Dominica (104.8%), Samoa (67.3%) and Grenada (65.5%). The average group emigration rate is 26%.

For full commentary and data, see:

4. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Despite their rather varied nature, small islands in general tend to do well in resisting corruption. The worst are Haiti and Comoros, according to Transparency International's 2022 data12. The best islands at this are Singapore, the Seychelles and Taiwan.

Pos.World Giving Index (2022)
Higher is better

%13
Corruption (2022)
Higher is better

Points14
Happiness (2018)
Higher is better

Score15
Creativity & Culture (2017)
Lower is better

Rank16
Open Trading, Aid & Development (2017)
Lower is better

Rank16
1Antigua & Barbuda74139
2Bahamas64.052127
3Bahrain45.044.06.1105157
4Barbados65.01832
5Brunei79159
6Cape Verde60.084115
7Comoros19.0
8Cyprus40.052.05.84438
9Dominica55.073104
10Dominican Rep.44.032.05.312576
11Fiji53.08144
12Grenada52.050155
13Haiti17.03.69253
14Jamaica46.044.05.986146
15Maldives40.0
16Malta45.051.06.62842
17Marshall Islands4041
18Mauritius37.050.05.92725
19St Lucia55.024125
20St Vincent & Grenadines60.043144
21Samoa60145
22Sao Tome & Principe45.0
23Seychelles70.049101
24Singapore45.083.06.32918
25Solomon Islands42.0
26Timor-Leste (E. Timor)42.013329
27Tonga7079
28Trinidad & Tobago42.06.27128
29Vanuatu48.0
30Taiwan34.068.06.4
Small Islands Avg42.050.125.8164.088.4
World Avg39.642.985.3882.082.0
q=30. No data: 5517

5. Peace Versus Instability

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

Pos.Global Peace Index (2023)
Lower is better

Score18
Peacekeeping & Security (2017)
Lower is better

Rank16
Refugees & UN Treaties (2017)
Lower is better

Rank16
Impact of Terrorism (2019)
Lower is better

Score19
1Antigua & Barbuda103131
2Bahamas94148
3Bahrain2.15159773.20
4Barbados126103
5Brunei8163
6Cape Verde138108
7Cyprus1.9073170.42
8Dominica137116
9Dominican Rep.2.02129510.18
10Fiji76161
11Grenada62152
12Haiti2.401441402.18
13Jamaica1.9974860.47
14Malta1245
15Marshall Islands162149
16Mauritius1.555634
17St Lucia139157
18St Vincent & Grenadines142134
19Samoa1130
20Seychelles15060
21Singapore1.331430
22Timor-Leste (E. Timor)1.8049102
23Tonga161162
24Trinidad & Tobago1.951161360.02
25Taiwan1.651.01
Small Islands Avg1.87101.5106.31.07
World Avg2.0782.082.02.78
q=25. No data: 6020

6. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

Islands are most susceptible to the effects of climate change21 such as rising seas and the salination of water tables. The IPCC (2013) predicted that waters are expected to rise 26-82cm this century22, which has already ransacked Tuvalu and is gradually submerging many other islands. They are valuable assets for studying other effects of human over-exploitation of the planet, as their isolated and smaller-scale environments make it easier to study biodiversity, climate change and natural cycles; the cause-and-effect of things like over-hunting can be studied with fewer confounding factors.

Islands have long been hailed by environmentalists as the first-line against pollution and emissions, which meshes well with people's perceptions of islands as being closer to nature23. Across the world, island colonists were the first to come into association for the purpose of lobbying distance governments into enforcing sustainable practices24. A collection of "small island developing states" (SIDS) have become a powerful lobbying voice within the United Nations as AOSIS, collectively trying to coerce rich nations into curbing behaviours that are causing climate change, although they have not had much success.

Ambassador Moses, chair of AOSIS, talks of the "Loss and Damage" plans included in Doha that address concerns that island nations are suffering permanent losses as a result of climate change. Risks include the increased susceptibility to natural events such as floods, water table salination and loss of coastlines and land25. These claims are corroborated by the IPCC reports, but in general now the predictions are held to be on the optimistic side26.

Pos.Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)
Higher is better

%27
Environmental Performance (2018)
Higher is better
28
Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)
Higher is better29
CBD
Earlier is better

Signed
Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)
Higher is better
%30
1Antigua & Barbuda-04.959.21993 Dec 29
2Bahamas00.055.01993 Dec 29
3Bahrain+144.455.204.101996 Nov 2826.3%
4Barbados00.055.81994 Mar 10
5Brunei-08.063.607.812008 Jul 27
6Cape Verde+55.756.91995 Jun 27
7Comoros-24.544.21994 Dec 2828.3%
8Cyprus+07.272.612.991996 Oct 0871.0%
9Dominica-13.359.41994 Jul 05
10Dominican Rep.+79.564.716.951997 Feb 2350.2%
11Fiji+06.753.11993 Dec 29
12Grenada00.050.91994 Nov 09
13Haiti-16.433.71996 Dec 2410.0%
14Jamaica-02.758.608.061995 Apr 06
15Kiribati00.055.31994 Nov 14
16Maldives00.052.11993 Dec 29
17Malta00.080.915.152001 Mar 2957.3%
18Marshall Islands1993 Dec 29
19Mauritius-06.156.615.631993 Dec 29
20Micronesia49.81994 Sep 18
21Nauru1994 Feb 08
22Palau1999 Apr 06
23St Kitts & Nevis00.01993 Dec 29
24St Lucia-06.956.21993 Dec 29
25St Vincent & Grenadines+08.066.51996 Sep 01
26Samoa+31.554.51994 May 10
27Sao Tome & Principe-04.354.01999 Dec 28
28Seychelles+01.166.01993 Dec 29
29Singapore-05.264.215.151996 Mar 2041.6%
30Solomon Islands-06.043.21996 Jan 01
31Timor-Leste (E. Timor)-29.049.52007 Jan 08
32Tonga00.062.51998 Aug 17
33Trinidad & Tobago-02.667.402.071996 Oct 3074.5%
34Tuvalu00.02003 Mar 20
35Vanuatu00.044.61993 Dec 29
36Taiwan72.8
37Cook Islands1993 Dec 29
38Niue1996 May 28
Small Islands Avg+06.657.410.881899 Dec 3044.9%
World Avg+02.856.409.291899 Dec 3039.9%
q=38. No data: 4731

7. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Pos.Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)
Lower is better32
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)
Lower is better
%33
Multidimensional Poverty (2018)
Lower is better
Severity34
1Bahamas6.80
2Bahrain5.50
3Barbados8.70.009
4Brunei7.60
5Cape Verde12.2047.2
6Comoros28.9045.3.181
7Cyprus3.6034.0
8Dominican Rep.17.0045.7.015
9Fiji14.9036.7
10Grenada11.20
11Haiti32.2041.1.200
12Jamaica10.00.018
13Kiribati24.70
14Maldives6.0038.4.003
15Malta4.6029.4
16Mauritius9.4035.8
17Micronesia16.1040.1
18St Lucia10.6051.2.007
19St Vincent & Grenadines11.30
20Samoa10.0038.7
21Sao Tome & Principe17.0030.8.092
22Seychelles9.6046.8
23Singapore2.50
24Solomon Islands12.1037.1
25Timor-Leste (E. Timor)21.7028.7.210
26Tonga10.4037.6
27Trinidad & Tobago14.90.002
28Tuvalu39.1
29Vanuatu14.4037.6.174
Small Islands Avg12.6439.0.083
World Avg14.5938.1.154
q=29. No data: 5635

8. Modernity and Learning

#education #english #intelligence #it_security #maths #politics #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation #the_internet

Modernity and Education:

Pos.Research & Development (2016)
Higher is better

% RDP PPP
Secondary Education (2018)
Higher is better
36
Length of Schooling (2021)
Higher is better

Years37
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)
Lower is better

Rank16
Maths, Science & Reading (2015)
Higher is better

Score38
Religiosity (2018)
Lower is better

%39
IQ (2006)
Higher is better40
1Antigua & Barbuda14.291
2Bahamas88.4%12.9114
3Bahrain0.044159.6%16.3115
4Barbados92.9%15.735
5Brunei70.1%14.012591
6Cape Verde0.074229.9%12.6103
7Comoros11.9
8Cyprus0.484180.3%15.6311313
9Dominica13.351
10Dominican Rep.56.6%14.512210187882
11Fiji76.9%14.750
12Grenada18.722
13Haiti33.2%9.713267
14Jamaica66.3%13.47771
15Kiribati11.8
16Maldives47.1%12.6
17Malta0.894178.2%16.8621391
18Marshall Islands92.1%10.243
19Mauritius0.184366.9%15.283
20Micronesia11.5
21Nauru11.7
22Palau97.1%15.8
23St Kitts & Nevis15.4
24St Lucia46.0%12.954
25St Vincent & Grenadines14.797
26Samoa74.5%12.464
27Sao Tome & Principe40.8%13.4
28Seychelles13.989
29Singapore2.004479.6%16.5261655108
30Solomon Islands10.3
31Timor-Leste (E. Timor)12.673
32Tonga93.7%16.085
33Trinidad & Tobago0.054373.4%14.593126985
34Tuvalu9.4
35Vanuatu11.5
36Taiwan3.01451571105
37Bermuda0.2341
38Puerto Rico0.444177
Small Islands Avg0.7468.7%13.676.5137077.587.0
World Avg0.8463.0%13.582.0138954.385.6
q=38. No data: 4746

Technology and Information:

Pos.Internet Users (2016)
Higher is better
47
Internet Freedom (2012)
Lower is better
48
IT Security (2013)
Lower is better
49
IPv6 Uptake (2017)
Higher is better

Ratio50
1Antigua & Barbuda65%0.0
2Bahamas85%0.0
3Bahrain92%710.0
4Barbados80%0.0
5Brunei72%0.0
6Cape Verde43%0.0
7Comoros7%
8Cyprus72%0.0
9Dominica66%0.0
10Dominican Rep.52%1.1
11Fiji47%0.0
12Grenada39%0.0
13Haiti12%
14Jamaica43%0.0
15Kiribati13%0.0
16Maldives54%1.570.0
17Malta80%0.0
18Marshall Islands20%0.0
19Mauritius43%0.0
20Micronesia31%0.0
21Nauru0.5
22Palau0.0
23St Kitts & Nevis66%0.6
24St Lucia59%0.0
25St Vincent & Grenadines60%0.0
26Samoa29%0.0
27Sao Tome & Principe26%0.0
28Seychelles58%0.2
29Singapore83%4.0
30Solomon Islands10%0.0
31Timor-Leste (E. Timor)1%0.0
32Tonga47%0.0
33Trinidad & Tobago69%14.5
34Tuvalu0.0
35Vanuatu31%0.1
36Taiwan0.44
37New Caledonia70%0.0
38French Polynesia64%0.0
39Guernsey0.0
40Isle of Man0.0
41Jersey0.1
42Bermuda97%0.0
43British Virgin Islands1.08
44Cayman Islands74%0.0
45Puerto Rico83%0.2
46Guam73%
47US Virgin Islands54%0.0
48Faroe Islands99%1.4
49Aruba88%0.0
Small Islands Avg54.9%71.01.030.52
World Avg48.1%46.70.983.82
q=49. No data: 3651

9. Health

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

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 Maldives52. 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 Palau52.

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 Mediterranean52, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa52.

For more, see:

Health:

Pos.Life
Expectancy (2021)
Higher is better

Years3
Alcohol Consumption (2016)
Lower is better

Per Capita53
Fertility Rate (2013)
2.0 is best
9
Smoking Rates (2014)
Lower is better
54
Suicide Rate (2013)
Per 100k55
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)
Lower is better

Rank16
Overweight Adults (2016)
Lower is better
%56
1Antigua & Barbuda78.57.0 36212448.0
2Bahamas71.64.41.88 3012.515564.4
3Bahrain78.81.92.46 9697.59365.8
4Barbados77.69.61.57 3337.310352.4
5Brunei74.60.41.991 0236841.2
6Cape Verde74.15.72.29 51515434.8
7Comoros63.40.94.78 28927.1
8Cyprus81.210.81.461 6889.15959.1
9Dominica72.88.211160.3
10Dominican Rep.72.66.92.51 2454.68161.2
11Fiji67.13.02.61 6183663.8
12Grenada74.99.32.18 224013351.4
13Haiti63.25.83.19 114011554.9
14Jamaica70.54.22.28 59314755.5
15Kiribati67.40.4 2878.7
16Maldives79.92.71.67 2150.730.6
17Malta83.88.11.281 2666.97666.4
18Marshall Islands65.314483.5
19Mauritius73.63.61.59 26113.712632.3
20Micronesia70.72.53.3375.9
21Nauru63.66.088.5
22Palau66.085.1
23St Kitts & Nevis71.79.452.3
24St Lucia71.19.91.93 2324.915148.1
25St Vincent & Grenadines69.68.22.01 3387.316255.0
26Samoa72.82.53.77 5414677.6
27Sao Tome & Principe67.66.83.52 11135.4
28Seychelles71.312.0 5908.912036.8
29Singapore82.82.01.35 65220.64931.8
30Solomon Islands70.31.44.08 2655.0
31Timor-Leste (E. Timor)67.72.15.9910521.6
32Tonga71.01.53.81 8114978.5
33Trinidad & Tobago73.08.41.63 9721.715246.0
34Tuvalu64.51.781.9
35Vanuatu70.41.03.77 7657.1
36Cook Islands10.684.7
37Niue7.080.0
Small Islands Avg71.865.32.65 4197.71115.057.4
World Avg71.286.22.81 81920.9382.049.0
q=37. No data: 4857

Children's Health:

Pos.Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)
Lower is better

Per 100058
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)
Higher is better

Avg %59
1Antigua & Barbuda44.898.0
2Bahamas29.696.2
3Bahrain13.598.2
4Barbados40.792.1
5Brunei21.096.6
6Cape Verde73.493.4
7Comoros68.381.8
8Cyprus5.095.3
9Dominica97.1
10Dominican Rep.97.986.3
11Fiji44.897.6
12Grenada30.595.2
13Haiti39.365.7
14Jamaica59.790.9
15Kiribati17.288.4
16Maldives6.796.2
17Malta16.695.5
18Marshall Islands81.8
19Mauritius28.597.6
20Micronesia15.078.2
21Nauru92.9
22Palau92.4
23St Kitts & Nevis96.3
24St Lucia53.998.2
25St Vincent & Grenadines51.097.2
26Samoa25.068.1
27Sao Tome & Principe84.396.0
28Seychelles57.498.6
29Singapore3.894.6
30Solomon Islands48.494.5
31Timor-Leste (E. Timor)46.676.5
32Tonga15.280.0
33Trinidad & Tobago31.591.4
34Tuvalu94.9
35Vanuatu43.165.5
36Cook Islands97.3
37Niue98.8
Small Islands Avg38.490.7
World Avg47.988.3
q=37. No data: 4857

10. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #Small_Islands #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)8
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank8
1Taiwan28.2
2Malta46.3
3Cyprus46.7
4Jamaica64.6
5Seychelles67.0
6Mauritius72.6
7Cape Verde75.3
8Trinidad & Tobago81.5
9Dominican Rep.83.3
10Barbados85.3
...
35Brunei147.1
36Tuvalu158.8
37Solomon Islands166.6
Small Islands Avg107.3
World Avg87.7
q=37.

The best countries amongst those classed as small islands at protecting human rights, engendering tolerance and supporting equality, are Taiwan, Malta and Cyprus but the collection as a whole does poorly compared to the global average. The worst countries are Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Brunei.

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11. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #folk_religion #god #hinduism #human_development #islam #judaism #no_religion #religion #religiosity #secularisation

Pos.Religiosity (2018)
Lower is better

%39
Disbelief In God (2007)
Higher is better
%60
Jews (2010)
%61
Christians (2010)
%61
Muslims (2010)
%61
Hindus (2010)
%61
Buddhists (2010)
%61
Folk Religion (2010)
%61
Unaffiliated (2010)
%61
1Antigua & Barbuda0.193.00.60.20.13.61.7
2Bahamas0.196.00.10.10.10.33.1
3Bahrain0.614.570.39.82.50.11.9
4Barbados0.195.21.00.40.10.11.9
5Brunei00.19.475.10.38.66.20.4
6Cape Verde0.189.10.10.10.11.59.1
7Comoros0.10.598.30.10.11.00.1
8Cyprus0.173.225.30.10.20.11.2
9Dominica0.194.40.10.10.13.00.5
10Dominican Rep.7870.188.00.10.10.10.910.9
11Fiji0.164.46.327.90.10.10.8
12Grenada0.196.60.30.70.11.31.0
13Haiti00.186.90.10.10.12.210.6
14Jamaica30.177.20.10.10.14.517.2
15Kiribati0.197.00.10.10.10.10.8
16Maldives0.10.498.40.30.60.10.1
17Malta0.197.00.20.20.10.12.5
18Marshall Islands0.197.50.10.10.10.31.5
19Mauritius0.125.316.756.40.10.70.6
20Micronesia0.195.30.10.10.42.70.9
21Nauru0.179.00.10.11.18.14.5
22Palau0.186.70.10.10.80.81.2
23St Kitts & Nevis0.194.60.31.50.11.31.6
24St Lucia0.191.10.10.30.10.56.0
25St Vincent & Grenadines0.188.71.53.40.12.02.5
26Samoa0.196.80.10.10.10.12.5
27Sao Tome & Principe0.182.20.10.10.12.912.6
28Seychelles0.194.01.12.10.10.12.1
29Singapore130.118.214.35.233.92.316.4
30Solomon Islands0.197.40.10.10.31.30.2
31Timor-Leste (E. Timor)0.199.00.10.10.10.10.1
32Tonga0.198.90.10.10.10.10.1
33Trinidad & Tobago90.165.95.922.70.31.91.9
34Tuvalu0.196.70.10.10.10.11.3
35Vanuatu0.193.30.10.10.14.11.2
36Taiwan240.15.50.10.121.344.212.7
37New Caledonia0.185.22.80.10.60.210.4
38French Polynesia0.194.00.10.10.10.54.9
39Mayotte0.10.798.60.10.10.50.2
40St Pierre & Miquelon0.194.70.20.10.10.13.8
41Wallis & Futuna0.197.40.10.10.11.20.6
42Cook Islands0.196.00.10.10.10.13.2
43Niue0.196.40.10.10.10.13.3
44Tokelau0.199.00.10.10.10.10.1
45Isle of Man0.184.10.20.20.10.115.4
46Anguilla0.190.60.30.40.12.94.0
47Bermuda0.375.01.10.10.53.019.4
48British Virgin Islands0.184.51.21.20.18.43.9
49Cayman Islands0.883.50.40.90.14.59.4
50Falkland Islands0.167.20.30.10.20.131.5
51Montserrat0.193.50.10.10.10.24.8
52St Helena0.196.50.10.10.10.13.3
53Turks & Caicos Islands0.192.10.10.10.12.74.6
54Northern Mariana Islands0.181.30.70.110.65.31.0
55Puerto Rico770.196.70.10.10.30.81.9
56American Samoa0.198.30.10.10.30.40.7
57Guam0.194.20.10.11.11.51.7
58US Virgin Islands0.394.80.10.40.10.13.7
59Faroe Islands0.198.00.10.10.10.11.7
60Guadeloupe0.195.90.40.50.10.42.5
61Martinique0.196.50.20.20.10.22.3
62Réunion0.187.64.24.50.20.42.0
63Aruba0.491.90.20.10.11.36.0
64Channel Islands0.185.20.10.10.10.114.2
65Netherlands Antilles0.393.90.20.20.51.23.3
Small Islands Avg77.58.00.180.48.22.21.42.14.6
World Avg54.39.90.560.622.42.03.52.77.9
q=65. No data: 2062

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