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By Vexen Crabtree 2013
#comoros #haiti #human_development #seychelles #singapore #small_islands #taiwan #tuvalu
Social & Moral Development Index1 | |||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank1 | ||
1 | Taiwan | 26.6 | |
2 | Singapore | 45.3 | |
3 | Cyprus | 47.0 | |
4 | Malta | 47.2 | |
5 | Mauritius | 54.5 | |
6 | Barbados | 60.4 | |
7 | St Kitts & Nevis | 62.0 | |
8 | Maldives | 62.5 | |
9 | Trinidad & Tobago | 62.6 | |
10 | Seychelles | 63.8 | |
... | |||
34 | Haiti | 93.5 | |
35 | Comoros | 94.5 | |
36 | Tuvalu | 95.2 | |
Small Islands Avg | 74.4 | ||
World Avg | 70.6 | ||
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:
#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 | |
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1 | Antigua & Barbuda | 96 286 | 75.6 | $16 792 | 0.788 | 440 | 219 |
2 | Bahamas | 0.4m | 73.8 | $30 486 | 0.812 | 10 010 | 39 |
3 | Bahrain | 1.6m | 76.5 | $39 497 | 0.875 | 760 | 2 065 |
4 | Barbados | 0.3m | 60.4 | $12 306 | 0.790 | 430 | 667 |
5 | Brunei | 0.4m | 84.2 | $64 490 | 0.829 | 5 270 | 81 |
6 | Cape Verde | 0.5m | 80.8 | $6 230 | 0.662 | 4 030 | 135 |
7 | Comoros | 0.8m | 94.5 | $3 142 | 0.558 | 1 861 | 447 |
8 | Cyprus | 1.2m | 47.0 | $38 188 | 0.896 | 9 240 | 129 |
9 | Dominica | 71 625 | 78.0 | $11 488 | 0.720 | 750 | 96 |
10 | Dominican Rep. | 10.6m | 71.7 | $17 990 | 0.767 | 48 320 | 220 |
11 | Fiji | 0.9m | 72.1 | $9 980 | 0.730 | 18 270 | 48 |
12 | Grenada | 0.1m | 76.0 | $13 484 | 0.795 | 340 | 328 |
13 | Haiti | 11.1m | 93.5 | $2 848 | 0.535 | 27 560 | 404 |
14 | Jamaica | 2.9m | 67.7 | $8 834 | 0.709 | 10 830 | 271 |
15 | Kiribati | 0.1m | 82.4 | $4 063 | 0.624 | 810 | 143 |
16 | Maldives | 0.5m | 62.5 | $15 448 | 0.747 | 300 | 1 719 |
17 | Malta | 0.4m | 47.2 | $38 884 | 0.918 | 320 | 1 373 |
18 | Marshall Islands | 58 413 | 92.3 | $4 620 | 0.639 | 180 | 325 |
19 | Mauritius | 1.3m | 54.5 | $22 025 | 0.802 | 2 030 | 624 |
20 | Micronesia | 0.1m | 91.4 | $3 696 | 0.628 | 3 170 | 36 |
21 | Nauru | 10 670 | 81.8 | $17 730 | |||
22 | Palau | 17 907 | 85.2 | $13 819 | 0.767 | 460 | 39 |
23 | St Kitts & Nevis | 52 441 | 62.0 | $23 358 | 0.777 | 260 | 202 |
24 | St Lucia | 0.2m | 79.2 | $12 048 | 0.715 | 610 | 298 |
25 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 0.1m | 74.7 | $11 961 | 0.751 | 390 | 283 |
26 | Samoa | 0.2m | 86.2 | $5 308 | 0.707 | 2 830 | 69 |
27 | Sao Tome & Principe | 0.2m | 83.3 | $4 021 | 0.618 | 960 | 220 |
28 | Seychelles | 97 096 | 63.8 | $25 831 | 0.785 | 460 | 211 |
29 | Singapore | 5.8m | 45.3 | $90 919 | 0.939 | 700 | 8 225 |
30 | Solomon Islands | 0.7m | 93.3 | $2 482 | 0.564 | 27 990 | 23 |
31 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 1.3m | 84.5 | $4 461 | 0.607 | 14 870 | 85 |
32 | Tonga | 0.1m | 88.4 | $6 822 | 0.745 | 720 | 143 |
33 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1.4m | 62.6 | $23 392 | 0.810 | 5 130 | 271 |
34 | Tuvalu | 11 508 | 95.2 | $6 351 | 0.641 | 30 | 384 |
35 | Vanuatu | 0.3m | 82.7 | $3 085 | 0.607 | 12 190 | 24 |
36 | Taiwan | 26.6 | |||||
37 | New Caledonia | 18 280 | |||||
38 | French Polynesia | 3 660 | |||||
39 | Isle of Man | 570 | |||||
40 | Bermuda | 50 | |||||
41 | Cayman Islands | 240 | |||||
42 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 950 | |||||
43 | Northern Mariana Islands | 460 | |||||
44 | Puerto Rico | 8 870 | |||||
45 | American Samoa | 200 | |||||
46 | Guam | 540 | |||||
47 | US Virgin Islands | 350 | |||||
48 | Faroe Islands | 1 396 | |||||
49 | Aruba | 180 | |||||
50 | Channel Islands | 190 | |||||
Small Islands Avg | 1.3m | 74.4 | $17 602 | 0.73 | 5 176 | 243 | |
World Avg | 39.0m | 70.6 | $20 136 | 0.72 | 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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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 | |
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1 | Taiwan | 26.6 | 10.0 | 28.2 | |
2 | Singapore | 45.3 | 27.9 | 42.6 | 87.6 |
3 | Cyprus | 47.0 | 54.0 | 78.6 | 46.7 |
4 | Malta | 47.2 | 51.6 | 78.9 | 46.3 |
5 | Mauritius | 54.5 | 85.8 | 64.5 | 72.6 |
6 | Barbados | 60.4 | 54.2 | 85.1 | 85.3 |
7 | St Kitts & Nevis | 62.0 | 56.7 | 91.8 | 123.4 |
8 | Maldives | 62.5 | 99.8 | 41.0 | 110.7 |
9 | Trinidad & Tobago | 62.6 | 69.1 | 86.6 | 81.5 |
10 | Seychelles | 63.8 | 81.3 | 97.3 | 67.0 |
11 | Jamaica | 67.7 | 97.8 | 106.6 | 64.6 |
12 | Dominican Rep. | 71.7 | 83.4 | 109.4 | 83.3 |
13 | Fiji | 72.1 | 80.8 | 90.6 | 102.4 |
14 | Bahamas | 73.8 | 80.0 | 92.3 | 105.3 |
15 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 74.7 | 90.3 | 96.8 | 89.6 |
16 | Antigua & Barbuda | 75.6 | 84.0 | 75.6 | 105.4 |
17 | Grenada | 76.0 | 68.5 | 86.6 | 128.6 |
18 | Bahrain | 76.5 | 75.6 | 77.3 | 112.9 |
19 | Dominica | 78.0 | 83.8 | 98.0 | 105.6 |
20 | St Lucia | 79.2 | 97.8 | 88.9 | 116.3 |
21 | Cape Verde | 80.8 | 116.3 | 97.3 | 75.3 |
22 | Nauru | 81.8 | 99.0 | 134.8 | 123.4 |
23 | Kiribati | 82.4 | 143.0 | 87.0 | 138.4 |
24 | Vanuatu | 82.7 | 117.0 | 97.1 | 138.2 |
25 | Sao Tome & Principe | 83.3 | 120.3 | 93.6 | 123.8 |
26 | Brunei | 84.2 | 91.6 | 62.6 | 147.1 |
27 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 84.5 | 129.0 | 105.6 | 98.6 |
28 | Palau | 85.2 | 59.3 | 146.0 | 131.0 |
29 | Samoa | 86.2 | 103.4 | 107.8 | 136.1 |
30 | Tonga | 88.4 | 75.2 | 104.1 | 132.9 |
31 | Micronesia | 91.4 | 131.3 | 114.2 | 128.8 |
32 | Marshall Islands | 92.3 | 102.8 | 158.3 | 134.6 |
33 | Solomon Islands | 93.3 | 152.7 | 82.0 | 166.6 |
34 | Haiti | 93.5 | 153.8 | 111.4 | 86.6 |
35 | Comoros | 94.5 | 160.5 | 102.1 | 141.2 |
36 | Tuvalu | 95.2 | 148.0 | 112.5 | 158.8 |
Small Islands Avg | 74.4 | 88.5 | 95.3 | 107.3 | |
World Avg | 70.6 | 83.2 | 93.5 | 87.7 | |
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.
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#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 best9 | Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016) Lower is better Per 10010 | |
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1 | Antigua & Barbuda | 96 286 | 78.5 | 19.0 | |
2 | Bahamas | 0.4m | 71.6 | 1.88 | 22.4 |
3 | Bahrain | 1.6m | 78.8 | 2.46 | 08.7 |
4 | Barbados | 0.3m | 77.6 | 1.57 | 35.6 |
5 | Brunei | 0.4m | 74.6 | 1.99 | 16.2 |
6 | Cape Verde | 0.5m | 74.1 | 2.29 | 10.0 |
7 | Comoros | 0.8m | 63.4 | 4.78 | 06.3 |
8 | Cyprus | 1.2m | 81.2 | 1.46 | 26.9 |
9 | Dominica | 71 625 | 72.8 | ||
10 | Dominican Rep. | 10.6m | 72.6 | 2.51 | 15.6 |
11 | Fiji | 0.9m | 67.1 | 2.61 | 15.3 |
12 | Grenada | 0.1m | 74.9 | 2.18 | 16.2 |
13 | Haiti | 11.1m | 63.2 | 3.19 | 09.6 |
14 | Jamaica | 2.9m | 70.5 | 2.28 | 21.0 |
15 | Kiribati | 0.1m | 67.4 | 09.5 | |
16 | Maldives | 0.5m | 79.9 | 1.67 | 11.0 |
17 | Malta | 0.4m | 83.8 | 1.28 | 39.9 |
18 | Marshall Islands | 58 413 | 65.3 | ||
19 | Mauritius | 1.3m | 73.6 | 1.59 | 25.9 |
20 | Micronesia | 0.1m | 70.7 | 3.33 | 10.8 |
21 | Nauru | 10 670 | 63.6 | ||
22 | Palau | 17 907 | 66.0 | ||
23 | St Kitts & Nevis | 52 441 | 71.7 | ||
24 | St Lucia | 0.2m | 71.1 | 1.93 | 19.9 |
25 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 0.1m | 69.6 | 2.01 | 19.7 |
26 | Samoa | 0.2m | 72.8 | 3.77 | 13.7 |
27 | Sao Tome & Principe | 0.2m | 67.6 | 3.52 | 06.2 |
28 | Seychelles | 97 096 | 71.3 | 19.8 | |
29 | Singapore | 5.8m | 82.8 | 1.35 | 36.5 |
30 | Solomon Islands | 0.7m | 70.3 | 4.08 | 07.0 |
31 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 1.3m | 67.7 | 5.99 | 08.2 |
32 | Tonga | 0.1m | 71.0 | 3.81 | 11.9 |
33 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1.4m | 73.0 | 1.63 | 21.9 |
34 | Tuvalu | 11 508 | 64.5 | ||
35 | Vanuatu | 0.3m | 70.4 | 3.77 | 09.9 |
Small Islands Avg | 1.3m | 71.86 | 2.65 | 17.1 | |
World Avg | 39.0m | 71.28 | 2.81 | 18.3 | |
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%.
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#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 | |
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1 | Antigua & Barbuda | 74 | 139 | |||
2 | Bahamas | 64.0 | 52 | 127 | ||
3 | Bahrain | 45.0 | 44.0 | 6.1 | 105 | 157 |
4 | Barbados | 65.0 | 18 | 32 | ||
5 | Brunei | 79 | 159 | |||
6 | Cape Verde | 60.0 | 84 | 115 | ||
7 | Comoros | 19.0 | ||||
8 | Cyprus | 40.0 | 52.0 | 5.8 | 44 | 38 |
9 | Dominica | 55.0 | 73 | 104 | ||
10 | Dominican Rep. | 44.0 | 32.0 | 5.3 | 125 | 76 |
11 | Fiji | 53.0 | 81 | 44 | ||
12 | Grenada | 52.0 | 50 | 155 | ||
13 | Haiti | 17.0 | 3.6 | 92 | 53 | |
14 | Jamaica | 46.0 | 44.0 | 5.9 | 86 | 146 |
15 | Maldives | 40.0 | ||||
16 | Malta | 45.0 | 51.0 | 6.6 | 28 | 42 |
17 | Marshall Islands | 40 | 41 | |||
18 | Mauritius | 37.0 | 50.0 | 5.9 | 27 | 25 |
19 | St Lucia | 55.0 | 24 | 125 | ||
20 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 60.0 | 43 | 144 | ||
21 | Samoa | 60 | 145 | |||
22 | Sao Tome & Principe | 45.0 | ||||
23 | Seychelles | 70.0 | 49 | 101 | ||
24 | Singapore | 45.0 | 83.0 | 6.3 | 29 | 18 |
25 | Solomon Islands | 42.0 | ||||
26 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 42.0 | 133 | 29 | ||
27 | Tonga | 70 | 79 | |||
28 | Trinidad & Tobago | 42.0 | 6.2 | 71 | 28 | |
29 | Vanuatu | 48.0 | ||||
30 | Taiwan | 34.0 | 68.0 | 6.4 | ||
Small Islands Avg | 42.0 | 50.12 | 5.81 | 64.0 | 88.4 | |
World Avg | 39.6 | 42.98 | 5.38 | 82.0 | 82.0 | |
q=30. No data: 5517 |
#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 | |
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1 | Antigua & Barbuda | 103 | 131 | ||
2 | Bahamas | 94 | 148 | ||
3 | Bahrain | 2.15 | 159 | 77 | 3.20 |
4 | Barbados | 126 | 103 | ||
5 | Brunei | 8 | 163 | ||
6 | Cape Verde | 138 | 108 | ||
7 | Cyprus | 1.90 | 73 | 17 | 0.42 |
8 | Dominica | 137 | 116 | ||
9 | Dominican Rep. | 2.02 | 129 | 51 | 0.18 |
10 | Fiji | 76 | 161 | ||
11 | Grenada | 62 | 152 | ||
12 | Haiti | 2.40 | 144 | 140 | 2.18 |
13 | Jamaica | 1.99 | 74 | 86 | 0.47 |
14 | Malta | 124 | 5 | ||
15 | Marshall Islands | 162 | 149 | ||
16 | Mauritius | 1.55 | 56 | 34 | |
17 | St Lucia | 139 | 157 | ||
18 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 142 | 134 | ||
19 | Samoa | 1 | 130 | ||
20 | Seychelles | 150 | 60 | ||
21 | Singapore | 1.33 | 14 | 30 | |
22 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 1.80 | 49 | 102 | |
23 | Tonga | 161 | 162 | ||
24 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1.95 | 116 | 136 | 0.02 |
25 | Taiwan | 1.65 | 1.01 | ||
Small Islands Avg | 1.87 | 101.5 | 106.3 | 1.07 | |
World Avg | 2.07 | 82.0 | 82.0 | 2.78 | |
q=25. No data: 6020 |
#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 better28 | Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014) Higher is better29 | CBD Earlier is better Signed | Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011) Higher is better %30 | |
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1 | Antigua & Barbuda | -04.9 | 59.2 | 1993 Dec 29 | ||
2 | Bahamas | 00.0 | 55.0 | 1993 Dec 29 | ||
3 | Bahrain | +144.4 | 55.2 | 04.10 | 1996 Nov 28 | 26.3% |
4 | Barbados | 00.0 | 55.8 | 1994 Mar 10 | ||
5 | Brunei | -08.0 | 63.6 | 07.81 | 2008 Jul 27 | |
6 | Cape Verde | +55.7 | 56.9 | 1995 Jun 27 | ||
7 | Comoros | -24.5 | 44.2 | 1994 Dec 28 | 28.3% | |
8 | Cyprus | +07.2 | 72.6 | 12.99 | 1996 Oct 08 | 71.0% |
9 | Dominica | -13.3 | 59.4 | 1994 Jul 05 | ||
10 | Dominican Rep. | +79.5 | 64.7 | 16.95 | 1997 Feb 23 | 50.2% |
11 | Fiji | +06.7 | 53.1 | 1993 Dec 29 | ||
12 | Grenada | 00.0 | 50.9 | 1994 Nov 09 | ||
13 | Haiti | -16.4 | 33.7 | 1996 Dec 24 | 10.0% | |
14 | Jamaica | -02.7 | 58.6 | 08.06 | 1995 Apr 06 | |
15 | Kiribati | 00.0 | 55.3 | 1994 Nov 14 | ||
16 | Maldives | 00.0 | 52.1 | 1993 Dec 29 | ||
17 | Malta | 00.0 | 80.9 | 15.15 | 2001 Mar 29 | 57.3% |
18 | Marshall Islands | 1993 Dec 29 | ||||
19 | Mauritius | -06.1 | 56.6 | 15.63 | 1993 Dec 29 | |
20 | Micronesia | 49.8 | 1994 Sep 18 | |||
21 | Nauru | 1994 Feb 08 | ||||
22 | Palau | 1999 Apr 06 | ||||
23 | St Kitts & Nevis | 00.0 | 1993 Dec 29 | |||
24 | St Lucia | -06.9 | 56.2 | 1993 Dec 29 | ||
25 | St Vincent & Grenadines | +08.0 | 66.5 | 1996 Sep 01 | ||
26 | Samoa | +31.5 | 54.5 | 1994 May 10 | ||
27 | Sao Tome & Principe | -04.3 | 54.0 | 1999 Dec 28 | ||
28 | Seychelles | +01.1 | 66.0 | 1993 Dec 29 | ||
29 | Singapore | -05.2 | 64.2 | 15.15 | 1996 Mar 20 | 41.6% |
30 | Solomon Islands | -06.0 | 43.2 | 1996 Jan 01 | ||
31 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | -29.0 | 49.5 | 2007 Jan 08 | ||
32 | Tonga | 00.0 | 62.5 | 1998 Aug 17 | ||
33 | Trinidad & Tobago | -02.6 | 67.4 | 02.07 | 1996 Oct 30 | 74.5% |
34 | Tuvalu | 00.0 | 2003 Mar 20 | |||
35 | Vanuatu | 00.0 | 44.6 | 1993 Dec 29 | ||
36 | Taiwan | 72.8 | ||||
37 | Cook Islands | 1993 Dec 29 | ||||
38 | Niue | 1996 May 28 | ||||
Small Islands Avg | +06.6 | 57.4 | 10.88 | 1899 Dec 30 | 44.9% | |
World Avg | +02.8 | 56.4 | 09.29 | 1899 Dec 30 | 39.9% | |
q=38. No data: 4731 |
#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 | |
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1 | Bahamas | 6.80 | ||
2 | Bahrain | 5.50 | ||
3 | Barbados | 8.70 | .009 | |
4 | Brunei | 7.60 | ||
5 | Cape Verde | 12.20 | 47.2 | |
6 | Comoros | 28.90 | 45.3 | .181 |
7 | Cyprus | 3.60 | 34.0 | |
8 | Dominican Rep. | 17.00 | 45.7 | .015 |
9 | Fiji | 14.90 | 36.7 | |
10 | Grenada | 11.20 | ||
11 | Haiti | 32.20 | 41.1 | .200 |
12 | Jamaica | 10.00 | .018 | |
13 | Kiribati | 24.70 | ||
14 | Maldives | 6.00 | 38.4 | .003 |
15 | Malta | 4.60 | 29.4 | |
16 | Mauritius | 9.40 | 35.8 | |
17 | Micronesia | 16.10 | 40.1 | |
18 | St Lucia | 10.60 | 51.2 | .007 |
19 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 11.30 | ||
20 | Samoa | 10.00 | 38.7 | |
21 | Sao Tome & Principe | 17.00 | 30.8 | .092 |
22 | Seychelles | 9.60 | 46.8 | |
23 | Singapore | 2.50 | ||
24 | Solomon Islands | 12.10 | 37.1 | |
25 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 21.70 | 28.7 | .210 |
26 | Tonga | 10.40 | 37.6 | |
27 | Trinidad & Tobago | 14.90 | .002 | |
28 | Tuvalu | 39.1 | ||
29 | Vanuatu | 14.40 | 37.6 | .174 |
Small Islands Avg | 12.64 | 39.0 | .083 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | 38.1 | .154 | |
q=29. No data: 5635 |
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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.
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Health:
Pos. | Life Expectancy (2021) Higher is better Years3 | Alcohol Consumption (2016) Lower is better Per Capita53 | Fertility Rate (2013) 2.0 is best9 | Smoking Rates (2014) Lower is better54 | Suicide Rate (2013) Per 100k55 | Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017) Lower is better Rank16 | Overweight Adults (2016) Lower is better %56 | |
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1 | Antigua & Barbuda | 78.5 | 7.0 | 362 | 124 | 48.0 | ||
2 | Bahamas | 71.6 | 4.4 | 1.88 | 301 | 2.5 | 155 | 64.4 |
3 | Bahrain | 78.8 | 1.9 | 2.46 | 969 | 7.5 | 93 | 65.8 |
4 | Barbados | 77.6 | 9.6 | 1.57 | 333 | 7.3 | 103 | 52.4 |
5 | Brunei | 74.6 | 0.4 | 1.99 | 1 023 | 68 | 41.2 | |
6 | Cape Verde | 74.1 | 5.7 | 2.29 | 515 | 154 | 34.8 | |
7 | Comoros | 63.4 | 0.9 | 4.78 | 289 | 27.1 | ||
8 | Cyprus | 81.2 | 10.8 | 1.46 | 1 688 | 9.1 | 59 | 59.1 |
9 | Dominica | 72.8 | 8.2 | 111 | 60.3 | |||
10 | Dominican Rep. | 72.6 | 6.9 | 2.51 | 245 | 4.6 | 81 | 61.2 |
11 | Fiji | 67.1 | 3.0 | 2.61 | 618 | 36 | 63.8 | |
12 | Grenada | 74.9 | 9.3 | 2.18 | 224 | 0 | 133 | 51.4 |
13 | Haiti | 63.2 | 5.8 | 3.19 | 114 | 0 | 115 | 54.9 |
14 | Jamaica | 70.5 | 4.2 | 2.28 | 593 | 147 | 55.5 | |
15 | Kiribati | 67.4 | 0.4 | 28 | 78.7 | |||
16 | Maldives | 79.9 | 2.7 | 1.67 | 215 | 0.7 | 30.6 | |
17 | Malta | 83.8 | 8.1 | 1.28 | 1 266 | 6.9 | 76 | 66.4 |
18 | Marshall Islands | 65.3 | 144 | 83.5 | ||||
19 | Mauritius | 73.6 | 3.6 | 1.59 | 261 | 13.7 | 126 | 32.3 |
20 | Micronesia | 70.7 | 2.5 | 3.33 | 75.9 | |||
21 | Nauru | 63.6 | 6.0 | 88.5 | ||||
22 | Palau | 66.0 | 85.1 | |||||
23 | St Kitts & Nevis | 71.7 | 9.4 | 52.3 | ||||
24 | St Lucia | 71.1 | 9.9 | 1.93 | 232 | 4.9 | 151 | 48.1 |
25 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 69.6 | 8.2 | 2.01 | 338 | 7.3 | 162 | 55.0 |
26 | Samoa | 72.8 | 2.5 | 3.77 | 54 | 146 | 77.6 | |
27 | Sao Tome & Principe | 67.6 | 6.8 | 3.52 | 111 | 35.4 | ||
28 | Seychelles | 71.3 | 12.0 | 590 | 8.9 | 120 | 36.8 | |
29 | Singapore | 82.8 | 2.0 | 1.35 | 652 | 20.6 | 49 | 31.8 |
30 | Solomon Islands | 70.3 | 1.4 | 4.08 | 26 | 55.0 | ||
31 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 67.7 | 2.1 | 5.99 | 105 | 21.6 | ||
32 | Tonga | 71.0 | 1.5 | 3.81 | 81 | 149 | 78.5 | |
33 | Trinidad & Tobago | 73.0 | 8.4 | 1.63 | 97 | 21.7 | 152 | 46.0 |
34 | Tuvalu | 64.5 | 1.7 | 81.9 | ||||
35 | Vanuatu | 70.4 | 1.0 | 3.77 | 76 | 57.1 | ||
36 | Cook Islands | 10.6 | 84.7 | |||||
37 | Niue | 7.0 | 80.0 | |||||
Small Islands Avg | 71.86 | 5.3 | 2.65 | 419 | 7.71 | 115.0 | 57.4 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | 6.2 | 2.81 | 819 | 20.93 | 82.0 | 49.0 | |
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Children's Health:
Pos. | Adolescent Birth Rate (2015) Lower is better Per 100058 | Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015) Higher is better Avg %59 | |
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1 | Antigua & Barbuda | 44.8 | 98.0 |
2 | Bahamas | 29.6 | 96.2 |
3 | Bahrain | 13.5 | 98.2 |
4 | Barbados | 40.7 | 92.1 |
5 | Brunei | 21.0 | 96.6 |
6 | Cape Verde | 73.4 | 93.4 |
7 | Comoros | 68.3 | 81.8 |
8 | Cyprus | 5.0 | 95.3 |
9 | Dominica | 97.1 | |
10 | Dominican Rep. | 97.9 | 86.3 |
11 | Fiji | 44.8 | 97.6 |
12 | Grenada | 30.5 | 95.2 |
13 | Haiti | 39.3 | 65.7 |
14 | Jamaica | 59.7 | 90.9 |
15 | Kiribati | 17.2 | 88.4 |
16 | Maldives | 6.7 | 96.2 |
17 | Malta | 16.6 | 95.5 |
18 | Marshall Islands | 81.8 | |
19 | Mauritius | 28.5 | 97.6 |
20 | Micronesia | 15.0 | 78.2 |
21 | Nauru | 92.9 | |
22 | Palau | 92.4 | |
23 | St Kitts & Nevis | 96.3 | |
24 | St Lucia | 53.9 | 98.2 |
25 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 51.0 | 97.2 |
26 | Samoa | 25.0 | 68.1 |
27 | Sao Tome & Principe | 84.3 | 96.0 |
28 | Seychelles | 57.4 | 98.6 |
29 | Singapore | 3.8 | 94.6 |
30 | Solomon Islands | 48.4 | 94.5 |
31 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 46.6 | 76.5 |
32 | Tonga | 15.2 | 80.0 |
33 | Trinidad & Tobago | 31.5 | 91.4 |
34 | Tuvalu | 94.9 | |
35 | Vanuatu | 43.1 | 65.5 |
36 | Cook Islands | 97.3 | |
37 | Niue | 98.8 | |
Small Islands Avg | 38.4 | 90.7 | |
World Avg | 47.9 | 88.3 | |
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#equality #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #Small_Islands #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)8 | |||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank8 | ||
1 | Taiwan | 28.2 | |
2 | Malta | 46.3 | |
3 | Cyprus | 46.7 | |
4 | Jamaica | 64.6 | |
5 | Seychelles | 67.0 | |
6 | Mauritius | 72.6 | |
7 | Cape Verde | 75.3 | |
8 | Trinidad & Tobago | 81.5 | |
9 | Dominican Rep. | 83.3 | |
10 | Barbados | 85.3 | |
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35 | Brunei | 147.1 | |
36 | Tuvalu | 158.8 | |
37 | Solomon Islands | 166.6 | |
Small Islands Avg | 107.3 | ||
World Avg | 87.7 | ||
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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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#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 | |
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1 | Antigua & Barbuda | 0.1 | 93.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | ||
2 | Bahamas | 0.1 | 96.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 | ||
3 | Bahrain | 0.6 | 14.5 | 70.3 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ||
4 | Barbados | 0.1 | 95.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ||
5 | Brunei | 0 | 0.1 | 9.4 | 75.1 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 0.4 | |
6 | Cape Verde | 0.1 | 89.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 9.1 | ||
7 | Comoros | 0.1 | 0.5 | 98.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | ||
8 | Cyprus | 0.1 | 73.2 | 25.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ||
9 | Dominica | 0.1 | 94.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
10 | Dominican Rep. | 78 | 7 | 0.1 | 88.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 10.9 |
11 | Fiji | 0.1 | 64.4 | 6.3 | 27.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ||
12 | Grenada | 0.1 | 96.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | ||
13 | Haiti | 0 | 0.1 | 86.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 10.6 | |
14 | Jamaica | 3 | 0.1 | 77.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 17.2 | |
15 | Kiribati | 0.1 | 97.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ||
16 | Maldives | 0.1 | 0.4 | 98.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
17 | Malta | 0.1 | 97.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | ||
18 | Marshall Islands | 0.1 | 97.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ||
19 | Mauritius | 0.1 | 25.3 | 16.7 | 56.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ||
20 | Micronesia | 0.1 | 95.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.9 | ||
21 | Nauru | 0.1 | 79.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 4.5 | ||
22 | Palau | 0.1 | 86.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||
23 | St Kitts & Nevis | 0.1 | 94.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | ||
24 | St Lucia | 0.1 | 91.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 6.0 | ||
25 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 0.1 | 88.7 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.5 | ||
26 | Samoa | 0.1 | 96.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | ||
27 | Sao Tome & Principe | 0.1 | 82.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 12.6 | ||
28 | Seychelles | 0.1 | 94.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | ||
29 | Singapore | 13 | 0.1 | 18.2 | 14.3 | 5.2 | 33.9 | 2.3 | 16.4 | |
30 | Solomon Islands | 0.1 | 97.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | ||
31 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 0.1 | 99.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
32 | Tonga | 0.1 | 98.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
33 | Trinidad & Tobago | 9 | 0.1 | 65.9 | 5.9 | 22.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
34 | Tuvalu | 0.1 | 96.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ||
35 | Vanuatu | 0.1 | 93.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 1.2 | ||
36 | Taiwan | 24 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 21.3 | 44.2 | 12.7 | |
37 | New Caledonia | 0.1 | 85.2 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 10.4 | ||
38 | French Polynesia | 0.1 | 94.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 4.9 | ||
39 | Mayotte | 0.1 | 0.7 | 98.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ||
40 | St Pierre & Miquelon | 0.1 | 94.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.8 | ||
41 | Wallis & Futuna | 0.1 | 97.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | ||
42 | Cook Islands | 0.1 | 96.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.2 | ||
43 | Niue | 0.1 | 96.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.3 | ||
44 | Tokelau | 0.1 | 99.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
45 | Isle of Man | 0.1 | 84.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 15.4 | ||
46 | Anguilla | 0.1 | 90.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | ||
47 | Bermuda | 0.3 | 75.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 19.4 | ||
48 | British Virgin Islands | 0.1 | 84.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 3.9 | ||
49 | Cayman Islands | 0.8 | 83.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 9.4 | ||
50 | Falkland Islands | 0.1 | 67.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 31.5 | ||
51 | Montserrat | 0.1 | 93.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.8 | ||
52 | St Helena | 0.1 | 96.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.3 | ||
53 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 0.1 | 92.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 4.6 | ||
54 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1 | 81.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 10.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | ||
55 | Puerto Rico | 77 | 0.1 | 96.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | |
56 | American Samoa | 0.1 | 98.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ||
57 | Guam | 0.1 | 94.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
58 | US Virgin Islands | 0.3 | 94.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.7 | ||
59 | Faroe Islands | 0.1 | 98.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ||
60 | Guadeloupe | 0.1 | 95.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | ||
61 | Martinique | 0.1 | 96.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | ||
62 | Réunion | 0.1 | 87.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | ||
63 | Aruba | 0.4 | 91.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 6.0 | ||
64 | Channel Islands | 0.1 | 85.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 14.2 | ||
65 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.3 | 93.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | ||
Small Islands Avg | 77.5 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 80.4 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 | |
World Avg | 54.3 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 60.6 | 22.4 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 7.9 | |
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