Spain Kingdom of Spain
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	17th best
Capital	Madrid
Land Area	498 800km²₁
Location	Europe, The Mediterranean
Population	46.7m₂
Life Expectancy	82.77yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$32 779 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	ES, ESP, 724₅
Internet Domain	.es₆
Currency	Euro (EUR)₇
Telephone	+34₈

1. Overview

“Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Passionate, sophisticated and devoted to living the good life, Spain is at once a stereotype come to life and a country more diverse than you ever imagined. Spanish landscapes stir the soul, from the jagged Pyrenees and wildly beautiful cliffs of the Atlantic northwest to charming Mediterranean coves, while astonishing architecture spans the ages at seemingly every turn. Spain´s cities march to a beguiling beat, rushing headlong into the 21st century even as timeless villages serve as beautiful signposts to Old Spain. And then there´s one of Europe´s most celebrated (and varied) gastronomic scenes of seafood, paella, tapas and fine wines. But, above all, Spain lives very much in the present. Perhaps you´ll sense it along a crowded after-midnight street when it seems all the world has come out to play. Or maybe that moment will come when a flamenco performer touches something deep in your soul. Or in a wild fiesta or an afternoon siesta. Whenever it happens, you´ll find yourself nodding in recognition: this is Spain.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Spain National and Social Development

#economics #human_development

UN HDI (2016)₁₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₁₁
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
24	Austria	24
25	Slovenia	25
26	Italy	26
27	Spain	27
28	Czechia	28
29	Greece	29
30	Brunei	30
31	Estonia	30
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₂
1	Qatar	$129 916
2	Singapore	$78 162
3	Kuwait	$76 075
	...
31	Oman	$34 402
32	Italy	$33 573
33	New Zealand	$32 870
34	Spain	$32 779
35	Israel	$31 215
36	Malta	$29 500
37	Cyprus	$29 459
38	Slovenia	$28 664
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₃_,₁₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₃_,₁₄
1	Taiwan	30.2
2	Denmark	30.5
3	Norway	30.9
	...
14	Japan	39.8
15	UK	39.8
16	Australia	41.1
17	Spain	42.2
18	Ireland	42.9
19	Belgium	43.5
20	France	44.0
21	S. Korea	45.0
	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. Spain's Demographics

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

Population:

Spain's population is predicted to rise to 50. 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 1.50. 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
	...
27	Kenya	51.4m
28	S. Korea	51.2m
29	Colombia	49.7m
30	Spain	46.7m
31	Argentina	44.4m
32	Ukraine	44.2m
33	Uganda	42.7m
34	Algeria	42.2m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
4	Singapore	83.21
5	Switzerland	83.13
6	Spain	82.77
7	Iceland	82.72
8	Israel	82.56
9	Australia	82.54
10	France	82.36
11	Sweden	82.35
12	Canada	82.22
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₅
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₅
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
77	Albania	1.51
78	Latvia	1.50
79	Czechia	1.50
80	Spain	1.50
81	Croatia	1.49
82	Dominican Rep.	2.51
83	Lithuania	1.49
84	Kazakhstan	2.52
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₆
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₆
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
174	France	40.5
175	Austria	40.5
176	Greece	41.3
177	Spain	41.4
178	Netherlands	41.9
179	Slovenia	42.7
180	Finland	43.3
181	Hong Kong	43.7
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
41	Croatia	13.4%
42	UK	13.4%
43	Latvia	13.2%
44	Spain	12.8%
45	Iceland	12.5%
46	Libya	12.4%
47	France	12.2%
48	Barbados	12.1%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
138	Nepal	3.3%
139	Bangladesh	3.3%
140	Botswana	3.2%
141	Spain	3.0%
142	Central African Rep.	2.9%
143	Angola	2.8%
144	France	2.8%
145	Costa Rica	2.7%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #human_rights #politics #spain #tolerance

When it comes to ensuring human rights and freedom, Spain leads the world, setting excellent examples. Spain does the second-best in its nominal commitment to Human Rights₁₉. It comes in the best 20 in terms of LGBT equality₂₀, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₁, speed of uptake of HR treaties₂₂ (one of the lowest in Europe) and in opposing gender inequality₂₃. And finally, it does better than average for supporting press freedom₂₄, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₅ (but bad for Europe) and in its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice₂₆. The advances in gender equality and LGBT tolerance have been bitterly resisted by Spain's powerful Christian communities, in particular the Catholic Spanish Bishops Conference₂₇, but thankfully, human rights and moral conscience are well entrenched in Spanish law.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Spain

5. Spain's Health

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

Health (2020)₂₈_,₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₈_,₂₉
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
15	Finland	65.9
16	Italy	66.4
17	Bangladesh	68.5
18	Spain	69.1
19	N. Korea	69.6
20	Thailand	70.4
21	Qatar	71.1
22	Uzbekistan	71.1
23	Portugal	71.5
	World Avg	92.3
q=187.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Hong Kong, Singapore and The Maldives₂₈. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₈.

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

Health:

Spain does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Spain comes in the best 20 in its average life expectancy₁₂ (one of the best in Europe). It does better than average in terms of its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₀, its fertility rate₁₅, its adolescent birth rate₂₃, its immunizations take-up₃₁ and in its suicide rate₃₂. Spain does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in terms of its smoking rate₃₃ (still low for Europe) and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₄ (still low for Europe). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
4	Singapore	83.21
5	Switzerland	83.13
6	Spain	82.77
7	Iceland	82.72
8	Israel	82.56
9	Australia	82.54
10	France	82.36
11	Sweden	82.35
12	Canada	82.22
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₄
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
148	USA	9.8
149	St Lucia	9.9
150	Swaziland	9.9
151	Spain	10.0
152	S. Korea	10.2
153	Laos	10.4
154	Greece	10.4
155	Denmark	10.4
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₅
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₅
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
77	Albania	1.51
78	Latvia	1.50
79	Czechia	1.50
80	Spain	1.50
81	Croatia	1.49
82	Dominican Rep.	2.51
83	Lithuania	1.49
84	Kazakhstan	2.52
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₃
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₃
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
139	Indonesia	1 322
138	Philippines	1 291
137	Malta	1 266
136	Spain	1 265
135	Iraq	1 227
134	Vietnam	1 215
133	Egypt	1 188
132	Albania	1 177
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₃₂
Pos.		Per 100k₃₂
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
38	Mauritius	13.7
39	UK	13.9
40	Ecuador	14.1
41	Spain	15.3
42	Argentina	15.6
43	Thailand	15.8
44	Australia	16.4
45	El Salvador	16.5
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₀
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
19	S. Korea	19
20	Kuwait	20
21	Japan	21
22	Spain	22
23	France	23
24	Italy	24
25	Qatar	25
26	Oman	26
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₅
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
143	Ireland	60.6
144	Dominican Rep.	61.2
145	Syria	61.4
146	Spain	61.6
147	Hungary	61.6
148	Costa Rica	61.6
149	Tunisia	61.6
150	Iran	61.6
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₃
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₃
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
23	Greece	7.5
24	Oman	8.1
25	Belgium	8.2
26	Spain	8.4
27	Bosnia & Herzegovina	8.6
28	Saudi Arabia	8.8
29	France	8.9
30	Croatia	9.5
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₁
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₁
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
38	Brazil	96.7
39	Jordan	96.6
40	Brunei	96.6
41	Spain	96.5
42	Poland	96.5
43	Libya	96.4
44	St Kitts & Nevis	96.3
45	Bahamas	96.2
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Spain's Modernity and Learning

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

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₆
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₆
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
28	Portugal	27.0
29	Latvia	27.3
30	Poland	28.1
31	Spain	28.8
32	Greece	29.3
33	Lithuania	30.5
34	Italy	33.5
35	Argentina	33.7
36	Russia	37.1
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₃₇
2	Israel	4.11₃₇
3	Japan	3.58₃₇
	...
26	Italy	1.29₃₇
27	Portugal	1.28₃₇
28	Luxembourg	1.26₃₇
29	Spain	1.22₃₇
30	Russia	1.19₃₇
31	New Zealand	1.17₃₈
32	Brazil	1.15₃₉
33	Malaysia	1.13₃₉
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₄₀
Pos.		Higher is better₄₀
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
66	Malta	78.2%
67	Fiji	76.9%
68	S. Africa	76.5%
69	Spain	75.8%
70	Samoa	74.5%
71	Trinidad & Tobago	73.4%
72	Philippines	73.2%
73	Saudi Arabia	72.8%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₄₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₁
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
8	Ireland	18.8
9	Norway	18.1
10	Netherlands	18.0
11	Spain	17.9
12	Argentina	17.6
13	UK	17.4
14	Slovenia	17.4
15	Greece	17.3
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₀
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
37	Luxembourg	37
38	USA	38
39	Portugal	39
40	Spain	40
41	Italy	41
42	Slovakia	42
43	Marshall Islands	43
44	S. Korea	44
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Maths, Science & Reading (2015)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better Score₄₂
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
	...
26	Sweden	1487
27	Austria	1477
28	Russia	1476
29	Spain	1475
30	Czechia	1472
31	USA	1463
32	Latvia	1460
33	Italy	1456
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

Religiosity (2009)₄₃
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₃
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
21	Kazakhstan	43
22	Ukraine	46
23	Slovenia	47
24	Spain	49
25	Azerbaijan	50
26	Israel	51
27	Uzbekistan	51
28	Serbia	54
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is better₄₄
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
22	Canada	99
23	Andorra	98
24	Czechia	98
25	Spain	98
26	France	98
27	Australia	98
28	Denmark	98
29	USA	98
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better₄₅
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
31	Puerto Rico	83%
32	Singapore	83%
33	Slovakia	83%
34	Spain	82%
35	Austria	81%
36	Ireland	81%
37	Barbados	80%
38	Hungary	80%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security (2013)₄₆
Pos.		Lower is better₄₆
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
	...
36	Ethiopia	0.84
37	Iran	0.85
38	Laos	0.86
39	Spain	0.88
40	Kuwait	0.93
41	Saudi Arabia	0.93
42	Malaysia	0.96
43	Canada	0.96
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₄₇
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₄₇
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
50	Dominican Rep.	1.1
51	Slovakia	0.8
52	Hong Kong	0.7
53	Spain	0.6
54	St Kitts & Nevis	0.6
55	Nauru	0.5
56	Egypt	0.4
57	Mexico	0.4
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₄₈
Pos.		Lower is better₄₈
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
72	Italy	63.5
73	Botswana	63.75
74	Ghana	63.75
75	Spain	64
76	Sudan	64
77	Tajikistan	64.5
78	Guinea	65.75
79	Cameroon	66
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₄₉
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₄₉
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
35	Israel	61.2
36	Taiwan	61.2
37	Poland	60.8
38	Spain	60.0
39	Slovenia	59.4
40	Dominica	58.3
41	Cape Verde	57.8
42	Brunei	57.7
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₅₀
Pos.		Higher is better₅₀
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
33	Saudi Arabia	6.4
34	Singapore	6.3
35	Malaysia	6.3
36	Spain	6.3
37	Colombia	6.3
38	Trinidad & Tobago	6.2
39	Slovakia	6.2
40	El Salvador	6.2
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₀
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
27	Mauritius	27
28	Malta	28
29	Singapore	29
30	Spain	30
31	Romania	31
32	Costa Rica	32
33	Serbia	33
34	S. Korea	34
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₀
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
31	Lebanon	31
32	Barbados	32
33	Mongolia	33
34	Spain	34
35	UK	35
36	Italy	36
37	Estonia	37
38	Cyprus	38
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2012)₅₁
Pos.		Lower is better₅₁
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
	...
22	Australia	1.49
23	Singapore	1.52
24	Poland	1.52
25	Spain	1.55
26	Slovakia	1.59
27	Taiwan	1.60
28	Netherlands	1.61
29	UK	1.61
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₀
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
68	Congo, (Brazzaville)	68
69	Bulgaria	69
70	Zimbabwe	70
71	Spain	71
72	USA	72
73	Cyprus	73
74	Jamaica	74
75	Guyana	75
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₀
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
12	UK	12
13	Belgium	13
14	Italy	14
15	Spain	15
16	France	16
17	Cyprus	17
18	Slovenia	18
19	New Zealand	19
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₅₂
Pos.		Lower is better Score₅₂
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
89	Paraguay	3.12
90	Bahrain	3.20
91	Tanzania	3.27
92	Spain	3.35
93	Bolivia	3.39
94	Algeria	3.41
95	Sweden	3.45
96	Sri Lanka	3.57
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₅₃
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₃
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
12	Rwanda	50.9
13	Bhutan	34.7
14	Azerbaijan	34.6
15	Spain	33.2
16	China	32.6
17	Montenegro	32.1
18	Syria	32.1
19	UAE	31.7
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₅₄
Pos.		Higher is better₅₄
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
9	Ireland	78.8
10	Finland	78.6
11	Iceland	78.6
12	Spain	78.4
13	Germany	78.4
14	Norway	77.5
15	Belgium	77.4
16	Italy	77.0
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₅
Pos.		Higher is better₅₅
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
20	Cyprus	12.99
21	Morocco	12.66
22	Albania	12.50
23	Spain	12.50
24	Yemen	12.50
25	Namibia	12.35
26	Portugal	12.35
27	Botswana	12.35
	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
	...
36	Czechia	1994 Mar 03
37	Barbados	1994 Mar 10
38	Sweden	1994 Mar 16
39	Spain	1994 Mar 21
40	Portugal	1994 Mar 21
41	Germany	1994 Mar 21
42	Denmark	1994 Mar 21
43	Belize	1994 Mar 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₅₆
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₆
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
49	Mozambique	46.5%
50	Laos	45.3%
51	Slovenia	45.1%
52	Spain	44.8%
53	Tanzania	44.2%
54	Bosnia & Herzegovina	44.0%
55	Congo, (Brazzaville)	44.0%
56	Yemen	43.2%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₅₇
Pos.		Higher is worse₅₇
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
14	Israel	3.30
13	Italy	3.10
12	Netherlands	3.10
11	Spain	3.00
10	S. Korea	3.00
9	Norway	3.00
8	Czechia	3.00
7	Finland	3.00
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₅₈
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₈
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
67	Romania	35.9
68	Gambia	35.9
69	Greece	36.0
70	Spain	36.2
71	Laos	36.4
72	Thailand	36.5
73	Fiji	36.7
74	Yemen	36.7
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#afterlife #belief #buddhism #christianity #god #heaven #hell #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religion_in_spain #universalism

Religiosity (2009)₄₃
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₃
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
21	Kazakhstan	43
22	Ukraine	46
23	Slovenia	47
24	Spain	49
25	Azerbaijan	50
26	Israel	51
27	Uzbekistan	51
28	Serbia	54
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)₅₉
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₉
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
30	Belarus	17
31	Greece	16
32	Iceland	16
33	Spain	15
34	Israel	15
35	Armenia	14
36	Lithuania	13
37	Singapore	13
	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 below₆₀:

Christian	78.6%
Muslim	2.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	19%

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 81.1% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 49% 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 simply: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%₆₁.

The Afterlife: Ipsos-NA in 2011 gathered some statistics on Spain₆₂. Despite the large numbers of Christians, not many have traditional beliefs in the afterlife - just 5%. More people don't know what to believe (28%). Even more people believe that upon death, you simply cease to exist (40%). Also, 2% specifically believe in heaven but not in hell (which is nice - making them possible "universalists"). 4% believe in reincarnation.

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