Sudan (Republic of the Sudan)

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

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Sudan Republic of the Sudan
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	179th best
Capital	Khartoum
Land Area	2 376 000km²₁
Location	Africa
Population	41.8m₂
Life Expectancy	65.27yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$3 575 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	SD, SDN, 736₅
Internet Domain	.sd₆
Currency	Dinar (SDD)₇
Telephone	+249₈

1. Overview

#chad #ethiopia #south_sudan #UK

“Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from the UK in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The first civil war ended in 1972 but broke out again in 1983. The second war and famine-related effects resulted in more than four million people displaced and, according to rebel estimates, more than two million deaths over a period of two decades. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords. The final North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years followed by a referendum on independence for Southern Sudan. The referendum was held in January 2011 and indicated overwhelming support for independence. South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011. Since southern independence Sudan has been combating rebels from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states. A separate conflict, which broke out in the western region of Darfur in 2003, has displaced nearly two million people and caused an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 deaths. The UN took command of the Darfur peacekeeping operation from the African Union in December 2007. Peacekeeping troops have struggled to stabilize the situation, which has become increasingly regional in scope and has brought instability to eastern Chad. Sudan also has faced large refugee influxes from neighboring countries primarily Ethiopia and Chad. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, and lack of government support have chronically obstructed the provision of humanitarian assistance to affected populations.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“There is no country on earth that travellers are as apprehensive to visit as they are pained to leave. The Sudanese are as diverse as they are mysterious, as generous as they are welcoming. Wake at the break of day under the golden pyramids of godlike kings of old; traverse a searing desert to the place where two Nile rivers become one and watch a million blood red fish swarm through gardens of coral. Whichever way you look at it, there´s just no denying that among Sudan´s sweeping hills of sand lie treasures the rest of the world are only just beginning to understand.
Until July 2011 Sudan was the biggest country in Africa, but now, with South Sudan having broken away to form a new nation, maps of Africa are being redrawn. This redefining of national boundaries is making for huge changes, geographically, politically, financially and culturally, for the Sudanese. But for a traveller some things never change; Sudanese hospitality remains second to none, and for most people, travelling through Sudan is such an eye-opening and rewarding experience that many come away saying that Sudan was their favourite country in Africa.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Sudan National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Value₁₁
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
4	Hong Kong	0.952
5	Australia	0.951
	...
169	Malawi	0.512
170	Senegal	0.511
171	Djibouti	0.509
172	Sudan	0.508
173	Madagascar	0.501
174	Gambia	0.500
	Africa Avg	0.56
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₁
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
4	Luxembourg	$84 649
5	Ireland	$76 169
	...
156	Zimbabwe	$3 810
157	Micronesia	$3 696
158	Cameroon	$3 621
159	Sudan	$3 575
160	Benin	$3 409
161	Senegal	$3 344
	Africa Avg	$5 339
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂_,₁₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂_,₁₃
1	Taiwan	28.6
2	Norway	29.4
3	Denmark	31.2
4	Sweden	32.2
5	Finland	32.6
	...
176	Syria	120.1
177	Palau	120.7
178	Papua New Guinea	120.7
179	Sudan	121.2
180	Solomon Islands	121.3
181	Burundi	121.8
	Africa Avg	108.3
	World Avg	86.1
q=195.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Sudan's Demographics and Migration

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

Population:

Sudan's population is predicted to rise to 50.75 million by 2030.

Population (2018)₂
Pos.		Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
4	Indonesia	267.7m
5	Pakistan	212.2m
	...
32	Ukraine	44.2m
33	Uganda	42.7m
34	Algeria	42.2m
35	Sudan	41.8m
36	Iraq	38.4m
37	Poland	37.9m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
147	Myanmar (Burma)	65.7
148	Papua New Guinea	65.4
149	Marshall Islands	65.3
150	Sudan	65.3
151	Ethiopia	65.0
152	Tuvalu	64.5
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₄
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₄
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
4	Burkina Faso	04.7
5	Sierra Leone	04.8
	...
40	Ethiopia	06.6
41	Swaziland	06.6
42	Central African Rep.	06.8
43	Sudan	06.8
44	Mauritania	06.8
45	Kuwait	06.8
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₅
Pos.		%₁₅
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
4	Liechtenstein	65.1%
5	Monaco	54.9%
	...
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)₁₆
Pos.		%₁₆
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
	...
150	Argentina	2.4%
151	Cambodia	2.3%
152	Uganda	2.2%
153	Sudan	2.2%
154	Chad	2.1%
155	Australia	2.1%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

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

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₇_,₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₇_,₁₈
1	Sweden	9.2
2	Norway	14.7
3	Denmark	14.7
4	Netherlands	15.8
5	New Zealand	17.5
	...
193	Mauritania	144.7
194	N. Korea	146.8
195	Brunei	147.1
196	Sudan	148.8
197	Tuvalu	158.8
198	Somalia	159.8
	Africa Avg	108.4
	World Avg	87.7
q=199.

Sudan is amongst the worst places in the world at ensuring human rights and freedom, and it has severe cultural issues when it comes to tolerance and equality. Sudan does worse than average for its nominal commitment to Human Rights₁₉ and in speed of uptake of HR treaties₂₀. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₁ (amongst the lowest in Africa), opposing gender inequality₂₂, supporting press freedom₂₃ (amongst the highest in Africa), freethought₂₄ (amongst the worst in Africa) and in LGBT equality₂₅ (one of the lowest in Africa). "Sudan´s human rights record continued to be defined by government repression and violations of basic civil and political rights [and] disregard for obligations on civilian protection under international humanitarian law"₂₆. There is no freedom of religion₂₆_,₂₇, and religious persecution, based on Islam, occurs at the worst possible rate₂₇; converting from Islam attracts the death penalty.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Sudan

5. Sudan's Health

#alcohol #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #parenting #population #smoking #Sudan #vaccines

Compared to Africa (2020)₂₈_,₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₈_,₂₉
1	Mauritius	64.5
2	Morocco	73.1
3	Eritrea	77.0
4	Tunisia	80.1
5	Algeria	87.3
6	Burundi	87.4
7	Libya	90.5
8	Sudan	91.2
9	Rwanda	91.9
10	Ethiopia	93.3
11	Sao Tome & Principe	93.6
12	Djibouti	95.7
13	Cape Verde	97.3
	Africa Avg	108.2
q=54.

Health (2020)₂₈_,₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₈_,₂₉
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
4	Singapore	42.6
5	Japan	51.0
	...
87	Fiji	90.6
88	Mongolia	90.6
89	Kyrgyzstan	91.0
90	Sudan	91.2
91	St Kitts & Nevis	91.8
92	Rwanda	91.9
93	Bahamas	92.3
	World Avg	93.5
q=196.

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

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean₂₈, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₂₈.

For more, see:

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

Health:

Sudan has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Sudan comes in the best 20 in terms of its alcohol consumption rate₃₀. It does better than average for its smoking rate₃₁ (but high for Africa). And finally, it does worse than average for its immunizations take-up₃₂, its adolescent birth rate₂₂ (still good for Africa) and in its average life expectancy₁₁ (still good for Africa). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
147	Myanmar (Burma)	65.7
148	Papua New Guinea	65.4
149	Marshall Islands	65.3
150	Sudan	65.3
151	Ethiopia	65.0
152	Tuvalu	64.5
	Africa Avg	62.79
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₀
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
4	Mauritania	0.0
5	Somalia	0.0
	...
14	Egypt	0.4
15	Djibouti	0.5
16	Niger	0.5
17	Sudan	0.5
18	Bhutan	0.6
19	Morocco	0.6
	Africa Avg	4.8
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₁
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₁
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
179	Macedonia	2 732
178	Russia	2 690
	...
76	Syria	459
75	Botswana	449
74	Costa Rica	432
73	Sudan	428
72	Swaziland	427
71	Belize	400
	Africa Avg	340
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₃
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
4	Ethiopia	20.9
5	Nepal	21.0
	...
38	Somalia	28.4
39	Senegal	28.4
40	Pakistan	28.4
41	Sudan	28.9
42	Nigeria	28.9
43	Benin	29.5
	Africa Avg	33.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₂
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₂
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
4	Hong Kong	3.2
5	Slovenia	3.8
	...
139	Nepal	71.9
140	Cape Verde	73.4
141	Afghanistan	74.0
142	Sudan	74.0
143	Panama	74.5
144	Ecuador	75.9
	Africa Avg	87.5
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₂
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₂
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
4	Niue	98.8
5	Mongolia	98.7
	...
122	Senegal	89.5
123	Peru	89.3
124	Ireland	89.2
125	Sudan	89.2
126	Honduras	88.8
127	Kenya	88.5
	Africa Avg	81.7
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Sudan's Modernity and Learning

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

Compared to Africa (2020)₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈
1	S. Africa	52.8
2	Egypt	70.4
3	Tunisia	73.4
4	Kenya	79.8
5	Seychelles	81.3
	...
22	Gabon	118.3
23	Namibia	119.0
24	Senegal	119.0
25	Sudan	119.8
26	Sao Tome & Principe	120.3
27	Burkina Faso	120.6
28	Ivory Coast	121.3
	Africa Avg	120.7
q=53.

Modernity and Learning (2020)₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
4	Estonia	15.8
5	Denmark	16.0
	...
158	Gabon	118.3
159	Senegal	119.0
160	Namibia	119.0
161	Sudan	119.8
162	Sao Tome & Principe	120.3
163	Burkina Faso	120.6
164	Ivory Coast	121.3
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₃₄
2	Israel	4.11₃₄
3	Japan	3.58₃₄
4	Finland	3.17₃₄
5	Sweden	3.16₃₄
	...
82	Zambia	0.28₃₅
83	Botswana	0.25₃₆
84	Armenia	0.24₃₇
85	Sudan	0.23₃₈
86	Uruguay	0.23₃₆
87	Mongolia	0.23₃₇
	Africa Avg	0.36
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₃₉
Pos.		Higher is better₃₉
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
4	Canada	100.0%
5	Finland	100.0%
	...
155	Mozambique	19.3%
156	Mauritania	18.8%
157	Senegal	17.6%
158	Sudan	17.5%
159	Ethiopia	17.1%
160	Rwanda	16.3%
	Africa Avg	34.4%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2021)₄₀
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₀
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
4	Belgium	19.6
5	Sweden	19.4
	...
186	Eritrea	8.1
187	Central African Rep.	8.0
188	Chad	8.0
189	Sudan	7.9
190	Djibouti	7.4
191	Mali	7.4
	Africa Avg	11.0
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Religiosity (2018)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₁
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
4	Switzerland	9
5	Denmark	9
6	Germany	10
7	UK	10
8	Sweden	10
9	Japan	10
10	Finland	10
11	Latvia	11
12	France	11
	Africa Avg	87.0
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Technology and Information:

The Sudanese government persecuted and harasses its critics in every way it can.

“The Sudanese government set up a Facebook group calling for a protest against the Sudanese government, naming a time and place, and simply arrested all those who attended.”
"Media Studies: The Basics" by Julian McDougall (2012)₄₂

Internet Users (2016)₄₃
Pos.		Higher is better₄₃
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
4	Bermuda	97%
5	Andorra	97%
	...
136	Ghana	28%
137	Swaziland	28%
138	Guatemala	27%
139	Sudan	26%
140	Sao Tome & Principe	26%
141	Yemen	25%
	Africa Avg	18.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security (2013)₄₄
Pos.		Lower is better₄₄
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
4	Hong Kong	0.12
5	Mexico	0.16
	...
75	Oman	1.72
76	Iraq	1.84
77	Bangladesh	1.87
78	Sudan	1.98
79	India	2.10
80	Russia	2.42
	Africa Avg	1.07
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₄₅
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
4	USA	35.0
5	Greece	33.5
	...
67	Indonesia	0.2
68	S. Africa	0.1
69	Jersey	0.1
70	Sudan	0.1
71	Ukraine	0.1
72	Lithuania	0.1
	Africa Avg	0.04
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Sudan has a consistently awful long-term record on corruption, but in the ten years from 2012 has made improvements.

World Giving Index (2013-2021)₄₆
Pos.		Lower is better₄₆
1	Myanmar (Burma)	2.7
2	New Zealand	4.0
3	USA	4.7
4	Australia	4.9
5	Indonesia	9.0
	...
72	Brazil	62.7
73	Kosovo	63.4
74	Tanzania	63.9
75	Sudan	64.0
76	Uruguay	64.6
77	Bolivia	65.3
	Africa Avg	78.0
	World Avg	67.9
q=160.

Corruption (2022)₄₇
Pos.		Higher is better Points₄₇
1	Denmark	90.0
2	Finland	87.0
3	New Zealand	87.0
4	Norway	84.0
5	Singapore	83.0
	...
159	Azerbaijan	23.0
160	Honduras	23.0
161	Iraq	23.0
162	Sudan	22.0
163	Eritrea	22.0
164	Congo, (Brazzaville)	21.0
	Africa Avg	32.31
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Happiness (2018)₄₈
Pos.		Higher is better₄₈
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
4	Iceland	7.5
5	Switzerland	7.5
	...
134	Niger	4.2
135	Uganda	4.2
136	Benin	4.1
137	Sudan	4.1
138	Ukraine	4.1
139	Togo	4.0
	Africa Avg	4.29
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

8. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index (2021)₄₉
Pos.		Lower is better₄₉
1	Iceland	1.10
2	New Zealand	1.25
3	Denmark	1.26
4	Portugal	1.27
5	Slovenia	1.32
	...
150	Pakistan	2.87
151	N. Korea	2.92
152	Venezuela	2.93
153	Sudan	2.94
154	Russia	2.99
155	Central African Rep.	3.13
	Africa Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.08
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₅₀
Pos.		Lower is better Score₅₀
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
4	Equatorial Guinea	0.00
5	Cambodia	0.00
	...
128	Niger	5.60
129	USA	5.69
130	Kenya	5.76
131	Sudan	5.81
132	Colombia	5.91
133	Thailand	6.03
	Africa Avg	3.41
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

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

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₁
1	Iceland	+205.6
2	Bahrain	+144.4
3	Uruguay	+131.3
4	Kuwait	+81.2
5	Dominican Rep.	+79.5
	...
173	El Salvador	-29.7
174	Nicaragua	-31.0
175	Zimbabwe	-36.6
176	Sudan	-37.5
177	N. Korea	-38.7
178	Niger	-41.3
	Africa Avg	-08.0
	World Avg	+02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is better₅₂
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
4	Malta	80.9
5	Sweden	80.5
	...
112	Moldova	52.0
113	Botswana	51.7
114	Honduras	51.5
115	Sudan	51.5
116	Oman	51.3
117	Zambia	51.0
	Africa Avg	46.4
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
4	Vanuatu	1993 Dec 29
5	Papua New Guinea	1993 Dec 29
	...
130	Botswana	1996 Jan 10
131	Moldova	1996 Jan 18
132	Guinea-Bissau	1996 Jan 25
133	Sudan	1996 Jan 28
134	S. Africa	1996 Jan 31
135	Nicaragua	1996 Feb 18
	Africa Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₅₃
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₃
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
4	Trinidad & Tobago	74.5%
5	Costa Rica	74.2%
	...
44	Honduras	48.1%
45	Iran	47.9%
46	Turkey	47.4%
47	Sudan	46.9%
48	Malaysia	46.6%
49	Mozambique	46.5%
	Africa Avg	38.3%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₅₄
Pos.		Higher is worse₅₄
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
181	Somalia	38.90
180	Nigeria	37.10
	...
159	Burundi	28.50
158	Gambia	28.50
157	Afghanistan	28.30
156	Sudan	27.40
155	Uganda	27.20
154	Zambia	26.50
	Africa Avg	26.10
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₅₅
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₅
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
4	Czechia	25.9
5	Moldova	25.9
	...
57	Vietnam	35.3
58	Burkina Faso	35.3
59	Liberia	35.3
60	Sudan	35.4
61	Italy	35.4
62	Portugal	35.5
	Africa Avg	42.6
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₅₆
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₅₆
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
4	Turkmenistan	.001
5	Jordan	.002
	...
78	Uganda	.269
79	Afghanistan	.272
80	Tanzania	.273
81	Sudan	.279
82	Angola	.282
83	Gambia	.286
	Africa Avg	.264
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation #sudan

Religiosity (2018)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₁
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
4	Switzerland	9
5	Denmark	9
6	Germany	10
7	UK	10
8	Sweden	10
9	Japan	10
10	Finland	10
11	Latvia	11
12	France	11
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₅₇:

Christian	5.4%
Muslim	90.7%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	2.8%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	1%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority₅₈.

Freedom of Religion and Belief: There is no freedom of religion₂₆_,₂₇, and religious persecution, based on Islam, occurs at the worst possible rate₂₇; converting from Islam attracts the death penalty₅₉ and blasphemy and "defamation of Islam" are serious crimes₅₉. Marriage and other laws strongly favour Muslims at the expense of others₅₉. No new Christian churches are permitted and officials and security forces are demolishing existing ones₂₆.

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