Suriname (Republic of Suriname)

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Suriname Republic of Suriname
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	124th best
Capital	Paramaribo
Land Area	156 000km²₁
Location	South America, The Americas
Population	0.6m₂
Life Expectancy	71.28yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$16 018 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	SR, SUR, 740₅
Internet Domain	.sr₆
Currency	Dollar (SRD)₇
Telephone	+597₈

1. Overview

#china #india #indonesia #netherlands

“First explored by the Spaniards in the 16th century and then settled by the English in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of African slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government - a four-party coalition - returned to power in 1991. The coalition expanded to eight parties in 2005 and ruled until August 2010, when voters returned former military leader Desire BOUTERSE and his opposition coalition to power.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Suriname is a warm, dense convergence of rivers that thumps with the lively rhythm of ethnic diversity. From Paramaribo, the country´s effervescent Dutch-colonial capital, to the fathomless jungles of the interior, you will get a genuine welcome to this tiny country - whether from the descendants of escaped African slaves, Dutch and British colonialists, Indian, Indonesian and Chinese indentured laborers or indigenous Amerindians.
You get the best of both worlds here: a city that is chock-full of restaurants, shopping venues and night spots and an untamed jungle utterly away from modern development.It´s not easy to get around this river-heavy, forest-dense country, and the mix of languages can make it hard to communicate, sometimes even for Dutch speakers. Don´t forget that a meeting of culinary traditions means the food here is as spicy and rich as the country itself.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Suriname 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
	...
94	Jamaica	94
95	Colombia	95
96	Dominica	96
97	Suriname	97
98	Tunisia	97
99	Dominican Rep.	99
100	St Vincent & Grenadines	99
101	Tonga	101
	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
	...
67	Iran	$16 395
68	Mexico	$16 383
69	Bulgaria	$16 261
70	Suriname	$16 018
71	Belarus	$15 629
72	Montenegro	$15 410
73	Venezuela	$15 129
74	Barbados	$14 952
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₃_,₁₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₃_,₁₄
1	Denmark	27.7
2	Norway	28.3
3	Finland	29.6
	...
121	Guyana	96.3
122	Algeria	96.6
123	Cape Verde	97.1
124	Suriname	97.2
125	Turkmenistan	97.9
126	Iran	99.1
127	Honduras	99.3
128	Burkina Faso	99.6
	World Avg	86.6
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. Suriname's Demographics

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

Population:

Suriname's population is predicted to rise to 601 679 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.28. 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
	...
163	Solomon Islands	0.7m
164	Montenegro	0.6m
165	Luxembourg	0.6m
166	Suriname	0.6m
167	Cape Verde	0.5m
168	Maldives	0.5m
169	Malta	0.4m
170	Brunei	0.4m
	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
	...
107	Moldova	71.73
108	Belarus	71.46
109	Egypt	71.33
110	Suriname	71.28
111	Ukraine	71.13
112	Azerbaijan	70.90
113	Kyrgyzstan	70.79
114	N. Korea	70.52
	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
	...
42	Kuwait	2.27
43	Bhutan	2.27
44	Jamaica	2.28
45	Suriname	2.28
46	Uzbekistan	2.29
47	Cape Verde	2.29
48	Estonia	1.71
49	UAE	1.70
	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
	...
102	Kazakhstan	15.6
103	Ecuador	16.0
104	Morocco	16.1
105	Suriname	16.2
106	Grenada	16.2
107	Brunei	16.2
108	El Salvador	17.3
109	Panama	17.7
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
63	Ivory Coast	9.0%
64	Malaysia	8.5%
65	Portugal	8.5%
66	Suriname	8.5%
67	Costa Rica	8.4%
68	Russia	8.1%
69	Congo, (Brazzaville)	7.6%
70	Botswana	7.3%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
9	Tonga	45.4%
10	Albania	45.4%
11	Barbados	41.0%
12	Suriname	39.0%
13	Bosnia & Herzegovina	38.9%
14	Palau	38.8%
15	St Vincent & Grenadines	37.7%
16	Cape Verde	37.6%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Suriname's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

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

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₉_,₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉_,₂₀
1	Denmark	9.7
2	Sweden	10.0
3	Norway	16.1
	...
76	Dominican Rep.	80.4
77	Russia	80.7
78	Venezuela	80.8
79	Suriname	81.3
80	Cape Verde	81.3
81	Azerbaijan	81.4
82	Turkey	81.6
83	Kyrgyzstan	83.2
84	Trinidad & Tobago	83.9
	World Avg	89.8
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Denmark, Sweden and Norway₁₉. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Tuvalu, The Solomon Islands and Palestine₁₉.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice and LGBT equality. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₉, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Melanesia and Australasia₁₉.

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)₂₁
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties₂₁
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
	...
141	Bahrain	12
142	Israel	12
143	Angola	12
144	Suriname	12
145	Kuwait	12
146	Trinidad & Tobago	12
147	Lebanon	12
148	Thailand	11
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)₂₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₂
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
148	Monaco	12.76
149	Antigua & Barbuda	12.76
150	Georgia	12.77
151	Suriname	12.81
152	Andorra	12.91
153	Bhutan	13.01
154	Swaziland	13.16
155	Equatorial Guinea	13.18
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)₂₃
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₃
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
54	Bosnia & Herzegovina	54
55	Armenia	55
56	Macedonia	55
57	Suriname	55
58	El Salvador	58
59	Ghana	59
60	Jamaica	60
61	Haiti	61
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)₂₄
Pos.		Lower is better₂₄
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
28	Portugal	1675
29	UK	1689
30	Ghana	1727
31	Suriname	1819
32	USA	1822
33	Lithuania	1824
34	Slovenia	2049
35	Spain	2050
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)₂₅
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims₂₅
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
	...
40	UK	0.21
41	Tunisia	0.22
42	Slovenia	0.22
43	Suriname	0.23
44	Spain	0.23
45	Ecuador	0.24
46	Italy	0.24
47	Morocco	0.24
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

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

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Gender Inequality (2015)₂₆
Pos.		Lower is better₂₆
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
	...
96	Philippines	0.44
97	Samoa	0.44
98	Bolivia	0.45
99	Suriname	0.45
100	Panama	0.46
101	Honduras	0.46
102	Venezuela	0.46
103	Nicaragua	0.46
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
73	Israel	1948
74	Belgium	1948
75	Niger	1948
76	Suriname	1948
77	Seychelles	1948
78	Costa Rica	1949
79	Chile	1949
80	China	1949
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality (2017)₂₇
Pos.		Higher is better Score₂₇
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
60	S. Korea	30
61	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	30
62	Costa Rica	30
63	Suriname	30
64	Venezuela	30
65	Lithuania	30
66	Taiwan	25
67	Chile	25
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

5. Suriname's Health

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

Health (2020)₂₈_,₂₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₈_,₂₀
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
117	Azerbaijan	98.4
118	Moldova	98.6
119	Serbia	99.1
120	Suriname	99.3
121	Bolivia	100.0
122	Jamaica	100.3
123	Cape Verde	100.3
124	Colombia	100.6
125	Egypt	100.6
	World Avg	92.3
q=187.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Hong Kong, Singapore and The 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:

Suriname has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Suriname comes in the best 20 for its smoking rate₂₉ (amongst the best in The Americas). It does better than average in its alcohol consumption rate₃₀ and in its fertility rate₁₅. Suriname does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in terms of its suicide rate₃₁ (amongst the highest in The Americas), its adolescent birth rate₂₆ (still good for The Americas), its average life expectancy₁₂, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₂ and in its immunizations take-up₃₃. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
107	Moldova	71.73
108	Belarus	71.46
109	Egypt	71.33
110	Suriname	71.28
111	Ukraine	71.13
112	Azerbaijan	70.90
113	Kyrgyzstan	70.79
114	N. Korea	70.52
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₀
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
78	Zambia	4.8
79	Zimbabwe	4.8
80	Lesotho	5.0
81	Suriname	5.1
82	Nicaragua	5.2
83	Turkmenistan	5.4
84	Armenia	5.5
85	Venezuela	5.6
	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
	...
42	Kuwait	2.27
43	Bhutan	2.27
44	Jamaica	2.28
45	Suriname	2.28
46	Uzbekistan	2.29
47	Cape Verde	2.29
48	Estonia	1.71
49	UAE	1.70
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₂₉
Pos.		Higher is worse₂₉
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
14	Mozambique	82
13	Tonga	81
12	Malawi	80
11	Suriname	79
10	Guyana	77
9	Vanuatu	76
8	Ethiopia	76
7	Congo, DR	74
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₃₁
Pos.		Per 100k₃₁
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
65	Sweden	25.5
66	Slovakia	25.7
67	Czechia	28.3
68	Suriname	28.7
69	Hong Kong	29.7
70	Poland	30.5
71	Austria	30.9
72	Uruguay	32.3
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
129	Ivory Coast	129
130	Mongolia	130
131	Afghanistan	131
132	Suriname	132
133	Grenada	133
134	Montenegro	134
135	Iraq	135
136	Madagascar	136
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₄
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
127	Italy	58.5
128	Luxembourg	58.7
129	Panama	58.8
130	Suriname	58.9
131	Colombia	59.0
132	Cyprus	59.1
133	Iceland	59.1
134	Montenegro	59.4
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₆
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₆
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
101	Fiji	44.8
102	S. Africa	45.5
103	Cuba	45.6
104	Suriname	46.1
105	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	46.6
106	Chile	47.8
107	Solomon Islands	48.4
108	Peru	49.1
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₃
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₃
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
132	Paraguay	88.1
133	Bosnia & Herzegovina	88.0
134	Sierra Leone	87.7
135	Suriname	87.2
136	Ecuador	86.8
137	Cambodia	86.5
138	Namibia	86.5
139	Dominican Rep.	86.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Suriname's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₅
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
136	Botswana	93.5
137	Namibia	94.2
138	Ivory Coast	94.3
139	Suriname	94.8
140	Nigeria	95.3
141	St Vincent & Grenadines	95.5
142	Burkina Faso	95.7
143	Benin	97.0
144	Syria	97.7
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Secondary Education (2018)₃₆
Pos.		Higher is better₃₆
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
89	Ghana	63.1%
90	Peru	62.2%
91	Palestine	61.1%
92	Suriname	60.5%
93	Mexico	59.7%
94	Bahrain	59.6%
95	Brazil	59.5%
96	Bolivia	58.8%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₃₇
Pos.		Higher is better Years₃₇
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
100	Indonesia	12.9
101	Gabon	12.9
102	Panama	12.9
103	Suriname	12.9
104	Palestine	12.8
105	Bahamas	12.8
106	Venezuela	12.8
107	Libya	12.8
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
131	Mongolia	131
132	Haiti	132
133	Botswana	133
134	Suriname	134
135	Uruguay	135
136	Honduras	136
137	Papua New Guinea	137
138	Congo, DR	138
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₃₈
Pos.		Higher is better₃₈
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
116	Thailand	43%
117	Mauritius	43%
118	Cape Verde	43%
119	Suriname	42%
120	Bolivia	41%
121	Peru	41%
122	Guyana	40%
123	Grenada	39%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₃₉
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₃₉
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
160	Palau	0.0
161	Equatorial Guinea	0.0
162	Belize	0.0
163	Suriname	0.0
164	Grenada	0.0
165	Gabon	0.0
166	Lebanon	0.0
167	St Lucia	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₄₀
Pos.		Lower is better₄₀
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
77	Tajikistan	64.5
78	Guinea	65.75
79	Cameroon	66
80	Suriname	66
81	S. Korea	66.33
82	Tanzania	69
83	Afghanistan	69
84	Mauritius	69
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₄₁
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₄₁
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
82	Burkina Faso	38.8
83	China	38.4
84	El Salvador	38.0
85	Suriname	38.0
86	Mongolia	38.0
87	Liberia	38.0
88	Trinidad & Tobago	37.8
89	Zambia	37.8
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
77	Togo	77
78	Albania	78
79	Brunei	79
80	Suriname	80
81	Fiji	81
82	Kenya	82
83	Guatemala	83
84	Cape Verde	84
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
148	Iran	148
149	India	149
150	Cameroon	150
151	Suriname	151
152	Gabon	152
153	Iraq	153
154	Paraguay	154
155	Grenada	155
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
111	Equatorial Guinea	111
112	Botswana	112
113	Slovakia	113
114	Suriname	114
115	Greece	115
116	Trinidad & Tobago	116
117	Benin	117
118	Venezuela	118
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₂
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
102	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	102
103	Barbados	103
104	Armenia	104
105	Suriname	105
106	Namibia	106
107	Tunisia	107
108	Cape Verde	108
109	China	109
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better %₄₂
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
101	Papua New Guinea	-00.2
102	Canada	-00.3
103	Jordan	-00.6
104	Suriname	-00.6
105	Guyana	-00.8
106	Malaysia	-00.8
107	Armenia	-00.9
108	Bosnia & Herzegovina	-01.5
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₄₃
Pos.		Higher is better₄₃
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
100	Nigeria	54.8
101	Kazakhstan	54.6
102	Samoa	54.5
103	Suriname	54.2
104	Sao Tome & Principe	54.0
105	Paraguay	53.9
106	El Salvador	53.9
107	Fiji	53.1
	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
	...
136	Latvia	1996 Mar 13
137	Singapore	1996 Mar 20
138	Syria	1996 Apr 03
139	Suriname	1996 Apr 11
140	Poland	1996 Apr 17
141	Lithuania	1996 May 01
142	Yemen	1996 May 21
143	Niue	1996 May 28
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is worse₄₄
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
103	Syria	13.00
102	Morocco	13.00
101	Vietnam	12.90
100	Suriname	12.80
99	El Salvador	12.50
98	Cape Verde	12.20
97	Solomon Islands	12.10
96	Palestine	12.00
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₄₅
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₄₅
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
38	Tajikistan	.029
39	El Salvador	.032
40	Iraq	.033
41	Suriname	.041
42	Mongolia	.042
43	Peru	.053
44	Gabon	.066
45	Nicaragua	.074
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

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 below₄₆:

Christian	51.6%
Muslim	15.2%
Hindu	19.8%
Buddhist	0.6%
Folk Religion	5.3%
Jew	0.2%
Unaffiliated	5.4%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5%₄₇.

Links:

A List of All Religions and Belief Systems