http://www.humantruth.info/tajikistan.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Tajikistan Republic of Tajikistan | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 104th best |
Capital | Dushanbe |
Land Area | 139 960km21 |
Location | Asia |
Population | 9.1m2 |
Life Expectancy | 71.59yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $4 548 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | TJ, TJK, 7625 |
Internet Domain | .tj6 |
Currency | Somoni (TJS)7 |
Telephone | +9928 |
“The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bolshevik control of the area was fiercely contested and not fully reestablished until 1925. Much of present-day Sughd province was transferred from the Uzbek SSR to the newly formed Tajik SSR in 1929. Ethnic Uzbeks form a substantial minority in Tajikistan. Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and experienced a civil war between regional factions from 1992-97. Tajikistan endured several domestic security incidents in 2010-12, including a mass prison-break from a Dushanbe detention facility, the country's first suicide car bombing in Khujand, and armed conflict between government forces and local strongmen in the Rasht Valley and government forces and criminal groups in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. The country remains the poorest in the former Soviet sphere. Attention by the international community since the beginning of the NATO intervention in Afghanistan has brought increased economic and security assistance, which could create jobs and strengthen stability in the long term. Tajikistan joined NATO's Partnership for Peace in 2002, and became a member of the World Trade Organization in March 2013.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Tajikistan´s awesomely dramatic highland landscapes are testing playgrounds for hardy climbers, trekkers and adventure travellers. Tajikistan is the only Central Asian republic to have so far suffered from civil war, and surrounded by Turkic-speaking `stans´, the only one where Persian is spoken. In a lofty mountain cul-de-sac at the furthest corner of the former Soviet domain, it still regards tourists as relative novelties. But this is not to say it doesn´t have a great deal to offer.
Aside from bustling Silk Road towns and colourful bazaars, Tajikistan´s main pull is the Pamir Mountains, a high-altitude plateau of intensely blue lakes, Kyrgyz yurts and rolling valleys that has impressed everyone from Marco Polo to Francis Younghusband.
The people are enormously hospitable but little English is spoken and transport is irregular. Tajikistan´s tourism potential is further restricted by long winters and infuriating border closures. But the marvels of the Wakhan Valley, the starkly beautiful `Roof of the World´ Pamirs and the breathtaking lakes and pinnacles of the Fan Mountains all make Tajikistan arguably Central Asia´s most exciting destination.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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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 |
... | ||
119 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.692 |
120 | Venezuela | 0.691 |
121 | Iraq | 0.686 |
122 | Tajikistan | 0.685 |
123 | Belize | 0.683 |
124 | Morocco | 0.683 |
Asia Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
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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 |
... | ||
143 | Pakistan | $4 624 |
144 | Marshall Islands | $4 620 |
145 | Kyrgyzstan | $4 566 |
146 | Tajikistan | $4 548 |
147 | Kenya | $4 474 |
148 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | $4 461 |
Asia Avg | $22 215 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12,13 | ||
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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 |
... | ||
101 | Bahamas | 89.6 |
102 | Azerbaijan | 89.9 |
103 | Nicaragua | 90.8 |
104 | Tajikistan | 90.8 |
105 | Nepal | 90.9 |
106 | Saudi Arabia | 91.4 |
Asia Avg | 87.1 | |
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.
#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population
Population:
Tajikistan's population is predicted to fall to 9 016 000 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 3.19. 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 | ||
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Pos. | Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
4 | Indonesia | 267.7m |
5 | Pakistan | 212.2m |
... | ||
92 | UAE | 9.6m |
93 | Honduras | 9.6m |
94 | Belarus | 9.5m |
95 | Tajikistan | 9.1m |
96 | Austria | 8.9m |
97 | Serbia | 8.8m |
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 |
... | ||
99 | St Kitts & Nevis | 71.7 |
100 | Ukraine | 71.6 |
101 | Bahamas | 71.6 |
102 | Tajikistan | 71.6 |
103 | Seychelles | 71.3 |
104 | St Lucia | 71.1 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate (2013)14 | ||
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Pos. | 2.0 is best14 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
4 | France | 1.99 |
5 | Turkey | 2.04 |
... | ||
123 | Lesotho | 3.08 |
124 | Namibia | 3.08 |
125 | Zimbabwe | 3.15 |
126 | Tajikistan | 3.19 |
127 | Haiti | 3.19 |
128 | Gabon | 3.20 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)15 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
4 | Burkina Faso | 04.7 |
5 | Sierra Leone | 04.8 |
... | ||
59 | Bahrain | 08.7 |
60 | Syria | 09.0 |
61 | Djibouti | 09.1 |
62 | Tajikistan | 09.1 |
63 | Equatorial Guinea | 09.4 |
64 | Kiribati | 09.5 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants (2017)16 | ||
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Pos. | %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
4 | Liechtenstein | 65.1% |
5 | Monaco | 54.9% |
... | ||
104 | Iran | 3.3% |
105 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.3% |
106 | Chad | 3.3% |
107 | Tajikistan | 3.1% |
108 | Cape Verde | 2.8% |
109 | Burundi | 2.8% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants (2010)17 | ||
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Pos. | %17 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
4 | Grenada | 65.5% |
5 | St Kitts & Nevis | 61.1% |
... | ||
56 | Luxembourg | 11.8% |
57 | Jordan | 11.3% |
58 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.2% |
59 | Tajikistan | 11.2% |
60 | Cuba | 10.9% |
61 | Mauritius | 10.9% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tajikistan #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)18,19 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18,19 | |
1 | Sweden | 9.2 |
2 | Norway | 14.7 |
3 | Denmark | 14.7 |
4 | Netherlands | 15.8 |
5 | New Zealand | 17.5 |
... | ||
89 | Suriname | 86.9 |
90 | Azerbaijan | 87.1 |
91 | Singapore | 87.6 |
92 | Tajikistan | 88.0 |
93 | Ghana | 88.1 |
94 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 89.6 |
Asia Avg | 99.8 | |
World Avg | 87.7 | |
q=199. |
Tajikistan is generally poor at ensuring human rights and freedom compared to the rest of the world. Tajikistan does better than average in opposing gender inequality20 and in its nominal commitment to Human Rights21. But unfortunately Tajikistan gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average when it comes to commentary in Human Rights Watch reports22, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms23 (still good for Asia), LGBT equality24, freethought25 (still good for Asia), speed of uptake of HR treaties26 and in supporting press freedom27. And finally, it is the worst in the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators)28. Persecution of critics and opposition politicians continues29 and human rights defenders are harassed - 7 human rights lawyers have been arrested or imprisoned since 201429.
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #Tajikistan #vaccines
Compared to Asia (2020)30,31 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank30,31 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 18.3 |
2 | Maldives | 41.0 |
3 | Singapore | 42.6 |
4 | Japan | 51.0 |
5 | S. Korea | 51.3 |
... | ||
26 | Nepal | 80.3 |
27 | Israel | 82.1 |
28 | Turkmenistan | 83.1 |
29 | Tajikistan | 83.1 |
30 | Turkey | 84.5 |
31 | Jordan | 84.8 |
32 | Vietnam | 85.4 |
Asia Avg | 80.1 | |
q=50. |
Health (2020)30,31 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank30,31 | |
1 | Monaco | 13.0 |
2 | Hong Kong | 18.3 |
3 | Maldives | 41.0 |
4 | Singapore | 42.6 |
5 | Japan | 51.0 |
... | ||
57 | Macedonia | 82.5 |
58 | Croatia | 82.9 |
59 | Turkmenistan | 83.1 |
60 | Tajikistan | 83.1 |
61 | Canada | 83.5 |
62 | Poland | 83.5 |
63 | Czechia | 83.6 |
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 Maldives30. 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 Palau30.
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 Mediterranean30, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa30.
For more, see:
Health:
Tajikistan does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Tajikistan comes in the best 20 in its suicide rate32. It does better than average in its immunizations take-up33, its alcohol consumption rate34, its smoking rate35 and in its adolescent birth rate20 (but bad for Asia). But, things still need to improve in Tajikistan. Tajikistan does worse than average in its average life expectancy11 and in its fertility rate14. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years.Life Expectancy (2021)11 | ||
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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 |
... | ||
99 | St Kitts & Nevis | 71.7 |
100 | Ukraine | 71.6 |
101 | Bahamas | 71.6 |
102 | Tajikistan | 71.6 |
103 | Seychelles | 71.3 |
104 | St Lucia | 71.1 |
Asia Avg | 73.48 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption (2016)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita34 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
4 | Mauritania | 0.0 |
5 | Somalia | 0.0 |
... | ||
57 | Benin | 3.0 |
58 | Togo | 3.1 |
59 | Central African Rep. | 3.3 |
60 | Tajikistan | 3.3 |
61 | Kenya | 3.4 |
62 | Mauritius | 3.6 |
Asia Avg | 3.9 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate (2013)14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2.0 is best14 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
4 | France | 1.99 |
5 | Turkey | 2.04 |
... | ||
123 | Lesotho | 3.08 |
124 | Namibia | 3.08 |
125 | Zimbabwe | 3.15 |
126 | Tajikistan | 3.19 |
127 | Haiti | 3.19 |
128 | Gabon | 3.20 |
Asia Avg | 2.46 | |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Smoking Rates (2014)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse35 | |
182 | Montenegro | 4 125 |
181 | Belarus | 3 831 |
180 | Lebanon | 3 023 |
179 | Macedonia | 2 732 |
178 | Russia | 2 690 |
... | ||
89 | Norway | 556 |
88 | Iceland | 551 |
87 | S. Africa | 537 |
86 | Tajikistan | 533 |
85 | Cape Verde | 515 |
84 | Pakistan | 511 |
Asia Avg | 1 035 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate (2013)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Per 100k32 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
4 | Jordan | 0.2 |
5 | Maldives | 0.7 |
... | ||
11 | Armenia | 3.9 |
12 | Dominican Rep. | 4.6 |
13 | St Lucia | 4.9 |
14 | Tajikistan | 5.2 |
15 | Venezuela | 6.5 |
16 | Malta | 6.9 |
Asia Avg | 19.50 | |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Overweight Adults (2016)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %36 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
4 | Ethiopia | 20.9 |
5 | Nepal | 21.0 |
... | ||
68 | Brunei | 41.2 |
69 | Malaysia | 42.5 |
70 | Botswana | 43.4 |
71 | Tajikistan | 45.3 |
72 | Trinidad & Tobago | 46.0 |
73 | Antigua & Barbuda | 48.0 |
Asia Avg | 44.3 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)20 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100020 | |
1 | N. Korea | 0.5 |
2 | S. Korea | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
4 | Hong Kong | 3.2 |
5 | Slovenia | 3.8 |
... | ||
87 | Botswana | 32.3 |
88 | Romania | 34.6 |
89 | Bulgaria | 37.7 |
90 | Tajikistan | 38.1 |
91 | Vietnam | 38.6 |
92 | Pakistan | 38.7 |
Asia Avg | 29.9 | |
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 |
4 | Niue | 98.8 |
5 | Mongolia | 98.7 |
... | ||
44 | St Kitts & Nevis | 96.3 |
45 | Bahamas | 96.2 |
46 | Maldives | 96.2 |
47 | Tajikistan | 96.1 |
48 | Rwanda | 96.1 |
49 | Sao Tome & Principe | 96.0 |
Asia Avg | 90.5 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#education #it_security #modernity #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation #technology #the_internet
Compared to Asia (2020)19 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19 | |
1 | Taiwan | 10.0 |
2 | Japan | 21.9 |
3 | S. Korea | 24.0 |
4 | Singapore | 27.9 |
5 | Israel | 32.2 |
... | ||
29 | Jordan | 81.1 |
30 | Philippines | 81.8 |
31 | Lebanon | 85.7 |
32 | Tajikistan | 88.3 |
33 | Oman | 88.9 |
34 | Mongolia | 90.0 |
35 | Brunei | 91.6 |
Asia Avg | 79.0 | |
q=51. |
Modernity and Learning (2020)19 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19 | |
1 | Finland | 8.4 |
2 | Taiwan | 10.0 |
3 | Switzerland | 15.1 |
4 | Estonia | 15.8 |
5 | Denmark | 16.0 |
... | ||
113 | Venezuela | 87.1 |
114 | Morocco | 87.4 |
115 | Panama | 88.0 |
116 | Tajikistan | 88.3 |
117 | Oman | 88.9 |
118 | Greenland | 90.0 |
119 | Mongolia | 90.0 |
World Avg | 83.2 | |
q=205. |
Modernity and Education:
Research and Development (2016) | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2937 |
2 | Israel | 4.1137 |
3 | Japan | 3.5837 |
4 | Finland | 3.1737 |
5 | Sweden | 3.1637 |
... | ||
102 | Namibia | 0.1438 |
103 | Georgia | 0.1339 |
104 | Gambia | 0.1340 |
105 | Tajikistan | 0.1241 |
106 | Burundi | 0.1240 |
107 | Madagascar | 0.1140 |
Asia Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education (2018)42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better42 | |
1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
2 | Estonia | 100.0% |
3 | Austria | 100.0% |
4 | Canada | 100.0% |
5 | Finland | 100.0% |
... | ||
30 | Ukraine | 94.6% |
31 | Tonga | 93.7% |
32 | Japan | 93.6% |
33 | Tajikistan | 93.1% |
34 | Barbados | 92.9% |
35 | Albania | 92.9% |
Asia Avg | 66.0% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling (2021)43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years43 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
4 | Belgium | 19.6 |
5 | Sweden | 19.4 |
... | ||
141 | India | 11.9 |
142 | Kiribati | 11.8 |
143 | Nauru | 11.7 |
144 | Tajikistan | 11.7 |
145 | Micronesia | 11.5 |
146 | Vanuatu | 11.5 |
Asia Avg | 13.5 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Religiosity (2018)44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %44 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
4 | Switzerland | 9 |
5 | Denmark | 9 |
... | ||
44 | Mexico | 45 |
45 | Kyrgyzstan | 47 |
46 | Kosovo | 48 |
47 | Tajikistan | 50 |
48 | Romania | 50 |
49 | Georgia | 51 |
Asia Avg | 55.8 | |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users (2016)45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better45 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
4 | Bermuda | 97% |
5 | Andorra | 97% |
... | ||
154 | Nicaragua | 19% |
155 | Uganda | 19% |
156 | Zambia | 19% |
157 | Tajikistan | 19% |
158 | Cameroon | 18% |
159 | Pakistan | 18% |
Asia Avg | 48.7% | |
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 |
4 | Hong Kong | 0.12 |
5 | Mexico | 0.16 |
... | ||
41 | Saudi Arabia | 0.93 |
42 | Malaysia | 0.96 |
43 | Canada | 0.96 |
44 | Tajikistan | 1.01 |
45 | Brazil | 1.02 |
46 | Indonesia | 1.05 |
Asia Avg | 1.08 | |
World Avg | 0.98 | |
q=81. |
#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics
Tajikistan has a consistently awful long-term record on corruption.World Giving Index (2013-2021)47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better47 | |
1 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.7 |
2 | New Zealand | 4.0 |
3 | USA | 4.7 |
4 | Australia | 4.9 |
5 | Indonesia | 9.0 |
... | ||
60 | Israel | 49.4 |
61 | Philippines | 49.6 |
62 | Slovenia | 50.6 |
63 | Tajikistan | 50.7 |
64 | Panama | 52.5 |
65 | Kyrgyzstan | 54.9 |
Asia Avg | 62.5 | |
World Avg | 67.9 | |
q=160. |
Corruption (2022)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Points48 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2 | Finland | 87.0 |
3 | New Zealand | 87.0 |
4 | Norway | 84.0 |
5 | Singapore | 83.0 |
... | ||
153 | Nigeria | 24.0 |
154 | Cambodia | 24.0 |
155 | Afghanistan | 24.0 |
156 | Tajikistan | 24.0 |
157 | Zimbabwe | 23.0 |
158 | Myanmar (Burma) | 23.0 |
Asia Avg | 39.98 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Happiness (2018)49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better49 | |
1 | Finland | 7.6 |
2 | Norway | 7.6 |
3 | Denmark | 7.6 |
4 | Iceland | 7.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 7.5 |
... | ||
77 | Portugal | 5.4 |
78 | Serbia | 5.4 |
79 | Greece | 5.4 |
80 | Tajikistan | 5.4 |
81 | Montenegro | 5.3 |
82 | Croatia | 5.3 |
Asia Avg | 5.29 | |
World Avg | 5.38 | |
q=156. |
#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism
Global Peace Index (2021)50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better50 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.10 |
2 | New Zealand | 1.25 |
3 | Denmark | 1.26 |
4 | Portugal | 1.27 |
5 | Slovenia | 1.32 |
... | ||
94 | Armenia | 2.08 |
95 | Sri Lanka | 2.08 |
96 | Benin | 2.09 |
97 | Tajikistan | 2.10 |
98 | Tunisia | 2.11 |
99 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.11 |
Asia Avg | 2.22 | |
World Avg | 2.08 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism (2019)51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Score51 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
4 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.00 |
5 | Cambodia | 0.00 |
... | ||
98 | Belgium | 3.64 |
99 | Angola | 3.78 |
100 | Tunisia | 3.94 |
101 | Tajikistan | 3.95 |
102 | Uganda | 3.96 |
103 | Mexico | 4.08 |
Asia Avg | 3.60 | |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %52 | |
1 | Iceland | +205.6 |
2 | Bahrain | +144.4 |
3 | Uruguay | +131.3 |
4 | Kuwait | +81.2 |
5 | Dominican Rep. | +79.5 |
... | ||
72 | Estonia | +01.2 |
73 | Seychelles | +01.1 |
74 | Palestine | +01.0 |
75 | Tajikistan | +01.0 |
76 | Slovakia | +01.0 |
77 | Russia | +00.8 |
Asia Avg | +07.0 | |
World Avg | +02.8 | |
q=184. |
Environmental Performance (2018)53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better53 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
4 | Malta | 80.9 |
5 | Sweden | 80.5 |
... | ||
126 | Senegal | 49.5 |
127 | Malawi | 49.2 |
128 | Guyana | 47.9 |
129 | Tajikistan | 47.9 |
130 | Kenya | 47.3 |
131 | Bhutan | 47.2 |
Asia Avg | 54.5 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better54 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 26.32 |
2 | Sri Lanka | 20.00 |
3 | Panama | 17.86 |
4 | Colombia | 17.54 |
5 | Ireland | 17.54 |
... | ||
76 | Kuwait | 07.58 |
77 | USA | 07.58 |
78 | Czechia | 07.46 |
79 | Tajikistan | 07.46 |
80 | Thailand | 07.41 |
81 | Cambodia | 07.35 |
Asia Avg | 09.14 | |
World Avg | 09.29 | |
q=119. |
Convention on Biological Diversity | ||
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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 |
... | ||
167 | Turkey | 1997 May 15 |
168 | Gabon | 1997 Jun 12 |
169 | Burundi | 1997 Jul 14 |
170 | Tajikistan | 1998 Jan 27 |
171 | Liechtenstein | 1998 Feb 17 |
172 | Macedonia | 1998 Mar 02 |
Asia Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
World Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %55 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
4 | Trinidad & Tobago | 74.5% |
5 | Costa Rica | 74.2% |
... | ||
139 | Libya | 14.6% |
140 | Iceland | 13.1% |
141 | Uzbekistan | 11.3% |
142 | Tajikistan | 11.1% |
143 | Haiti | 10.0% |
144 | Albania | 9.4% |
Asia Avg | 37.9% | |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse56 | |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
181 | Somalia | 38.90 |
180 | Nigeria | 37.10 |
... | ||
122 | Bhutan | 17.10 |
121 | Dominican Rep. | 17.00 |
120 | Sao Tome & Principe | 17.00 |
119 | Tajikistan | 16.70 |
118 | Micronesia | 16.10 |
117 | Iraq | 15.90 |
Asia Avg | 11.80 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %57 | |
1 | Ukraine | 25.0 |
2 | Belarus | 25.4 |
3 | Slovenia | 25.4 |
4 | Czechia | 25.9 |
5 | Moldova | 25.9 |
... | ||
49 | Jordan | 33.7 |
50 | Luxembourg | 33.8 |
51 | Sierra Leone | 34.0 |
52 | Tajikistan | 34.0 |
53 | Canada | 34.0 |
54 | Cyprus | 34.0 |
Asia Avg | 35.2 | |
World Avg | 38.1 | |
q=152. |
Multidimensional Poverty (2018)58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Severity58 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
4 | Turkmenistan | .001 |
5 | Jordan | .002 |
... | ||
35 | S. Africa | .025 |
36 | Indonesia | .028 |
37 | Syria | .029 |
38 | Tajikistan | .029 |
39 | El Salvador | .032 |
40 | Iraq | .033 |
Asia Avg | .084 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation #tajikistan
Religiosity (2018)44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %44 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
4 | Switzerland | 9 |
5 | Denmark | 9 |
... | ||
44 | Mexico | 45 |
45 | Kyrgyzstan | 47 |
46 | Kosovo | 48 |
47 | Tajikistan | 50 |
48 | Romania | 50 |
49 | Georgia | 51 |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
Disbelief In God (2007)59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %59 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
4 | Czechia | 61 |
5 | Estonia | 49 |
... | ||
67 | Angola | 2 |
68 | Chile | 2 |
69 | Central African Rep. | 2 |
70 | Tajikistan | 2 |
71 | Turkmenistan | 2 |
72 | Indonesia | 2 |
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 | 1.6% |
Muslim | 96.7% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.1% |
Jew | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 1.5% |
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 98.7% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 50% 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: Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)61.
Freedom of Religion and Belief: Religion seems to be tightly controlled in TajikIstan, but it is Islam in particular that been made the subject to prejudiced and draconian legislation, combined with some harassment of those perceived to be Muslims29. A book-registration and blacklisting scheme is being used to limit the import of religious books29. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom designates Tajikistan as a "country of particular concern" with respect to religious freedom29.
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