Ukraine | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 60th best |
Capital | Kiev |
Land Area | 579 320km21 |
Location | Europe |
Population | 44.2m2 |
Life Expectancy | 71.13yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $7 361 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | UA, UKR, 8045 |
Internet Domain | .ua6 |
Currency | Hryvnia (UAH)7 |
Telephone | +3808 |
“Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine was able to achieve a short-lived period of independence (1917-20), but was reconquered and forced to endure a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for some 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although final independence for Ukraine was achieved in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties. A peaceful mass protest "Orange Revolution" in the closing months of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary elections and become prime minister in August of 2006. An early legislative election, brought on by a political crisis in the spring of 2007, saw Yuliya TYMOSHENKO, as head of an "Orange" coalition, installed as a new prime minister in December 2007. Viktor YANUKOVUYCH was elected president in a February 2010 run-off election that observers assessed as meeting most international standards. The following month, Ukraine's parliament, the Rada, approved a vote of no-confidence prompting Yuliya TYMOSHENKO to resign from her post as prime minister. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Big, diverse and largely undiscovered, Ukraine is one of Europe´s last genuine travel frontiers, a poor nation rich in colourful tradition, warm-hearted people and off-the-map experiences. Ukraine is big. In fact it´s Europe´s biggest country (not counting Russia, which isn´t entirely in Europe) and packs a lot of diversity into its borders. You can be clambering around the Carpathians in search of Hutsul festivities, sipping Eastern Europe´s best coffee in sophisticated Lviv and partying on Odessa´s beaches, all in a few days.
A diverse landscape obviously throws up a whole bunch of outdoorsy activities. How about mountain biking or hill walking in the Carpathians, bird spotting in the Danube Delta or water sports on the Kyiv Sea? Many Ukrainians love nothing more than wandering their country´s vast forests, foraging for berries and mushrooms or picnicking by a meandering river.
History is all around you wherever you go in this vast land, whether it be among the Gothic churches of Lviv, the Stalinist facades of Kyiv, the remnants of the once-animated Jewish culture of West Ukraine or the more recent Soviet high-rises just about anywhere. After the latest political turmoils, this divided nation faces an uncertain future but its people share one thing: a talent for survival.”
UN HDI (2016)11 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Rank11 | |
1 | Norway | 1 |
2 | Australia | 2 |
3 | Switzerland | 2 |
... | ||
82 | Macedonia | 82 |
83 | Algeria | 83 |
84 | Armenia | 84 |
85 | Ukraine | 84 |
86 | Jordan | 86 |
87 | Peru | 87 |
88 | Thailand | 87 |
89 | Ecuador | 89 |
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 |
... | ||
115 | Swaziland | $7 522 |
116 | Cuba | $7 455 |
117 | Belize | $7 375 |
118 | Ukraine | $7 361 |
119 | Morocco | $7 195 |
120 | Bhutan | $7 081 |
121 | Guatemala | $7 063 |
122 | Guyana | $6 884 |
World Avg | $17 240 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index13,14 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank13,14 | |
1 | Norway | 30.8 |
2 | Denmark | 31.8 |
3 | Sweden | 33.9 |
... | ||
57 | Peru | 76.6 |
58 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 76.7 |
59 | Trinidad & Tobago | 77.5 |
60 | Ukraine | 78.1 |
61 | Seychelles | 78.1 |
62 | S. Africa | 78.2 |
63 | Ecuador | 78.3 |
64 | Maldives | 78.9 |
World Avg | 88.0 | |
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:
Ukraine's population is predicted to fall to 40 515 000 by 2030. Developed countries with falling populations face a pension's crises, whereby an increasingly ageing population must be cared for by fewer and fewer workers. Economic stability can be maintained by increasing foreign workers from younger countries. This country has a fertility rate of 1.48. 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 |
... | ||
29 | Colombia | 49.7m |
30 | Spain | 46.7m |
31 | Argentina | 44.4m |
32 | Ukraine | 44.2m |
33 | Uganda | 42.7m |
34 | Algeria | 42.2m |
35 | Sudan | 41.8m |
36 | Iraq | 38.4m |
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 |
... | ||
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 |
115 | Trinidad & Tobago | 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 |
... | ||
82 | Dominican Rep. | 2.51 |
83 | Lithuania | 1.49 |
84 | Kazakhstan | 2.52 |
85 | Ukraine | 1.48 |
86 | Nicaragua | 2.52 |
87 | Belarus | 1.47 |
88 | Slovenia | 1.47 |
89 | Italy | 1.47 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)16 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per 10016 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
141 | Georgia | 29.7 |
142 | Montenegro | 30.0 |
143 | Belarus | 30.3 |
144 | Ukraine | 30.8 |
145 | Australia | 31.3 |
146 | Slovakia | 31.6 |
147 | Albania | 31.8 |
148 | Norway | 32.2 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants (2017)17 | ||
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Pos. | %17 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
52 | Denmark | 11.5% |
53 | Belarus | 11.4% |
54 | Montenegro | 11.3% |
55 | Ukraine | 11.2% |
56 | Belgium | 11.1% |
57 | Greece | 10.9% |
58 | Malta | 10.6% |
59 | Italy | 10.0% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants (2010)18 | ||
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Pos. | %18 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
43 | Equatorial Guinea | 14.9% |
44 | Seychelles | 14.6% |
45 | New Zealand | 14.5% |
46 | Ukraine | 14.4% |
47 | Israel | 14.0% |
48 | Swaziland | 13.4% |
49 | Lithuania | 13.2% |
50 | Romania | 13.1% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance #ukraine
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)19,20 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank19,20 | |
1 | Sweden | 9.9 |
2 | Denmark | 14.7 |
3 | Norway | 15.5 |
... | ||
51 | Panama | 59.9 |
52 | Mongolia | 60.5 |
53 | Greece | 61.9 |
54 | Ukraine | 62.4 |
55 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 63.4 |
56 | Serbia | 63.8 |
57 | Jamaica | 64.6 |
58 | Georgia | 65.5 |
q=199. |
Ukraine does relatively well in ensuring human rights and freedom, compared to many other countries. Ukraine comes in the best 20 in terms of speed of uptake of HR treaties21. It does better than average for its nominal commitment to Human Rights22, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports23 (but low for Europe), freethought24, opposing gender inequality25 (but high for Europe) and in LGBT equality26 (but low for Europe). Ukraine does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average when it comes to its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice27, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms28 (amongst the worst in Europe) and in supporting press freedom29 (amongst the highest in Europe).
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #Ukraine #vaccines
Health (2020)30,31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank30,31 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 18.0 |
2 | Singapore | 41.5 |
3 | Maldives | 43.3 |
... | ||
146 | Belize | 107.9 |
147 | Tanzania | 107.9 |
148 | Samoa | 108.3 |
149 | Ukraine | 108.6 |
150 | Zambia | 108.8 |
151 | Belarus | 109.4 |
152 | Dominican Rep. | 109.8 |
153 | Benin | 109.9 |
154 | Madagascar | 110.3 |
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 Maldives30. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea30.
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 Europe30, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia30.
For more, see:
Health:
Ukraine is a pretty unhealthy country. Ukraine does better than average in terms of its fertility rate15, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance32 (but high for Europe) and in its adolescent birth rate25 (but high for Europe). Ukraine does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in its average life expectancy12 (amongst the worst in Europe) and in its alcohol consumption rate33 (still good for Europe). And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 when it comes to its suicide rate34, its smoking rate35 and in its immunizations take-up36 (the lowest in Europe). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016.Life Expectancy (2015)12 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years12 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
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 |
115 | Trinidad & Tobago | 70.52 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Alcohol Consumption (2016)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita33 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
127 | Botswana | 8.4 |
128 | Trinidad & Tobago | 8.4 |
129 | Vietnam | 8.4 |
130 | Ukraine | 8.6 |
131 | Netherlands | 8.7 |
132 | Croatia | 8.9 |
133 | Cameroon | 8.9 |
134 | Canada | 8.9 |
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 |
... | ||
82 | Dominican Rep. | 2.51 |
83 | Lithuania | 1.49 |
84 | Kazakhstan | 2.52 |
85 | Ukraine | 1.48 |
86 | Nicaragua | 2.52 |
87 | Belarus | 1.47 |
88 | Slovenia | 1.47 |
89 | Italy | 1.47 |
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 |
... | ||
168 | S. Korea | 2 073 |
167 | Austria | 1 988 |
166 | Jordan | 1 855 |
165 | Ukraine | 1 854 |
164 | Estonia | 1 775 |
163 | Hungary | 1 759 |
162 | Japan | 1 713 |
161 | Croatia | 1 709 |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate (2013)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Per 100k34 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
... | ||
79 | Finland | 39 |
80 | Belgium | 39.1 |
81 | Slovenia | 44 |
82 | Ukraine | 44.8 |
83 | Latvia | 48.2 |
84 | Japan | 49.4 |
85 | Hungary | 50.6 |
86 | Kazakhstan | 52.4 |
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 |
... | ||
52 | Slovakia | 52 |
53 | Bulgaria | 53 |
54 | Panama | 54 |
55 | Ukraine | 55 |
56 | S. Africa | 56 |
57 | Slovenia | 57 |
58 | Morocco | 58 |
59 | Cyprus | 59 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults (2016)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %37 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
122 | Nicaragua | 58.2 |
123 | Norway | 58.3 |
124 | Poland | 58.3 |
125 | Ukraine | 58.4 |
126 | Cuba | 58.5 |
127 | Italy | 58.5 |
128 | Luxembourg | 58.7 |
129 | Panama | 58.8 |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)25 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100025 | |
1 | N. Korea | 0.5 |
2 | S. Korea | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
... | ||
70 | Jordan | 23.2 |
71 | Russia | 23.4 |
72 | New Zealand | 23.6 |
73 | Ukraine | 24.1 |
74 | India | 24.5 |
75 | Samoa | 25.0 |
76 | Rwanda | 26.3 |
77 | Iran | 26.7 |
World Avg | 47.9 | |
q=185. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg %36 | |
1 | Hungary | 99.0 |
2 | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
185 | Vanuatu | 65.5 |
186 | Guinea | 63.3 |
187 | Syria | 62.4 |
188 | Ukraine | 55.2 |
189 | Chad | 52.5 |
190 | Nigeria | 50.0 |
191 | Central African Rep. | 49.4 |
192 | Somalia | 46.0 |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#education #intelligence #it_security #modernity #politics #religion #research #science #technology #the_internet
Modernity and Learning (2020)38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank38 | |
1 | Finland | 8.0 |
2 | Belgium | 9.1 |
3 | Denmark | 10.0 |
... | ||
37 | Slovakia | 38.9 |
38 | Turkey | 40.0 |
39 | Croatia | 40.0 |
40 | Ukraine | 41.9 |
41 | Bulgaria | 42.7 |
42 | Chile | 43.3 |
43 | S. Africa | 43.7 |
44 | Romania | 44.6 |
45 | Brazil | 45.1 |
World Avg | 69.0 | |
q=180. |
Modernity and Education:
Research and Development (2016) | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2939 |
2 | Israel | 4.1139 |
3 | Japan | 3.5839 |
... | ||
40 | India | 0.8240 |
41 | Croatia | 0.8141 |
42 | Kenya | 0.7942 |
43 | Ukraine | 0.7641 |
44 | Morocco | 0.7342 |
45 | S. Africa | 0.7343 |
46 | Serbia | 0.7341 |
47 | Hong Kong | 0.7343 |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education (2018)44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better44 | |
1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
2 | Estonia | 100.0% |
3 | Austria | 100.0% |
... | ||
27 | S. Korea | 95.2% |
28 | Bulgaria | 95.1% |
29 | Lithuania | 94.9% |
30 | Ukraine | 94.6% |
31 | Tonga | 93.7% |
32 | Japan | 93.6% |
33 | Tajikistan | 93.1% |
34 | Barbados | 92.9% |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling (2018)45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years45 | |
1 | Australia | 22.1 |
2 | Belgium | 19.7 |
3 | Finland | 19.3 |
... | ||
51 | Hungary | 15.1 |
52 | San Marino | 15.1 |
53 | Tunisia | 15.1 |
54 | Ukraine | 15.1 |
55 | Montenegro | 15.0 |
56 | Mauritius | 15.0 |
57 | Croatia | 15.0 |
58 | Ecuador | 14.9 |
World Avg | 13.2 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
4 | Denmark | 4 |
5 | UK | 5 |
6 | Austria | 6 |
7 | Finland | 7 |
8 | Netherlands | 8 |
9 | Belgium | 9 |
10 | Slovenia | 10 |
11 | Switzerland | 11 |
12 | New Zealand | 12 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Religiosity (2009)46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %46 | |
1 | Estonia | 16 |
2 | Sweden | 17 |
3 | Denmark | 19 |
... | ||
19 | Canada | 42 |
20 | S. Korea | 43 |
21 | Kazakhstan | 43 |
22 | Ukraine | 46 |
23 | Slovenia | 47 |
24 | Spain | 49 |
25 | Azerbaijan | 50 |
26 | Israel | 51 |
World Avg | 75.1 | |
q=114. |
IQ (2006)47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better47 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 108 |
2 | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
29 | USA | 98 |
30 | Latvia | 98 |
31 | Hungary | 98 |
32 | Ukraine | 97 |
33 | Russia | 97 |
34 | Belarus | 97 |
35 | Moldova | 96 |
36 | Uruguay | 96 |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users (2016)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better48 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
109 | Mexico | 45% |
110 | Kenya | 45% |
111 | Belize | 45% |
112 | Ukraine | 44% |
113 | Philippines | 44% |
114 | Jamaica | 43% |
115 | Ecuador | 43% |
116 | Thailand | 43% |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
Freedom On The Internet (2012)49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better49 | |
1 | Estonia | 10 |
2 | USA | 12 |
3 | Germany | 15 |
... | ||
8 | UK | 25 |
9 | S. Africa | 26 |
10 | Argentina | 26 |
11 | Ukraine | 27 |
12 | Brazil | 27 |
13 | Kenya | 29 |
14 | Georgia | 30 |
15 | Nigeria | 33 |
World Avg | 46.7 | |
q=47. |
IT Security (2013)50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better50 | |
1 | Ireland | 0.11 |
2 | Luxembourg | 0.11 |
3 | Belize | 0.11 |
... | ||
61 | UK | 1.34 |
62 | Mongolia | 1.42 |
63 | Uganda | 1.44 |
64 | Ukraine | 1.44 |
65 | Nepal | 1.45 |
66 | Afghanistan | 1.45 |
67 | Germany | 1.46 |
68 | Netherlands | 1.47 |
World Avg | 0.98 | |
q=81. |
IPv6 Uptake (2017)51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Ratio51 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
68 | S. Africa | 0.1 |
69 | Jersey | 0.1 |
70 | Sudan | 0.1 |
71 | Ukraine | 0.1 |
72 | Lithuania | 0.1 |
73 | Vanuatu | 0.1 |
74 | Iran | 0.1 |
75 | Zambia | 0.1 |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics
World Giving Index (2013-2021)52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better52 | |
1 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.7 |
2 | New Zealand | 4.0 |
3 | USA | 4.7 |
... | ||
100 | Laos | 83.3 |
101 | Afghanistan | 83.5 |
102 | Comoros | 84.0 |
103 | Ukraine | 84.4 |
104 | Argentina | 85.3 |
105 | Kazakhstan | 85.7 |
106 | Portugal | 88.7 |
107 | Bangladesh | 88.9 |
World Avg | 67.9 | |
q=160. |
Corruption (2012-2016)53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg Score53 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.8 |
2 | New Zealand | 90.6 |
3 | Finland | 89.4 |
... | ||
138 | Nicaragua | 27.6 |
139 | Iran | 27.2 |
140 | Nigeria | 26.6 |
141 | Ukraine | 26.6 |
142 | Comoros | 26.4 |
143 | Cameroon | 26.2 |
144 | Uganda | 26.2 |
145 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.2 |
World Avg | 43.05 | |
q=176. |
Happiness (2018)54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better54 | |
1 | Finland | 7.6 |
2 | Norway | 7.6 |
3 | Denmark | 7.6 |
... | ||
135 | Uganda | 4.2 |
136 | Benin | 4.1 |
137 | Sudan | 4.1 |
138 | Ukraine | 4.1 |
139 | Togo | 4.0 |
140 | Guinea | 4.0 |
141 | Lesotho | 3.8 |
142 | Angola | 3.8 |
World Avg | 5.38 | |
q=156. |
Creativity and Culture (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
59 | Uruguay | 59 |
60 | Samoa | 60 |
61 | Montenegro | 61 |
62 | Ukraine | 62 |
63 | Israel | 63 |
64 | Mexico | 64 |
65 | S. Africa | 65 |
66 | Lebanon | 66 |
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 |
... | ||
69 | New Zealand | 69 |
70 | Tunisia | 70 |
71 | Montenegro | 71 |
72 | Ukraine | 72 |
73 | Chile | 73 |
74 | Macedonia | 74 |
75 | Oman | 75 |
76 | Dominican Rep. | 76 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism
Russia has been disrupting and funding sectarian violence in Ukraine for over a decade, with the policy of Russian President Putin being that Ukrainians and Russians are 'one people'. Trying to justify his invasions has meant a long-term series of heavy misinformation campaigns that have served to dehumanize Ukranians, and heavy censorship has hid the truth of Russian aggression from many citizens.
Global Peace Index (2021)55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better55 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.10 |
2 | New Zealand | 1.25 |
3 | Denmark | 1.26 |
... | ||
139 | Ethiopia | 2.61 |
140 | Mexico | 2.62 |
141 | Iran | 2.64 |
142 | Ukraine | 2.66 |
143 | Israel | 2.67 |
144 | Colombia | 2.69 |
145 | Cameroon | 2.70 |
146 | Nigeria | 2.71 |
World Avg | 2.08 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping and Security (2017)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank32 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
105 | Laos | 105 |
106 | Mozambique | 106 |
107 | Poland | 107 |
108 | Ukraine | 108 |
109 | Belgium | 109 |
110 | Panama | 110 |
111 | Equatorial Guinea | 111 |
112 | Botswana | 112 |
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 |
... | ||
54 | Macedonia | 54 |
55 | Zambia | 55 |
56 | Lithuania | 56 |
57 | Ukraine | 57 |
58 | Croatia | 58 |
59 | Bangladesh | 59 |
60 | Seychelles | 60 |
61 | Philippines | 61 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism (2019)56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Score56 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
124 | Burkina Faso | 5.42 |
125 | Myanmar (Burma) | 5.51 |
126 | Mozambique | 5.54 |
127 | Ukraine | 5.55 |
128 | Niger | 5.60 |
129 | USA | 5.69 |
130 | Kenya | 5.76 |
131 | Sudan | 5.81 |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %57 | |
1 | Iceland | +205.6 |
2 | Bahrain | +144.4 |
3 | Uruguay | +131.3 |
... | ||
59 | Slovenia | +05.1 |
60 | Lebanon | +04.8 |
61 | Gabon | +04.5 |
62 | Ukraine | +04.1 |
63 | Croatia | +03.8 |
64 | Iraq | +03.3 |
65 | USA | +02.7 |
66 | Georgia | +02.6 |
World Avg | +02.8 | |
q=184. |
Environmental Performance (2018)58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better58 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
106 | El Salvador | 53.9 |
107 | Fiji | 53.1 |
108 | Turkey | 53.0 |
109 | Ukraine | 52.9 |
110 | Guatemala | 52.3 |
111 | Maldives | 52.1 |
112 | Moldova | 52.0 |
113 | Botswana | 51.7 |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better59 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 26.32 |
2 | Sri Lanka | 20.00 |
3 | Panama | 17.86 |
... | ||
109 | Russia | 04.52 |
110 | S. Africa | 04.48 |
111 | Bahrain | 04.10 |
112 | Ukraine | 03.28 |
113 | Togo | 02.88 |
114 | Ethiopia | 02.81 |
115 | Mozambique | 02.47 |
116 | Iceland | 02.41 |
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 |
... | ||
109 | Jamaica | 1995 Apr 06 |
110 | Lesotho | 1995 Apr 10 |
111 | Panama | 1995 Apr 17 |
112 | Ukraine | 1995 May 08 |
113 | Oman | 1995 May 09 |
114 | Cambodia | 1995 May 10 |
115 | Central African Rep. | 1995 Jun 13 |
116 | Mali | 1995 Jun 27 |
World Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %60 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
59 | Burundi | 42.0% |
60 | Zambia | 41.9% |
61 | Singapore | 41.6% |
62 | Ukraine | 41.5% |
63 | Jordan | 41.4% |
64 | India | 41.2% |
65 | Canada | 41.2% |
66 | Serbia | 41.1% |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse61 | |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
... | ||
64 | Thailand | 7.90 |
63 | Kazakhstan | 7.70 |
62 | Brunei | 7.60 |
61 | Ukraine | 7.40 |
60 | Lebanon | 7.40 |
59 | Albania | 7.20 |
58 | Costa Rica | 7.10 |
57 | Russia | 7.10 |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %62 | |
1 | Ukraine | 25.0 |
2 | Belarus | 25.4 |
3 | Slovenia | 25.4 |
4 | Czechia | 25.9 |
5 | Moldova | 25.9 |
6 | Slovakia | 26.5 |
7 | Finland | 27.1 |
8 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.3 |
9 | Kazakhstan | 27.5 |
10 | Norway | 27.5 |
11 | Algeria | 27.6 |
12 | Belgium | 27.7 |
World Avg | 38.1 | |
q=152. |
Multidimensional Poverty (2018)63 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Severity63 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
4 | Turkmenistan | .001 |
5 | Jordan | .002 |
6 | Kazakhstan | .002 |
7 | Montenegro | .002 |
8 | Trinidad & Tobago | .002 |
9 | Maldives | .003 |
10 | Albania | .003 |
11 | Thailand | .003 |
12 | Moldova | .004 |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion
Religiosity (2009)46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %46 | |
1 | Estonia | 16 |
2 | Sweden | 17 |
3 | Denmark | 19 |
... | ||
19 | Canada | 42 |
20 | S. Korea | 43 |
21 | Kazakhstan | 43 |
22 | Ukraine | 46 |
23 | Slovenia | 47 |
24 | Spain | 49 |
25 | Azerbaijan | 50 |
26 | Israel | 51 |
World Avg | 75.1 | |
q=114. |
Disbelief In God (2007)64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %64 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
22 | New Zealand | 22 |
23 | Canada | 22 |
24 | Latvia | 20 |
25 | Ukraine | 20 |
26 | Mongolia | 20 |
27 | Austria | 18 |
28 | Slovakia | 17 |
29 | Switzerland | 17 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
The Ukrainian government does better than Russia when it comes to secularism; "There is no parallel to the united and dominant Russian Orthodox Church, or to the support given to the latter by the Russian government. The Ukrainian government is religiously neutral, allowing an efflorescence of religious pluralism"65. Although many folk do declare themselves to belong to a religious denomination, 62% also say that they're not religious when asked in opinion-polls65.
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 below66:
Christian | 83.8% |
Muslim | 1.2% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.1% |
Jew | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 14.7% |
By adding up the Pew Forum data for the major monotheistic religions we can see that these make up 85.1% of the population. Yet there are simply too many who disbelieve in God for this to be true (20%). This is due to the so-called 'Census Effect', whereby many put down a religion for cultural reasons rather than because it reflects their beliefs. In highly Christian countries, as many as half of those who say they're a Christian lack any connection to a Church, and do not hold Christian beliefs (such as believing in God!).
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 85.4% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 46% 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: Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 50.4%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 26.1%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 8%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 7.2%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Protestant 2.2%, Jewish 0.6%, other 3.2% (2006 est.)67.
The sociologist of religion, Peter L. Berger, sheds some light on the differences between some of the Ukrainian denominations:
“The majority is Orthodox, but split into three mutually hostile factions: the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate, and the Ukrainian Orthodox Autocephalous Church. Please do not count on me to explain all these differences, except that the split is politically significant in terms of pro-Russian versus pro-Western groups. There are Uniats (who practice eastern rites but recognize the primacy of Rome) and also standard Roman Catholics, especially in the western part of Ukraine.”
"Religion and Other Curiosities" by Peter L. Berger (2012)65
Although a shameful number of Ukrainians collaborated with the German Nazi regime during the Holocaust of the 1940s, in modern times there is now (thankfully) "a significant renascence of Jewish culture"68.
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