Northern Cyprus (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)

Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Status	Proto Independent State
Social and Moral Index	70th best
Capital	Nicosia
Land Area
Location	Asia
Population
GNI
ISO3166-1 Codes	CY, CYP, 1961
Internet Domain	.nc.tr2
Currency	Lira (TRY)3
Telephone	+4

1. Northern Cyprus National and Social Development
2. Northern Cyprus's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
3. National Culture
4. Religion and Beliefs
5. Links

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1. Northern Cyprus National and Social Development

#human_development

Social & Moral Development Index5
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank5
1	Denmark	27.4
2	Norway	27.6
3	Sweden	30.4
	...
67	Grenada	78.6
68	St Kitts & Nevis	78.7
69	Tunisia	79.1
70	Northern Cyprus	79.3
71	Thailand	79.4
72	Bahamas	80.6
73	Peru	80.6
74	Mexico	80.6
	Asia Avg	92.0
	World Avg	89.7
q=198.

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.

2. Northern Cyprus's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

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

Compared to Asia (2025)6
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank6
1	Taiwan	23.7
2	Japan	38.8
3	Cyprus	42.8
	...
31=	Maldives	112.0
32	Bangladesh	113.8
33	Laos	114.0
34	Northern Cyprus	115.0
35	Uzbekistan	116.7
36	Bahrain	117.8
37	Qatar	120.6
38	Oman	122.7
39	UAE	124.7
	Asia Avg	103.0
q=52.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)6
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank6
1	Sweden	8.5
2	Denmark	13.5
3	Norway	13.5
	...
146	Bangladesh	113.8
147	Laos	114.0
148	Liberia	114.6
149	Northern Cyprus	115.0
150=	Kiribati	115.2
150=	Nauru	115.2
152	Gambia	116.5
153	Uzbekistan	116.7
	World Avg	87.8
q=200.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway₇. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, The Vatican City and Sudan₇.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₇, whereas the worst are Melanesia, The Middle East and Micronesia₇.

For more, see:

• " Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Press Freedom Lower is better8
Pos.		20138
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
90	Paraguay	2878
91	Guinea-Bissau	2894
92	Seychelles	2919
93	Northern Cyprus	2934
94	Guatemala	2939
95	Ivory Coast	2977
96	Liberia	2989
97	Mongolia	2993
	Asia Avg	4378
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Freedom in the World Lower is better
Pos.		2024 Score
1=	Norway	1.0
1=	Canada	1.0
1=	Cape Verde	1.0
	...
148	Tanzania	5.5
149=	Kuwait	5.5
149=	Iraq	5.5
149=	Northern Cyprus	5.5
149=	Puerto Rico	5.5
149=	Oman	5.5
149=	S. Ossetia	5.5
149=	Hong Kong	5.5
	Asia Avg	5.0
	World Avg	3.7
q=205.

3. National Culture

#happiness

Happiness Higher is better9
Pos.		2018 Score9
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
55	Mauritius	5.9
56	Jamaica	5.9
57	S. Korea	5.9
58	Northern Cyprus	5.8
59	Russia	5.8
60	Kazakhstan	5.8
61	Cyprus	5.8
62	Bolivia	5.8
	Asia Avg	5.29
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

4. Religion and Beliefs

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?

There isn't much information in the database for Northern Cyprus, most likely because it is either a part of another country (i.e., a territory or possession) and therefore most international statistics are counted for the country as a whole, or, this is such an exotic place that little data exists about it.