Tuvalu

Tuvalu
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	150th best
Capital	Funafuti
Land Area	30km21
Location	Australasia, Polynesia
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	11 5082
Life Expectancy	64.55yrs (2017)3
GNI	$6 351 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	TV, TUV, 7985
Internet Domain	.tv6
Currency	Dollar (AUD)7
Telephone	+6888

1. Overview
2. Tuvalu National and Social Development
3. Tuvalu's Demographics and Migration
4. Tuvalu's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
   1. Human Rights & Tolerance Datasets
   2. Gender Equality Datasets
   3. Prejudice Datasets
5. Tuvalu's Health
   1. Health Datasets
   2. Children's Health Datasets
6. Tuvalu's Responsibility Towards The Environment
7. Tuvalu's Modernity and Learning
   1. Education Datasets
   2. Technology and Information Datasets
8. Tuvalu's Culture, Peace and Inequality
   1. National Culture Datasets
   2. Economic Inequality and Poverty Datasets
9. Religion and Beliefs
10. Links

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1. Overview

#new_zealand

“In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Approaching Tuvalu by plane, after miles of dull ocean, a dazzling smear of turquoise appears, ringed with coral and studded with palm-topped islets - a vulnerable Pacific paradise. The landmass of Fongafale, Tuvalu´s main island, is so startlingly narrow that as the plane nears the airstrip it seems as if it´s about to tip into the ocean.

Unfortunately, environmental concerns have focused international attention on Tuvalu. As an atoll nation, the major long-term ecological threat to Tuvalu comes from global warming and rising sea levels. As well as shoreline erosion, water bubbles up through the porous coral on which the islands are based, and causes widespread salt contamination of areas used to grow staple crops. Over the past few years, king tides - the biggest swells of the year - have been higher than ever. If sea levels continue to rise as predicted, the islands could be wiped off the face of the earth.

What will happen to the population if Tuvalu does start to go under? New Zealand currently accepts 75 migrants a year and has said it will absorb Tuvalu´s population if it comes to that.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Tuvalu 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
	...
127	Bhutan	0.666
128	Cape Verde	0.662
129	Bangladesh	0.661
130	Tuvalu	0.641
131	Marshall Islands	0.639
132	India	0.633
133	Ghana	0.632
134	Micronesia	0.628
	Australasia Avg	0.70
	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
	...
126	Tonga	$6 822
127	India	$6 590
128	Palestine	$6 583
129	Tuvalu	$6 351
130	Belize	$6 309
131	Cape Verde	$6 230
132	Ghana	$5 745
133	Nicaragua	$5 625
	Australasia Avg	$12 519
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12
1	Denmark	26.9
2	Norway	29.1
3	Sweden	29.9
	...
147	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	109.9
148	Tanzania	110.1
149	Madagascar	110.9
150	Tuvalu	111.0
151	Uganda	111.1
152	Cambodia	112.1
153	Somaliland	112.4
154	Gambia	112.7
	Australasia Avg	95.6
	World Avg	89.0
q=200.

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. Tuvalu's Demographics and Migration

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

Population Datasets:

Tuvalu's population is predicted to fall to 11 000 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 3.14. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - 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 (two new children for each set of parents who die), 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, once you take mortality into account₁₃. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₄

Population2
Pos.		2018 Population2
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
188	Marshall Islands	58 413
189	St Kitts & Nevis	52 441
190	Monaco	38 682
191	Liechtenstein	37 910
192	San Marino	33 785
193	Palau	17 907
194	Tuvalu	11 508
195	Nauru	10 670
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
149	Marshall Islands	65.3
150	Sudan	65.3
151	Ethiopia	65.0
152	Tuvalu	64.5
153	Madagascar	64.5
154	Mauritania	64.4
155	Ghana	63.8
156	Yemen	63.8
	World Avg	71.28
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best15
Pos.		202215
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
150	Kazakhstan	3.05
151	Puerto Rico	0.90
152	Tajikistan	3.14
153	Tuvalu	3.14
154	Papua New Guinea	3.17
155	Tonga	3.19
156	S. Korea	0.78
157	Namibia	3.25
	World Avg	2.47
q=208. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

• The Population of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

Migration Datasets:

Immigrants16
Pos.		2017 %16
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
143	Niger	1.4%
144	Yemen	1.4%
145	Bolivia	1.3%
146	Tuvalu	1.3%
147	Malawi	1.3%
148	Sierra Leone	1.3%
149	Guinea-Bissau	1.3%
150	Vanuatu	1.2%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

4. Tuvalu's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance #women

Compared to Australasia (2025)17
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank17
1	New Zealand	18.9
2	Australia	22.1
3	Micronesia	59.3
4	Vanuatu	78.5
5	Kiribati	81.6
6	Tuvalu	83.8
7	Nauru	89.3
8	Fiji	89.5
9	Palau	91.4
10	Samoa	98.2
11	Tonga	101.0
12	Marshall Islands	102.9
13	Papua New Guinea	108.8
	Australasia Avg	79.23
q=14.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)17
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank17
1	Sweden	7.8
2	Netherlands	8.7
3	Denmark	8.8
	...
81	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	83.5
82	Paraguay	83.7
83	Moldova	83.7
84	Tuvalu	83.8
85	St Vincent & Grenadines	84.8
86	Namibia	85.9
87	Albania	86.0
88	Belize	86.3
	World Avg	89.80
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, The Netherlands and Denmark₁₈. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, Eritrea and Saudi Arabia₁₈.

31 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, combatting 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 Europe₁₈, whereas the worst are The Middle East, Africa and Asia₁₈.

For more, see:

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

4.1. Human Rights & Tolerance Datasets

#freedom #human_rights #international_law #politics

Freedom in the World Lower is better
Pos.		2024 Score
1=	Norway	1.0
1=	Canada	1.0
1=	Cape Verde	1.0
	...
33=	Uruguay	1.0
33=	Australia	1.0
33=	UK	1.0
33=	Tuvalu	1.0
33=	Switzerland	1.0
33=	Sweden	1.0
42=	France	1.5
42=	St Kitts & Nevis	1.5
	Australasia Avg	1.8
	World Avg	3.7
q=205. Also scored for 1970s-2010s.

Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better19
Pos.		2009 Treaties19
1	Argentina	24
2=	Chile	23
2=	Costa Rica	23
	...
182=	Brunei	6
182=	Tonga	6
182=	Pakistan	6
185=	Tuvalu	5
185=	Micronesia	5
185=	Singapore	5
185=	Nauru	5
189=	Marshall Islands	4
	Australasia Avg	8.7
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag Lower is better20
Pos.		2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty20
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
188	Kiribati	15.80
189	Solomon Islands	15.81
190	Nauru	16.16
191	Sao Tome & Principe	16.17
192	Tuvalu	16.33
193	Palau	16.34
194	Marshall Islands	16.34
195	Palestine	17.21
	Australasia Avg	14.35
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

4.2. Gender Equality Datasets

#gender_equality #human_rights #politics #women

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better
Pos.		Total Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
148=	Papua New Guinea	1964
149=	Lesotho	1965
149=	Botswana	1965
151=	Tuvalu	1967
151=	Kiribati	1967
151=	Ecuador	1967
154=	Swaziland	1968
154=	Nauru	1968
	Australasia Avg	1962
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

4.3. Prejudice Datasets

#freethought #homosexuality #religious_tolerance

LGBT Equality in the 2020s Higher is better21
Pos.		Total Score21
1=	Germany	4.88
1=	Spain	4.88
3	Portugal	4.81
	...
155	Dominica	-3.42
156	Kuwait	-3.44
157	Namibia	-3.52
158	Tuvalu	-3.53
159	Mauritius	-3.94
160	Ivory Coast	-3.95
161=	Benin	-4.09
161=	Equatorial Guinea	-4.09
	Australasia Avg	-0.93
	World Avg	-1.21
q=215. Also scored for 1970s-2020s.

Tuvalu inherited British sodomy laws and male homosexuality is still criminalized, punishable by up to 14 years' prison, though the law is not enforced. Female homosexuality is legal.

ILGA researchers in 2017 found that Tuvalu had no legal protections against anti-LGBT discrimination.

Actions taken at the United Nations:

•  ⇡  In 2025, signed the UN Human Rights Council Joint statement on ending acts of violence and human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Freedom of Thought Lower is better22
Pos.		202122
1=	Belgium	1.0
1=	Taiwan	1.0
1=	Netherlands	1.0
	...
89=	Belize	3.0
89=	Moldova	3.0
89=	Mexico	3.0
89=	Tuvalu	3.0
89=	Australia	3.0
89=	Lesotho	3.0
89=	Switzerland	3.0
89=	El Salvador	3.0
	Australasia Avg	2.6
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Tuvalu's Health

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

Compared to Australasia (2025)23
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank23
1	Australia	60.4
2	New Zealand	65.0
3	New Caledonia	68.1
4	French Polynesia	93.1
5	Fiji	93.8
6	Palau	98.6
7	Niue	102.3
8	Tonga	103.3
9	Tuvalu	118.6
10	Vanuatu	122.4
11	Guam	122.6
12	Solomon Islands	122.9
13	Samoa	124.2
	Australasia Avg	112.00
q=19.

Health (2025)23
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank23
1	Monaco	10.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Japan	37.3
	...
142	Egypt	116.2
143	Guatemala	116.8
144	Rwanda	117.7
145	Tuvalu	118.6
146	Ghana	119.3
147	Eritrea	120.2
148	Kenya	121.3
149	S. Africa	122.3
	World Avg	97.57
q=207.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and Japan₂₄. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are Angola, Somalia and S. Sudan₂₄.

42 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on 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, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate, delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 and childhood mortality. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Mediterranean₂₄, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia₂₄.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

5.1. Health Datasets

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #smoking #tuvalu

Tuvalu has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Tuvalu does better than average when it comes to its alcohol consumption rate₂₅, delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations in the 2020s₂₆, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-2015₂₇ and in its adolescent birth rate₂₈. But, things could still be better. Tuvalu does worse than average in terms of childhood mortality in the 2020s₂₉, its average life expectancy₁₁ (one of the lowest in Australasia) and in its fertility rate₁₅. And finally, it sits amongst the bottom 20 in terms of its smoking rate₃₀ and in the prevalence of overweight adults₃₁. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Tuvalu improved by just +2.6yrs in the 30 years from 1990, significantly less than almost everywhere else in the world. Tuvalu's peak fertility rate was 4.78 in 1960.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
149	Marshall Islands	65.3
150	Sudan	65.3
151	Ethiopia	65.0
152	Tuvalu	64.5
153	Madagascar	64.5
154	Mauritania	64.4
155	Ghana	63.8
156	Yemen	63.8
	Australasia Avg	70.11
	World Avg	71.28
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better25
Pos.		2016 Per Capita25
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
35=	Tonga	1.5
35=	Lebanon	1.5
37	Chad	1.6
38	Tuvalu	1.7
39=	Madagascar	1.9
39=	Tunisia	1.9
39=	Bahrain	1.9
42=	Qatar	2.0
	Australasia Avg	4.3
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best15
Pos.		202215
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
150	Kazakhstan	3.05
151	Puerto Rico	0.90
152	Tajikistan	3.14
153	Tuvalu	3.14
154	Papua New Guinea	3.17
155	Tonga	3.19
156	S. Korea	0.78
157	Namibia	3.25
	Australasia Avg	2.82
	World Avg	2.47
q=208. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

Smoking in the 2020s Lower is better30
Pos.		Total %30
1	Nigeria	3.3%
2	Ghana	3.4%
3	Panama	5.2%
	...
145	Slovakia	32.5%
146	Greece	32.7%
147	Bangladesh	33.0%
148	Tuvalu	33.7%
149	Latvia	33.9%
150	Lebanon	34.3%
151	France	34.6%
152=	Jordan	35.6%
	Australasia Avg	29.2%
	World Avg	20.0%
q=165. Also scored for 2000s-2020s.

Overweight Adults Lower is better31
Pos.		1976 %31
1	Bangladesh	4.7
2	Vietnam	5.1
3	Nepal	5.4
	...
180	Malta	49.6
181	Kiribati	50.0
182=	Micronesia	51.4
182=	Tuvalu	51.4
184	Niue	51.7
185	Kuwait	52.2
186	Tonga	53.2
187	Samoa	54.0
	Australasia Avg	48.8
	World Avg	27.1
q=191.

Adult Obesity Lower is better32
Pos.		2022 %32
1	Vietnam	2.1%
2	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2.2%
3	Ethiopia	2.4%
	...
190	Bahamas	47.6%
191	French Polynesia	48.4%
192	Samoa	61.2%
193	Tuvalu	63.9%
194	Niue	66.5%
195	Cook Islands	68.4%
196	Tokelau	69.2%
197	Nauru	70.2%
	Australasia Avg	49.3%
	World Avg	24.7%
q=199. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

5.2. Children's Health Datasets

#children's_health #health #parenting #population #vaccines

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better28
Pos.		2022 Per 100028
1	Hong Kong	1.6
2	Denmark	1.8
3	S. Korea	2.1
	...
84	Iran	29.7
85	Georgia	29.7
86	Thailand	31.6
87	Tuvalu	31.7
88	Jamaica	32.0
89	Grenada	32.1
90	Rwanda	32.2
91	Antigua & Barbuda	32.3
	Australasia Avg	40.2
	World Avg	43.8
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Infant DTP Immunizations (2020s) Higher is better26
Pos.		Total Avg %26
1=	Luxembourg	99.0
1=	Oman	99.0
1=	Niue	99.0
	...
63=	Mongolia	96.5
64	St Vincent & Grenadines	96.4
65=	Uzbekistan	96.3
65=	Tuvalu	96.3
67	Qatar	96.1
68	Aruba	96.0
69	Eritrea	96.0
70	Hong Kong	96.0
	Australasia Avg	90.0
	World Avg	88.5
q=211. Also scored for 1980s-2020s.

7x Infant Immunizations (2011-2015) Higher is better27
Pos.		2015 Avg %27
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
69=	Macedonia	95.2
70	Belize	95.1
71	Algeria	95.0
72	Tuvalu	94.9
73	Eritrea	94.7
74	Singapore	94.6
75	UK	94.6
76	Solomon Islands	94.5
	Australasia Avg	86.4
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Infant Mortality (2020s) Lower is better29
Pos.		Total Per 100029
1	San Marino	2.11
2	Finland	2.59
3	Luxembourg	2.60
	...
119	Solomon Islands	25.13
120	Sao Tome & Principe	25.19
121	Algeria	25.38
122	Tuvalu	26.76
123	Indonesia	28.24
124	Philippines	28.30
125	Dominica	28.88
126	Guatemala	29.19
	Australasia Avg	25.09
	World Avg	32.19
q=195. Also scored for 1960s-2020s.

6. Tuvalu's Responsibility Towards The Environment

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

Compared to Australasia (2025)33
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank33
1	New Zealand	75.8
2	Australia	76.6
3	Fiji	89.1
	...
8	Kiribati	111.4
9	Micronesia	114.6
10	Cook Islands	119.6
11	Solomon Islands	121.6
12	Marshall Islands	123.1
13	Palau	124.5
14	Tuvalu	127.4
15	Niue	129.5
16	Nauru	134.4
	Australasia Avg	93.28
q=16.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)33
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank33
1	Sri Lanka	34.9
2	Uruguay	43.2
3	Switzerland	45.0
	...
184	Marshall Islands	123.1
185	Palau	124.5
186	Grenada	125.0
187	Tuvalu	127.4
188	Tajikistan	128.6
189	Niue	129.5
190	Brunei	130.2
191	Somalia	131.0
	World Avg	84.93
q=199.

We have known for a long term that we must protect the environment from habitation destruction, over-exploitation, pollution, and the emissions that cause climate change. In 1998, Greenpeace wrote that "Environment can no longer be meaningfully separated from health, quality of life, democracy, education, economy or trade"₃₄. What countries have been doing the right thing, via legislation and national culture? All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.

The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Best Environmental Records" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Tuvalu ranks 13th-worst in the world in terms of its responsibility towards the environment (amongst the worst in Australasia). This rank is computed using 21 data sets. Tuvalu does better than average in its forested percent change 2000-2020₃₅. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 when it comes to its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better35
Pos.		Total35
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
98=	Afghanistan	0.0%
98=	Vatican City	0.0%
98=	Vanuatu	0.0%
98=	Tuvalu	0.0%
98=	Nauru	0.0%
98=	Seychelles	0.0%
98=	St Martin	0.0%
98=	St Kitts & Nevis	0.0%
	Australasia Avg	0.1%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

International Accords on the Environment Higher is better
Pos.		Total Avg Rate
1	Sweden	83%
2	Canada	82%
3	Norway	81%
	...
180	Serbia	41%
181	Grenada	41%
182	Afghanistan	41%
183	Tuvalu	40%
184	Sao Tome & Principe	40%
185	Brunei	39%
186	Nauru	39%
187	S. Sudan	37%
	Australasia Avg	48.2%
	World Avg	57.5%
q=197. Also scored for 1970s-2020s.

Tuvulu is incredibly vulnerable to the effects of climate change; it was one of only 5 countries to accept the Kyoto Protocol in its first few months and then one of 19 countries that signed its replacement, the Paris Agreement, within the first few months in Q2 2016.

7. Tuvalu's Modernity and Learning

#education #the_internet #tuvalu

7.1. Education Datasets

#education #tuvalu

In the 2010s, Tuvalu decreased its expected duration of education by 1.3 years, which was the fourth-largest decrease of any country in that decade.₃₆

Length of Schooling Higher is better37
Pos.		2021 Years37
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
175	Ethiopia	9.7
176	Sierra Leone	9.6
177	Gambia	9.4
178	Tuvalu	9.4
179	Mauritania	9.4
180	Tanzania	9.2
181	Syria	9.2
182	Burkina Faso	9.1
	Australasia Avg	13.4
	World Avg	13.5
q=193. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

7.2. Technology and Information Datasets

#the_internet

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better38
Pos.		2017 Ratio38
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
116=	New Caledonia	0.0
116=	Maldives	0.0
118=	Tunisia	0.0
118=	Tuvalu	0.0
118=	Marshall Islands	0.0
118=	Georgia	0.0
118=	Swaziland	0.0
118=	Mongolia	0.0
	Australasia Avg	1.55
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

8. Tuvalu's Culture, Peace and Inequality

#capitalism #economics #inequality #internationalism #social_development

8.1. National Culture Datasets

#internationalism

Passport Reach (2020s) Higher is better39
Pos.		Total Q39
1	Singapore	192.2
2	Japan	192.0
3	S. Korea	190.7
	...
76=	Samoa	131.2
77	Tonga	128.8
78	Nicaragua	127.8
79	Tuvalu	127.5
80	Venezuela	126.8
81	Macedonia	125.8
82	Montenegro	124.8
83	Marshall Islands	124.3
	Australasia Avg	123.4
	World Avg	108.8
q=195. Also scored for 2000s-2020s.

8.2. Economic Inequality and Poverty Datasets

#capitalism #economics #inequality #social_development

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better40
Pos.		2023 %40
1	Slovakia	24.1%41
2	Slovenia	24.3%41
3	Belarus	24.4%42
	...
112=	Gambia	38.8%42
112=	Laos	38.8%43
114	Bulgaria	39.0%41
115	Tuvalu	39.1%44
116	Suriname	39.2%45
117	Morocco	39.5%46
118	Micronesia	40.1%46
119	Jamaica	40.2%41
	Australasia Avg	34.8%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167. Also scored for 1980s-2010s.

Income inequality data for Tuvalu is only available for the year 2010.

9. Religion and Beliefs

The CIA World Factbook states: Protestant 98.4% (Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%), Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%₄₇.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems