Compare International Statistics by Region and Continent

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By Vexen Crabtree 2013

#countries #regional_comparisons #statistics

Click on the names of regions for a complete breakdown of national averages for all countries and territories that fall within that bloc.

1. Social and Moral Development by Region / Continent

#economics #happiness #human_development #wealth

The following table shows data for the average country in each area. For example, the "population" is not the total population for the entire region, it's the population of the average country in that region.

Area	Social & Moral Lower is better Avg Rank₁	Gross National Income (2021) Higher is better PPP $₂	UN HDI (2021) Higher is better Value₂	Happiness (2018) Higher is better Score₃
Africa...	112.4	$5 339	0.56	4.29
Asia...	88.2	$22 215	0.75	5.29
Australasia	101.6	$12 519	0.70	7.30
Baltic States	59.7	$36 261	0.88	5.87
Central America	87.8	$11 597	0.70	6.24
Europe...	59.3	$40 512	0.87	6.06
Melanesia	107.5	$4 889	0.61
Micronesia	114.1	$8 785	0.66
North America	84.0	$17 544	0.75	6.09
Polynesia	95.5	$15 635	0.76	7.32
Scandinavia...	35.3	$53 799	0.94	7.22
Small Islands...	92.6	$17 602	0.73	5.81
South America	81.1	$14 873	0.75	5.98
The Americas...	83.0	$16 628	0.75	6.05
The Balkans	70.8	$19 619	0.81	5.20
The Caribbean...	88.0	$14 836	0.75	5.24
The Mediterranean	71.8	$23 885	0.81	5.43
The Middle East...	89.4	$28 958	0.78	5.35
World	87.9	$20 136	0.72	5.38

2. Demographics and Migration

#human_development #immigration #migration #population

Area	Social & Moral Lower is better Avg Rank₁	Population (2018) Population₄	Land Area (2011) km²₅	People Per km² Lower is better	Immigrants (2017) %₆	Emigrants (2010) %₇
Africa...	112.4	23.6m	554 309	43	3.6%	6.2%
Asia...	88.2	93.6m	946 146	99	14.0%	7.7%
Australasia	101.6	2.9m	471 570	6	9.3%	19.6%
Baltic States	59.7	2.0m	55 755	36	10.7%	12.7%
Central America	87.8	7.0m	72 617	97	4.5%	9.9%
Europe...	59.3	14.9m	130 702	114	13.7%	13.4%
Melanesia	107.5	2.6m	105 918	25	0.9%	6.2%
Micronesia	114.1	63 095	937	67	13.4%	20.4%
North America	84.0	25.1m	710 860	35	7.6%	24.9%
Polynesia	95.5	1.3m	45 125	28	7.8%	42.4%
Scandinavia...	35.3	4.7m	172 135	27	12.9%	7.3%
Small Islands...	92.6	1.3m	5 176	243	10.5%	25.6%
South America	81.1	35.3m	1 455 669	24	2.7%	12.2%
The Americas...	83.0	28.6m	923 662	31	5.9%	20.5%
The Balkans	70.8	5.0m	56 610	89	6.1%	19.3%
The Caribbean...	88.0	3.0m	12 339	241	8.1%	37.5%
The Mediterranean	71.8	23.3m	398 597	58	11.5%	16.5%
The Middle East...	89.4	25.6m	452 651	56	28.6%	9.8%
World	87.9	39.0m	620 450	63	9.4%	11.5%

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3. Human Rights and Moral Development

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

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₈
	Area	Lower is better Avg Rank₈
	Africa...	108.2
	Asia...	99.9
	Australasia	119.7
	Baltic States	49.4
	Central America	66.6
	Europe...	51.4
	Melanesia	132.1
	Micronesia	130.8
	North America	80.9
	Polynesia	117.7
	Scandinavia...	20.7
	Small Islands...	107.0
	South America	60.7
	The Americas...	73.9
	The Balkans	61.9
	The Caribbean...	97.6
	The Mediterranean	76.8
	The Middle East...	111.3
	World	87.9

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark₉. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Somalia and Tuvalu₉.

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 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 Europe₉, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia₉.

For more, see:

"Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

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Also see:

LGBT Rights Across the World: Which are the Best and Worst Countries?.

4. The Environment₁₀

#biodiversity #birth_control #climate_change #deforestation #demographics #energy #food #health #human_development #meat #over-exploitation #overpopulation #sustainability #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Area	Social & Moral Lower is better Avg Rank₁	Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₁₁	Environmental Performance (2018) Higher is better₁₂	Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014) Higher is better₁₃	Fertility Rate (2013) 2.0 is best₁₄	Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011) Higher is better %₁₅	Meat Consumption (2021) Lower is better kg₁₆	Green Future Index (2023) Higher is better Score₁₇
Africa...	112.4	-8.7%	46.4	07.42	4.31	38.3%	24.9	4.0
Asia...	88.2	3.2%	54.5	09.14	2.46	37.9%	46.7	4.3
Australasia	101.6	0.1%	55.2	07.92	3.26	28.0%	74.2	4.6
Baltic States	59.7	7.6%	66.6	08.78	1.56	20.3%	76.5
Central America	87.8	-12.8%	57.3	11.68	2.65	63.2%	51.4	4.4
Europe...	59.3	8.2%	69.6	09.80	1.61	33.6%	71.1	5.6
Melanesia	107.5	1.9%	45.1		3.57		50.3
Micronesia	114.1	-0.4%	52.5		3.33		82.9
North America	84.0	-2.0%	58.9	09.93	2.26	54.2%	71.1	4.7
Polynesia	95.5	-0.6%	64.3	07.63	3.24	24.2%	93.3	4.6
Scandinavia...	35.3	10.4%	76.9	08.14	1.91	18.6%	73.6	6.5
Small Islands...	92.6	1.8%	57.4	10.88	2.65	44.9%	67.7	4.5
South America	81.1	-2.5%	58.6	11.81	2.33	63.8%	68.7	4.5
The Americas...	83.0	-2.1%	58.8	10.78	2.29	58.6%	70.3	4.6
The Balkans	70.8	11.0%	61.2	07.81	1.47	38.7%	63.5	5.4
The Caribbean...	88.0	1.6%	57.6	09.03	2.06	44.9%	75.9	4.0
The Mediterranean	71.8	7.5%	65.8	10.99	1.99	40.1%	59.1	4.8
The Middle East...	89.4	7.2%	60.0	08.82	2.68	35.1%	53.0	3.9
World	87.9	-0.1%	56.4	09.29	2.81	39.9%	52.5	4.8

5. Health₁₈

#health

Health (2020)₁₉
	Area	Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉
	Africa...	108.2
	Asia...	80.1
	Australasia	109.4
	Baltic States	90.3
	Central America	97.4
	Europe...	82.5
	Melanesia	97.6
	Micronesia	128.0
	North America	94.4
	Polynesia	105.9
	Scandinavia...	73.0
	Small Islands...	95.3
	South America	99.6
	The Americas...	96.2
	The Balkans	90.7
	The Caribbean...	93.2
	The Mediterranean	82.5
	The Middle East...	87.4
	World	93.5

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 Maldives₂₀. 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 Palau₂₀.

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 Mediterranean₂₀, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₂₀.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

For a breakdown of country and regional ranking in each of these criteria, see: Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies.

6. Peace and Stability₂₁

#corruption #europe #extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Europe has seen a long-term of decreasing political violence since at least the 1970s, with an exception of that associated with far-right terrorism, which from 2013-2018 increased by 320% across the world, but especially in Western Europe₂₂. Although most terrorists are connected with some form of organisation, "nearly 60 per cent of far-right attacks from 1970 to 2018 were carried out by unaffiliated individuals"₂₂. Over the past five years, deaths caused by far-right terrorists has increased by 320 per cent, set against the contrasting long-term trend of a gradual decrease in politically-motivated violence₂₂.

Area	Peacekeeping & Security (2017) Lower is better Rank₂₃	Refugees & UN Treaties (2017) Lower is better Rank₂₃	Global Peace Index (2023) Lower is better Score₂₄	Impact of Terrorism (2019) Lower is better Score₂₅	Corruption (2022) Higher is better Points₂₆
Africa...	83.6	104.5	2.29	3.41	32.31
Asia...	76.0	92.2	2.17	3.60	39.98
Australasia	88.1	103.6	1.64	1.38	55.83
Baltic States	98.7	66.0	1.61	0.27	65.00
Central America	87.1	84.1	2.11	0.89	31.50
Europe...	84.6	37.8	1.70	1.62	57.61
Melanesia	103.0	129.5	2.10	1.36	43.25
Micronesia	162.0	149.0
North America	98.8	99.1	2.11	1.66	44.70
Polynesia	65.0	103.7	1.31	0.14	87.00
Scandinavia...	67.3	23.7	1.43	1.11	82.00
Small Islands...	101.5	106.3	1.87	1.07	50.12
South America	53.6	78.0	2.15	2.76	40.08
The Americas...	82.3	91.5	2.13	2.16	42.97
The Balkans	108.6	44.6	1.82	1.25	40.88
The Caribbean...	115.1	123.1	2.09	0.71	48.27
The Mediterranean	91.2	59.9	2.11	3.48	42.90
The Middle East...	101.6	90.1	2.38	4.45	39.69
World	82.0	82.0	2.07	2.78	42.98

7. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #folk_religion #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #no_religion #religion #religiosity #secularisation

Area	Disbelief In God (2007) Higher is better %₂₇	Religiosity (2018) Lower is better %₂₈	Jews (2010) %₂₉	Christians (2010) %₂₉	Muslims (2010) %₂₉	Hindus (2010) %₂₉	Buddhists (2010) %₂₉	Folk Religion (2010) %₂₉	Unaffiliated (2010) %₂₉
Africa...	0.5	87.0	0.1	52.0	39.2	1.2	0.1	3.9	3.4
Asia...	8.9	55.8	1.6	16.1	48.0	5.2	14.8	5.0	8.4
Australasia	23.5	18.0	0.1	89.9	0.7	1.5	0.9	1.3	4.4
Baltic States	27.3	11.0	0.1	61.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	37.8
Central America	1.0	81.5	0.3	89.8	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.9	8.5
Europe...	23.6	25.8	0.2	74.7	11.5	0.2	0.2	0.1	13.2
North America	7.2	69.9	0.2	88.4	0.5	1.0	0.2	2.0	7.1
Polynesia	22.0		0.1	93.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	5.3
Scandinavia...	39.3	10.8	0.1	78.6	2.0	0.2	0.3	0.2	18.8
Small Islands...	8.0	77.5	0.1	80.4	8.2	2.2	1.4	2.1	4.6
South America	2.5	60.5	0.2	82.3	1.8	3.4	0.2	1.8	10.1
The Americas...	5.3	65.4	0.2	86.7	0.9	1.7	0.2	2.0	7.9
The Balkans	19.3	37.7	0.1	60.2	36.7	0.1	0.1	0.1	3.0
The Caribbean...	11.8	77.5	0.2	89.2	0.6	1.4	0.1	2.6	5.3
The Mediterranean	9.9	52.1	3.6	43.0	47.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	5.5
The Middle East...	1.8	70.5	4.6	11.5	79.4	2.8	0.8	0.1	0.8
World	9.9	54.3	0.5	60.6	22.4	2.0	3.5	2.7	7.9

The world averages are calculated from the national percents, and they represent a typical country in the world. It is not recalculated from total world population, but, it tends to be very similar to that value nonetheless.

Daily prayer is most common in Central America (77%), Africa (75%) and The Caribbean (74%)₃₀. The least prayerful countries are China (01%), UK (06%), Austria (08%), Switzerland (08%) and Czechia (09%)₃₀. For full comparisons, see: "Prayer in Religion" by Vexen Crabtree (2023).

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