The World Happiness Report 2019 shows once again, that apparently countries with a high level of religiosity are among the unhappiest countries in the world:
Showing posts with label Central African Republic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Central African Republic. Show all posts
Reasons for Islamophobia
A possible reason for Islamophobia is the widespread violence against children in many muslim countries. The following chart from the UNICEF publication "A familiar Face" (2017) can be compared with the Wikipedia article "Islam by country":
Religion and Violence against Children
UNICEF Study "Hidden in Plain Sight" about violence against children states in Figure 5.4 in which countries children experienced severe physical punishment:
Top ranked are some of the most religious countries:
Yemen, Egypt, Chad, Afghanistan, Republic Congo, Central African Republic, Vanuatu, Nigeria, Tunisia, Niger, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Cameroon, Iraq, Congo, Palestine, Algeria, Morocco, Syria,
Top ranked are some of the most religious countries:
Yemen, Egypt, Chad, Afghanistan, Republic Congo, Central African Republic, Vanuatu, Nigeria, Tunisia, Niger, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Cameroon, Iraq, Congo, Palestine, Algeria, Morocco, Syria,
Religion and Happiness
.. or does Religion make you unhappy? Do you see counties with a very high religiosity among the most unhappy countries according to the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report (May 2017)?
Central African Republic, Burundi, Tanzania, Syria, Rwanda, Togo, Guinea, Liberia, South Sudan, Yemen, Haiti, Madagascar, Benin, Botswana, Afghanistan, Angola, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Chad, Malawi, Niger
Central African Republic, Burundi, Tanzania, Syria, Rwanda, Togo, Guinea, Liberia, South Sudan, Yemen, Haiti, Madagascar, Benin, Botswana, Afghanistan, Angola, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Chad, Malawi, Niger
Religion and Corruption
Here are the top ranked countries (meaning: the most corrupt counties) in the Corruption Perceptions Index - according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index (May 2017):
North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Lybia, Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan, Guinea Bissau, Iraq, Venezuela, Angola, Eritrea, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Haiti, Congo, Cambodia, Republic Congo
North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Lybia, Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan, Guinea Bissau, Iraq, Venezuela, Angola, Eritrea, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Haiti, Congo, Cambodia, Republic Congo
Religion and Peace Statistics
... and which are the most violent countries according to the Global Peace Index 2016 (Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Peace_Index , in May 2017):
Syria, South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen, Central African Republic, Ukraine, Sudan, Lybia, Pakistan, Republic Congo, Russia, North Korea, Nigeria, Palestine, Colombia, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel
Syria, South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen, Central African Republic, Ukraine, Sudan, Lybia, Pakistan, Republic Congo, Russia, North Korea, Nigeria, Palestine, Colombia, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel
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