ALUMNI COUNTRY REPORT
Alumni Country Report
|
Country |
Population |
Government Type |
GDP per capita (ppp) |
Real Growth rate |
Unemployment rate |
Religions |
Corruption Perception Rank(Transparency International 2015) |
Obesity(2014 est.)(adult prevalence rate) |
Winter Olympic Game Result (All Time) |
Summer Olympic Game Result (All Time) |
Hosting International Event(6 Continental Games, Universiade, World Cup, World Championsship in Athletics) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh |
156,186,882 | Parliamentary republic | $3,600 | 6.4%(2015 est.) | 4.9%(2015 est.) | Muslim 89.1%, Hindu 10%, other 0.9% (2013 est.) | 139 | 3.3% | G:0 S:0 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Belarus |
9,570,376 | Presidential republic | $17,500 (2016 est.) | -3% (2016 est.) | 0.7% (2014 est.) | Orthodox 48.3%, Catholic 7.1%, other 3.5%, non-believers 41.1% (2011 est.) | 79 | 25.20% | G:12 S:26 B:39 | G: 6 S:4 B: 5 | - |
Bhutan |
750,125 | Constitutional monarchy | $8,200 | 7.7%(2015 est.) | 2.6%(2014 est.) | Lamaistic Buddhist 75.3%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 22.1%, other 2.6% (2005 est.) | 27 | 5.9% | G:0 S:0 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Botswana |
2,209,208 | Parliamentary republic | $16,400 | -0.3%(2015 est.) | 20%(2013 est.) | Christian 79.1%, Badimo 4.1%, other 1.4%, none 15.2%, unspecified 0.3%(2011 est.) | 28 | 19.5% | G:0 S:1 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Brazil |
205,823,665 | Federal presidential republic | $14,800 (2016 est.) | -3.5% (2016 est.) | 11.8% (2016 est.) | Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2%, other Christian 0.7%, Spiritist 2.2%, other 1.4%, none 8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.) | 79 | 20.10% | G:30 S:36 B:62 | G: 0 S: 0 B: 0 | 1963 Pan American Games 2007 Pan American Games 2014 World Cup |
Cambodia |
15,957,223 | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | $3,500 | 6.9%(2015 est.) | 6.9%(2013 est.) | Buddhist (official) 96.9%, Muslim 1.9%, Christian 0.4%, other 0.8% (2008 est.) | 150 | 2.9% | G:0 S:0 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
China |
1,373,541,278 | Communist state | $14,100 | 6.9%(2015 est.) | 4%(2015 est.) | Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim 1.8%, folk religion 21.9%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7%, unaffiliated 52.2% | 83 | 7.3% | G:204 S:145 B:128 | G:14 S:26 B:24 | 1990
Asian Games 2010 Asian Games 2001 Universiade 2011 Universiade 2015 World Championship inAthletics |
Colombia |
47,220,856 | Presidential republic | $13,800 | 3.1%(2015 est.) | 8.9%(2015 est.) | Roman Catholic 90%, other 10% | 83 | 20.7% | G:2 S:6 B:12 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | 1971
Pan American Games |
Costa Rica |
4,872,543 | Presidential republic | $15,500 | 3.7%(2015 est.) | 9.4%(2015 est.) | Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2% | 40 | 24% | G:1 S:1 B:2 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Ecuador |
16,080,778 | Presidential republic | $11,300 | 0%(2015 est.) | 4.3%(2015 est.) | Roman Catholic 74%, Evangelical 10.4%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 6.4%, atheist 7.9%, agnostic 0.1% | 107 | 18% | G:1 S:1 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B: | -0 |
Egypt |
94,666,993 | Presidential republic | $11,800 | 4.2%(2015 est.) | 12.8%(2015 est.) | Muslim 90%, Christian 10% (2012 est.) | 88 | 27.7% | G:7 S:11 B:11 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | 1991
African Games |
Fiji Islands |
915,303 | Parliamentary republic | $9,000 | 4.3%(2015 est.) | 8.8%(2015 est.) | Protestant 45%, Hindu 27.9%, other Christian 10.4%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other 0.3%, none 0.8% (2007 est.) | - | 35.9% | G:0 S:0 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | 1963
Pacific Games 1979 Pacific Games 2003 Pacific Games |
Ghana |
26,908,262 | Presidential republic | $4,300 | 3.9%(2015 est.) | 5.2%(2013 est.) | Christian 71.2%(Pentecostal/Charismatic 28.3%, Protestant 18.4%, Catholic 13.1%, other 11.4%), Muslim 17.6%, traditional 5.2%, other 0.8%, none 5.2% | 56 | 10.9% | G:0 S:1 B:3 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Guatemala |
15,189,958 | Presidential republic | $7,700 | 4.1%(2015 est.) | 2.9%(2014 est.) | Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs | 123 | 16.4% | G:0 S:1 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
India |
1,266,883,598 | federal parliamentary republic | $6,300 | 3% (2016 est.) | 8.6% (2016 est.) | Christian 31.4%, Muslim 23.2%, Hindu 15%, Buddhist 7.1%, folk religions 5.9%, Jewish 0.2%, other 0.8%, unaffiliated 16.4% (2010 est.) | 76 | - | G:9 S:7 B:12 | G: 0 S: 0 B: 0 | 1952 Asian Games
1982 Asian Games |
Indonesia |
258,316,051 | Presidential republic | $11,100 | 4.8%(2015 est.) | 6.2%(2015 est.) | Muslim 87.2%, Christian 7%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Hindu 1.7%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist and Confucian), unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.) | 88 | 6.8%(2014) | G:7 S:14 B:14 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | 1962
Asian Games 2018 Asian Games |
Iran |
82,801,633 | Theocratic republic | $17,300 | 0%(2015 est.) | 10.5%(2015 est.) | Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.) | 130 | 24.9%(2014) | G:16 S:22 B:28 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | 1974
Asian Games |
Jordan |
8,185,384 | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | $11,100 (2016 est.) | 2.8% (2016 est.) | 15.8% (2016 est.) | Muslim 97.2%, Christian 2.2% , Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish <0.1, folk religionist <0.1, unaffiliated <0.1, other <0.1 (2010 est.) | 57 | 28.10% | G:1 S:1 B:2 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Kazakhstan |
18,360,353 | Presidential republic | $24,300 | 1.2%(2015 est.) | 5%(2015 est.) | Muslim 70.2%, Christian 26.2% (mainly Russian Orthodox), other 0.2%, atheist 2.8%, unspecified 0.5%(2009 est.) | 83 | 7.3%(2014) | G:16 S:22 B:15 | G:1 S:0 B:0 | - |
Korea, South |
50,924,172 | Presidential republic | $36,500 | 2.6%(2015 est.) | 3.6%(2015 est.) | Christian 31.6% (Protestant 24.0%, Catholic 7.6%), Buddhist 24.2%, other or unknown 0.9%, none 43.3% (2010 est.) | 37 | 6.3%(2014) | G:95 S:88 B:86 | G:26 S:17 B:10 | 1986
Asian Games 2002 World Cup 2002 Asian Games 2003 Universiade 2012 World Championship inAthletics 2014 Asian Games 2015 Universiade |
Lesotho |
1,953,070 | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | $3,000 | 2.8%(2015 est.) | 28.1%(2014 est.) | Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% | 61 | 11.9%(2014) | G:0 S:0 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Malaysia |
30,949,962 | Federal constitutional monarchy | $26,300 | 5%(2015 est.) | 3.2%(2015 est.) | Muslim (official) 61.3%, Buddhist 19.8%, Christian 9.2%,Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 1.3%, other 0.4%, none 0.8%, unspecified 1% (2010 est.) | 54 | 12.9%(2014) | G:0 S:3 B:6 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Maldives |
392,960 | Presidential republic | $15,300 (2016 est.) | 3% (2016 est.) | 25.4% (2010 est.) | Sunni Muslim (official) | 95 | 7.00% | G:0 S:0 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Mexico |
123,166,749 | Federal presidential republic | $17,500 | 2.5%(2015 est.) | 4.4%(2015 est.) | Roman Catholic 82.7%, Pentecostal 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, other Evangelical Churches 5%, other 1.9%, none 4.7%, unspecified 2.7% (2010 est.) | 95 | 27.6%(2014) | G:14 S:23 B:29 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Mongolia |
3,031,330 | Semi-presidential republic | $12,100 | 2.3%(2015 est.) | 8.3%(2015 est.) | Buddhist 53%, Muslim 3%, Christian 2.2%, Shamanist 2.9%, other 0.4%, none 38.6% (2010 est.) | 72 | 15.7%(2014) | G:2 S:9 B:15 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Myanmar |
56,890,418 | Parliamentary republic | $6,000 (2016 est.) | 8.1% (2016 est.) | 4.8% (2016 est.) | Buddhist 87.9%, Christian 6.2%, Muslim 4.3%, Animist 0.8%, Hindu 0.5%, other 0.2%, none 0.1% | 136 | 2.90% | G:0 S:0 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Nepal |
29,033,914 | federal parliamentary republic | $2,500 | 2.7% (2015 est.) | 46% (2008 est.) | Hindu 81.3%, Buddhist 9%, Muslim 4.4%, Kirant 3.1%, Christian 1.4%, other 0.5%, unspecifed 0.2% (2011 est.) | 130 | 2.9% (2014) | G:0 S:0 B:1 | G: 0 S: 0 B: 0 | - |
Oman |
3,355,262 | Absolute monarchy | $43,700 (2016 est.) | 1.8% (2016 est.) | 15% (2004 est.) | Muslim 85.9%, Christian 6.5%, Hindu 5.5%, Buddhist 0.8%, Jewish <0.1%, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.2% (2010 est.) | 64 | 26.50% | G:0 S:0 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Pakistan |
201,995,540 | Federal parliamentary republic | $5,000 | 4.2%(2015 est.) | 6.4%(2015 est.) | Muslim (official) 96.4% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.6% (2010 est.) | 117 | 9.2%(2014) | G:3 S:3 B:4 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Palestine (West Bank) |
2,697,687 (represents Palestinian population only) (July 2016 est.) | Semi-presidential system | $4,300(2014 est.) | 5.3% (2014 est.) | 17.7% (2014 est.) | Muslim 80-85% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 12-14%, Christian 1-2.5% (mainly Greek Orthodox), other | - | - | G: 0 S: 0 B: 0 | G: 0 S: 0 B: 0 | - |
Philippine |
102,624,209 | Presidential republic | $7,700 (2016 est.) | 6.4% (2016 est.) | 6.6% (2016 est.) | Catholic 82.9% (Roman Catholic 80.9%, Aglipayan 2%), Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census) | 101 | 4.70% | G: 0 S: 3 B: 9 | G: 0 S: 0 B: 0 | 1954 Asian Games |
Singapore |
5,781,728 | Parliamentary republic | $87,100 (2016 est.) | 2% (2016 est.) | 2.1% (2016 est.) | Buddhist 33.9%, Muslim 14.3%, Taoist 11.3%, Catholic 7.1%, Hindu 5.2%, other Christian 11%, other 0.7%, none 16.4% (2010 est.) | 7 | 6.80% | G: 1 S: 2 B: 2 | G: 0 S: 0 B: 0 | 2010 Youth Olympic Games |
Sri Lanka |
22.235 million | Presidential republic | $10,600 | 5.2%(2015 est.) | 4.7%(2015 est.) | Buddhist (official) 70.2%, Hindu 12.6%, Muslim 9.7%, Roman Catholic 6.1%, other Christian 1.3%, other 0.05% (2012 est.) | 83 | 6.8%(2014) | G:0 S:2 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Sudan |
36,729,501 | Presidential republic | $4,500 (2016 est.) | 3.1% (2016 est.) | 20% (2009 est.) | Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority | 170 | 6.60% | G:0 S:1 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | 1957 Africa Cup of Nations 1970 Africa Cup of Nations |
Tanzania |
52,482,726 | Presidential republic | $3,100 (2016 est.) | 7.2% (2016 est.) | - | mainland - African 99%, other 1% | 116 | 5.90% | G:0 S:2 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Thailand |
15,957,223 | Constitutional monarchy | $16,100 | 2.8%(2015 est.) | 0.9%(2015 est.) | Buddhist (official) 93.6%, Muslim 4.9%, Christian 1.2%, other 0.2%, none 0.1% (2010 est.) | 76 | 9.2%(2014) | G:8 S:6 B:11 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | 1966
Asian Games 1970 Asian Games 1978 Asian Games 1998 Asian Games 2007 Universiade |
Togo |
7,756,937 | Presidential republic | $1,500 | 5.4%(2015 est.) | - | Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51% | 107 | 6.4%(2014) | G:0 S:0 B:1 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Tunisia |
11,134,588 | Parliamentary republic | $11,400 | 0.8%(2015 est.) | 5.2%(2015 est.) | Muslim (official; Sunni)99.1%,other (includes Christian,Jewish, Shia Muslim,and Baha'i) 1% | 76 | 27.1%(2014) | G:4 S:3 B:5 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Ukraine |
44,209,733 | Semi-presidential republic | $8200 (2016 est.) | 2.3% (2016 est.) | 10% (2016 est.) | Christian; the vast majority - up to two-thirds | 131 | 21.70% | G:36 S:30 B:59 | G: 2 S: 1 B: 4 | - |
Uzbekistan |
29,473,614 | Presidential republic | $6,100 | 8%(2015 est.) | 5%(2015 est.) | Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3% | 153 | 14.3%(2014) | G:5 S:6 B:11 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Vietnam |
95,261,021 | Communist state | $6,000 | 6.7%(2015 est.) | 3.5%(2015 est.) | Buddhist 7.9%, Catholic 6.6%, Hoa Hao 1.7%, Cao Dai 0.9%, Protestant 0.9%, Muslim 0.1%, none 81.8% (2009 est.) | 112 | 3.5%(2014) | G:0 S:2 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Zambia |
15,510,711 | Presidential republic | $3,900 (2016 est.) | 3% (2016 est.) | 15% (2008 est.) | Protestant 75.3%, Roman Catholic 20.2%, other 2.7% | 87 | 7.20% | G:0 S:1 B:1 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Zimbabwe |
14,546,961 | Semi-presidential republic | $1,700 (2016 est.) | -0.3% (2016 est.) | 95% (2009 est.) | Protestant 82.7% (includes Apostolic 41.8%, Pentecostal 25.2%, other 15.7%), Roman Catholic 6.7%, other Christian 4.6%, traditional religion 0.6%, Muslim 0.4%, other 0.1%, none 4.9% (2015 est.) | 154 | 8.4% (2014) | G:0 S:2 B:0 | G:0 S:0 B:0 | - |
Sources
- Comité International des Jeux Méditerranéens
- Corruption Perceptions Index 2015, Transparency International
- International University Sports Federation (FISU)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- Olympic Council of Asia
- Pacific Games Council
- The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)