Religion? I think it’s more a geographical thing. The only country that doesn’t share a border with an other member of its table is Maldives. These countries share far more than a religuon.
The article boils it down to a combination of poverty/unemployment and toxic macho culture, which leads men to depression, alcohol abuse, and risky behavior. Suicide rates are the highest in the EU, and over 80% of those suicides are men. Latvia has the highest proportion of single mothers in the EU.
Nah, it’s largely driven by poverty and war and traditional gender roles. Men move abroad looking for work, leaving their wives back home to maintain the rest of the family. Men seek a temporary escape from poverty by abusing alcohol and drugs, or engaging in other high-risk activities. Men die fighting in the military.
These are cultural spheres and i suspect that’s the driver. Both religion and male:female ratios are downstream of culture, so of course religion and gender ratios correlate.
Iran’s 103 is especially telling - a gulf state, as muslim a nation as any of the other overwhelming male gulf states, but with thousands of years of persian cultural heritage seperating them from their predominantly arab neighbours.
To make it slightly more interesting look at the edges. I’m not saying it’s related to religion but at least there is a correlation
You might want to look at hot conflicts rather than religion.
That’s definitely a factor for Eastern Europe, but so is alcoholism and heart disease as the article mentions.
countries were man either die at war or emigrate vs countries with high % of immigrant labor, but woman rather not go
Religion? I think it’s more a geographical thing. The only country that doesn’t share a border with an other member of its table is Maldives. These countries share far more than a religuon.
Age groups for Latvia men/women
wow! death rate for men after 40 is scary
Interesting BBC article about the shortage of men in Latvia: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11493157
The article boils it down to a combination of poverty/unemployment and toxic macho culture, which leads men to depression, alcohol abuse, and risky behavior. Suicide rates are the highest in the EU, and over 80% of those suicides are men. Latvia has the highest proportion of single mothers in the EU.
Nah, it’s largely driven by poverty and war and traditional gender roles. Men move abroad looking for work, leaving their wives back home to maintain the rest of the family. Men seek a temporary escape from poverty by abusing alcohol and drugs, or engaging in other high-risk activities. Men die fighting in the military.
islamism == sausage fest
Must be because of all these virgins already waiting in heaven
Also interesting that every country in the extreme, is a country I would never choose to visit as a tourist.
But most of those countries are worth visiting. Some not at the moment but all of them interesting. For example, Georgia is stunning.
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OP said “never”, and didn’t give a reason. “Never” is forever, “At the moment” is for now.
Good point, mb
You’re really missing out on some beautiful places to visit if you avoid the extremes
Even Latvia?
These are cultural spheres and i suspect that’s the driver. Both religion and male:female ratios are downstream of culture, so of course religion and gender ratios correlate.
Iran’s 103 is especially telling - a gulf state, as muslim a nation as any of the other overwhelming male gulf states, but with thousands of years of persian cultural heritage seperating them from their predominantly arab neighbours.
Those Gulf states also have a huge amount of immigrant labor, and it’s largely men.