The title is somewhat loaded, Islam is also found to be problematic, albeit less heavily correlated. In danger of stating the obvious: the quality of life in nations that find themselves in opposition, isolation or subservient position to the major industrial hedgemons have a lower quality of life.
It’s also worth noting China is not present in the basket, neither is Cuba which prides itself on its healthcare system.
It’s interesting to note the autocratic nature of “communist” and “muslim” regimes with their strong personality cults. I’m not all that surprised that escaping one crappy political system, then having a puppet regime/dictator being installed by foreign imperialist intelligence, and having the economy colonized by ruthless multinationals leads to a crappy quality of life.
It’s also worth noting China is not present in the basket, neither is Cuba which prides itself on its healthcare system.
It’s interesting to note the autocratic nature of “communist” and “muslim” regimes with their strong personality cults. I’m not all that surprised that escaping one crappy political system, then having a puppet regime/dictator being installed by foreign imperialist intelligence, and having the economy colonized by ruthless multinationals leads to a crappy quality of life.