By the Numbers, Monarchies vs the World

Economics determine the vast majority of humanity’s stress levels, and consequent happiness, and much work has been done by brilliant minds all over the world to help us figure out how to make the best economies for ourselves. However, as incredible as some of these brilliant scientists have been, typically economics begins one level too deep. It is of great help and impact to measure such things as Socialism and Capitalism in nations, as well as all the minutia of daily transactions and corruption in governments, but this study proposes not to throw out all the great economic work that has gone before, but to simply measure the type of government first. The difference between Monarchies and Representative Governments is huge and has lasting impact greater even than the economic policies of Left vs Right.

As a result, it was the intention of this study to measure the impact type of government has on the nations of the world and to compare and contrast between Monarchies and all other forms of government in five factors of economic prosperity. All the countries of the world were included in this study and the different continents were broken down into separate results. This is because measuring apples to apples in terms of region is important even in macroeconomics when the object is real life standards of living. African Monarchies should not be compared to European Monarchies, for example, since that would be an apple to orange comparison. After every country with available data was measured, the results proved definitively that Monarchies provide a far superior engine of economic freedom and safety than any other form of government.

The five metrics analysed wherever data was available are:

1.     GDP PER CAPITA

(How much money the average person in a country will take home per year)

2.     Corruption Perception Index

(How corrupt a country is, from bribery to Legal protection for people who report cases of bribery and corruption)

3.     Military Spending as a Percentage of GDP

(How much of the whole nation’s money is spent on military defence)

4.     Government Spending as a Percentage of GDP

(How much of the whole nation’s money is spent per year by the government)

5.     Credit Worthiness of the Nation

(The entire country’s credit score)

These metrics were chosen because of good, reliable data in these categories, and because they cover nearly every macro-aspect of a real person’s economic life. GDP PER CAPITA is important because it literally measures how many $$ the average person earns per year. Corruption is important because it affects nearly every aspect of a nation’s economy, a corrupt country is a fundamentally unfair country. Military spending is important because that keeps greedy neighbours from being able to play robber baron with the people of the country, and safe countries are prosperous countries. Government spending is a good indicator of a solid safety net for those in a nation that are struggling, this is important because life is not always easy and progressive. Credit worthiness of a nation is important because that determines whether or not businesses of other nations want to do business with the people of that country, and business is money. A nation where people earn a lot of money per year, are not burdened by corrupt politicians stealing everything for themselves, are protected from invasion, whose government will provide safety nets in case of catastrophe, and whose businesses are booming have a much better standard of living for the real people living in those nations than in the places where these things are not as good.

Europe

Countries in Europe

The 45 countries in Europe in alphabetical order

12 Monarchies of Europe

1. Andorra
2. Belgium
3. Denmark
4. Liechtenstein
5. Luxembourg
6. Monaco
7. Netherlands
8. Norway
9. Spain
10. Sweden
11. United Kingdom
12. Vatican City

-GDP Per Capita

Europe GDP Per Capita for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 44
• Average: $42,990.91

Europe GDP Per Capita for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 11
• Average: $69,545.46

Europe GDP Per Capita for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 33
• Average: $34,139.40

Winner:

• Monarchies
• $ 35,406.06 Higher GDP Per Capita for Monarchies in Europe

-Corruption Perception Index

Europe CPI for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 44
• Average: 53.59

Europe CPI for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 8
• Average: 79.125

Europe CPI for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 32
• Average: 53.91

Winner:

• Monarchies
• 25.215% Higher CPI Scores for Monarchies in Europe

-Percentage of Military Spending per GDP

Europe Military Spending per GDP for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 41
• Average: 1.386%

Europe Military Spending per GDP for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 8
• Average: 1.238%

Europe Military Spending per GDP for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 32
• Average: 1.466%

Winner:

• Other Governments
• .228% higher when Russia is considered a part of Europe, and when Ukraine and Russia are actively at war.

-Government Spending as a Percentage of GDP

Europe Government Spending per GDP for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 40
• Average: 48.16%

Europe Government Spending per GDP for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 8
• Average: 53.01%

Europe Government Spending per GDP for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 32
• Average: 46.95%

Winner:

• Monarchies
• Monarchies spend 6.06% more than other forms of government in Europe

-Credit Worthiness

Europe Credit Rating for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 43
• Average: 69.88

Europe Credit Rating for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 10
• Average: 92

Europe Credit Rating for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 33
• Average: 63.18

Winner:

• Monarchies
• Monarchies have a 28.82% higher credit score than other forms of government in Europe

Asia

Countries in Asia:

The up-to-date list of the fifty countries of Asia in alphabetical order

15 Monarchies of Asia

1. Bhutan
2. Brunei Darussalam
3. Kingdom of Cambodia
4. Japan
5. Malaysia
6. Kingdom of Thailand
7. Kingdom of Bahrain
8. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
9. State of Kuwait
10. Sultanate of Oman
11. State of Qatar
12. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
13. United Arab Emirates
14. Indonesia is a republic, however several provinces or regencies preserves their own monarchy, although only Special Region of Yogyakarta that retain actual administrative authority, the rest only holds cultural significance.
15. Although the Philippines is a republic, the Southern Philippines have retained their monarchical traditions and are protected under the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997.

India and Pakistan

The British ruled Indian Empire became independent from British rule in 1947 and became the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan and in 1950 India became the Republic of India, in 1956 Pakistan became the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and in 1971 the province of East Pakistan separated from Pakistan to become Bangladesh. Princely states were only in the present-day countries of India and Pakistan, and not Bangladesh. The princely states who were vassal states of the British, had a certain degree of power and autonomy during the British Raj. The princely states had integrated into the newly independent India and Pakistan between 1947–1975 (the majority of states ascended into India or Pakistan in 1948) and the former monarchs of the princely states who joined before 1971 in India and before 1972 in Pakistan became titular rulers that received a privy purse and initially retained their statuses, privileges, and autonomy. During this time, the former princely states in India were merged into unions, each of which was headed by a former ruling prince with the title of Rajpramukh (ruling chief), equivalent to a state governor.^[2]

In 1956, the position of Rajpramukh was abolished and the federations dissolved, the former principalities becoming part of Indian states. The states which acceded to Pakistan retained their status until the promulgation of a new constitution in 1956, when most became part of the province of West Pakistan; a few of the former states retained their autonomy until 1969 when they were fully integrated into Pakistan. The Indian Government formally derecognised the princely families in 1971, followed by the Pakistani Government in 1972, in which their titles, autonomy, and privy purses were take away. Presently the rulers of the former princely states are pretenders who carry out ceremonial roles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchies_in_Asia

There are currently 269 Princely States in India and Pakistan, however, these countries did not have even as strong a monarchical tradition as Indonesia and the Philippines, so they should not be counted as Monarchies in spite of their strong monarchical past.

-GDP Per Capita

Asia GDP Per Capita for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 47
• Average: $20,891.49

Asia GDP Per Capita for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 15
• Average: $33,760.00

Asia GDP Per Capita for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 33
• Average: $14,859.36

Winner:

• Monarchies
• $ 18,900.64 Higher GDP Per Capita for Monarchies in Asia

-Corruption Perception Index

Asia CPI for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 46
• Average: 39.37

Asia CPI for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 14
• Average: 49.21

Asia CPI for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 32
• Average: 34.125

Winner:

• Monarchies
• 15.089% Higher CPI Scores for Monarchies in Asia

-Percentage of Military Spending per GDP

Asia Military Spending per GDP for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 47
• Average: 3.24

Asia Military Spending per GDP for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 15
• Average: 3.427

Asia Military Spending per GDP for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 32
• Average: 3.160

Winner:

• Monarchies
• .267% higher than other form of government in Asia

-Government Spending as a Percentage of GDP

Asia Government Spending per GDP for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 46
• Average: 32.229%

Asia Government Spending per GDP for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 15
• Average: 34.381%

Asia Government Spending per GDP for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 31
• Average: 31.187%

Winner:

• Monarchies
• Monarchies spend 3.194% more than other governments in Asia

-Credit Worthiness

Asia Credit Rating for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 45
• Average: 48.333

Asia Credit Rating for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 15
• Average: 62

Asia Credit Rating for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 30
• Average: 41.5

Winner:

• Monarchies
• Monarchies have a 20.5% higher credit score than other forms of government In Asia

Africa

Countries in Africa

The 54 countries of Africa in alphabetical order

3 Monarchies of Africa

1. Morocco
2. Eswatini
3. Lesotho

-GDP Per Capita

African GDP Per Capita for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 54
• Average: $5,261.11

African GDP Per Capita for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 3
• Average: $5,866.67

African GDP Per Capita for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 51
• Average: $5,225.49

Winner:

• Monarchies
• $641.18 Higher GDP Per Capita for Monarchies in Africa

-Corruption Perception Index

African CPI for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 54
• Average: 32.57

African CPI for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 3
• Average: 36.33

African CPI for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 51
• Average: 32.35

Winner:

• Monarchies
• 3.98% Higher CPI Scores for Monarchies in Africa

-Percentage of Military Spending per GDP

African Military Spending per GDP for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 52
• Average: 1.867%

African Military Spending per GDP for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 3
• Average: 2.567%

African Military Spending per GDP for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 49
• Average: 1.825%

Winner:

• Monarchies
• .742% higher for Monarchies in Africa

-Government Spending as a Percentage of GDP

African Government Spending per GDP for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 53
• Average: 29.554%

African Government Spending per GDP for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 3
• Average: 48.828%

African Government Spending per GDP for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 50
• Average: 28.698%

Winner:

• Monarchies
• Monarchies spend 20.13% more than other forms of government in Africa

-Credit Worthiness

African Credit Rating for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 54
• Average: 30.51

African Credit Rating for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 3
• Average: 36.667

African Credit Rating for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 51
• Average: 30.147

Winner:

• Monarchies
• Monarchies have a 6.52% higher credit score than other forms of government In Africa

Oceania

Countries in Oceania:

There are 14 countries in Oceania today, according to United Nations official statistics. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population totals.

Not included in this total count and listed separately are:

• The Cook Islands and Niue, both states in free association with New Zealand which are members of several UN specialized agencies and have been recognized “full treaty-making capacity”, but are neither member states nor non-member observer states.
• Dependencies (or dependent territories, dependent areas) or Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous territories)

Dependencies or other territories

The population for all the dependencies and territories is less than a million people, so they were not measured separately, additionally little to no economic information was available for them. (Actual population total combined: 879,717)

  7 Current monarchies of Oceania

1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Papua New Guinea
4. Solomon Islands
5. Tonga
6. Tuvalu
7. Wallis and Futuna (Not measured because it is too small)

-GDP Per Capita

Oceanian GDP Per Capita for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 14
• Average: $ 11,321.43

Oceanian GDP Per Capita for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 6
• Average: $18,083.33

Oceanian GDP Per Capita for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 8
• Average: $6,250

Winner:

• Monarchies
• $11,833.00 Higher GDP Per Capita for Monarchies in Oceania

-Corruption Perception Index

Oceanian CPI for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 6
• Average: 55.833

Oceanian CPI for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 4
• Average: 58.75

Oceanian CPI for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 2
• Average: 50

Winner:

• Monarchies
• 8.75% Higher CPI Scores for Monarchies in Oceania

-Percentage of Military Spending per GDP

Oceanian Military Spending per GDP for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 5
• Average: 1.46

Oceanian Military Spending per GDP for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 4
• Average: 1.45

Oceanian Military Spending per GDP for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 1
• Average: 1.4

Winner:

• Monarchies
• .05% higher than other forms of government in Oceania.

-Government Spending as a Percentage of GDP

Oceanian Government Spending per GDP for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 14
• Average: 61.122

Oceanian Government Spending per GDP for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 6
• Average: 51.072

Oceanian Government Spending per GDP for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 8
• Average: 68.659

Winner:

• Other forms of government
• Other governments spend 17.587% more than Monarchies in Oceania

-Credit Worthiness

Oceanian Credit Rating for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 10
• Average: 58

Oceanian Credit Rating for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 5
• Average: 62

Oceanian Credit Rating for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 5
• Average: 54

Winner:

• Monarchies
• Monarchies have an 8% higher credit score than other forms of government In Oceania

The Americas (north and south)

Countries in North America

The 24 countries of the Americas in alphabetical order

French Guiana is an overseas territory of France and not an independent country.

There are no monarchies in South America

  American monarchies

1. Antigua and Barbuda
2.  The Bahamas
3. Belize
4. Canada
5. Grenada
6. Jamaica
7. Saint Kitts and Nevis
8. Saint Lucia
9. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-GDP Per Capita

American GDP Per Capita for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 36
• Average: $18,311.22

American GDP Per Capita for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 9
• Average: $19,144.44

American GDP Per Capita for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 27
• Average: $18,033.48

Winner:

• Monarchies
• $1,110.96 Higher GDP Per Capita for Monarchies in America

-Corruption Perception Index

American CPI for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 36
• Average: 38.33

American CPI for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 9
• Average: 38.89

American CPI for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 26
• Average: 34.33

Winner:

• Monarchies
• 4.557% Higher CPI Scores for Monarchies in America

-Percentage of Military Spending per GDP

American Military Spending per GDP for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 36
• Average: 1.248%

American Military Spending per GDP for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 9
• Average: 1.1%

American Military Spending per GDP for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 26
• Average: 1.52%

Winner:

• Other Forms of government
• Other forms of government spend .416% more than Monarchies in the Americas (Though it rather hard to compete in terms of military strength with the USA in your hemisphere…)

-Government Spending as a Percentage of GDP

American Government Spending per GDP for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 36
• Average: 31.188%

American Government Spending per GDP for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 9
• Average: 33.932%

American Government Spending per GDP for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 25
• Average: 30.200%

Winner:

• Monarchies
• Monarchies spend 3.732% more than other governments in the Americas

-Credit Worthiness

American Credit Rating for all Governments

• Countries Measured: 33
• Average: 42.879

American Credit Rating for Monarchies:

• Countries Measured: 6
• Average: 45.83

American Credit Rating for other forms of government:

• Countries Measured: 27
• Average: 42.22

Winner:

• Monarchies
• Monarchies have an 3.61% higher credit score than other forms of government In the Americas

Everything in the Americas is overshadowed by the United States of America, however, even with this consideration, Monarchies still outclass all other forms of government in four out of five metrics in the Americas, which is an astounding finding.

Conclusion

Monarchies beat ALL other forms of government around the world when measured by the strength of their neighbors. In five major categories, Monarchies are proven to have a better Standard of Living for the average person in their borders than the average man in the rest of the region.

Results by the Numbers:

·       Europe: 4/5 win for Monarchies

·       Asia: 5/5 win for Monarchies

·       Africa: 5/5 win for Monarchies

·       Oceania: 4/5 win for Monarchies

·       The Americas: 4/5 win for Monarchies

·       Worldwide: 22/25 win for Monarchies

It is no longer possible to ignore the beneficial element Monarchies provide to their people.