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People > Immigration > Cultural Diversity Index: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country speak a very different language. A high score of close to 1 indicates that many unrelated languages are spoken. A score of close to 0 means that few languages are spoken, and / or that the spoken languages are similar to one another. For more information, please refer to Fearon (see citation).

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 CameroonCameroon 0.733 2003
2 ChadChad 0.727 2003
3 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.679 2003
4 IndiaIndia 0.667 2003
5 BoliviaBolivia 0.662 2003
6 NigeriaNigeria 0.66 2003
7 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.65 2003
8 UgandaUganda 0.647 2003
9 LiberiaLiberia 0.644 2003
10 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.628 2003
11 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.624 2003
12 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.62 2003
13 TogoTogo 0.602 2003
14 KenyaKenya 0.601 2003
15 NigerNiger 0.6 2003
16 MaliMali 0.59 2003
17 NamibiaNamibia 0.589 2003
18 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.568 2003
=19 TanzaniaTanzania 0.564 2003
=19 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.564 2003
21 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.562 2003
22 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.557 2003
23 FijiFiji 0.553 2003
24 GambiaGambia 0.548 2003
=25 NepalNepal 0.542 2003
=25 IranIran 0.542 2003
27 KuwaitKuwait 0.54 2003
28 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.534 2003
29 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.53 2003
30 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.522 2003
31 BhutanBhutan 0.518 2003
32 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.511 2003
33 PeruPeru 0.506 2003
34 CanadaCanada 0.499 2003
35 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.493 2003
=36 TajikistanTajikistan 0.492 2003
=36 EstoniaEstonia 0.492 2003
38 GuineaGuinea 0.49 2003
39 EcuadorEcuador 0.48 2003
40 BelgiumBelgium 0.462 2003
=41 BahrainBahrain 0.46 2003
=41 GuyanaGuyana 0.46 2003
43 MauritiusMauritius 0.448 2003
44 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.442 2003
45 LatviaLatvia 0.441 2003
46 MexicoMexico 0.434 2003
47 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 0.432 2003
48 ThailandThailand 0.431 2003
49 BurmaBurma 0.419 2003
50 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.418 2003
51 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.413 2003
=52 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.404 2003
=52 OmanOman 0.404 2003
=52 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.404 2003
55 SenegalSenegal 0.402 2003
56 MoldovaMoldova 0.401 2003
57 BeninBenin 0.4 2003
58 EritreaEritrea 0.398 2003
=59 GhanaGhana 0.388 2003
=59 SingaporeSingapore 0.388 2003
61 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.386 2003
62 GabonGabon 0.382 2003
63 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.38 2003
64 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.363 2003
65 MoroccoMorocco 0.36 2003
66 CyprusCyprus 0.359 2003
67 IraqIraq 0.355 2003
68 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.354 2003
69 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.328 2003
70 RussiaRussia 0.311 2003
71 TurkeyTurkey 0.299 2003
72 MalawiMalawi 0.294 2003
73 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.293 2003
74 SomaliaSomalia 0.29 2003
75 PakistanPakistan 0.289 2003
76 MozambiqueMozambique 0.285 2003
77 MauritaniaMauritania 0.272 2003
78 United StatesUnited States 0.271 2003
79 RomaniaRomania 0.265 2003
80 SpainSpain 0.263 2003
81 LithuaniaLithuania 0.259 2003
82 UkraineUkraine 0.258 2003
83 FranceFrance 0.251 2003
84 BulgariaBulgaria 0.25 2003
85 IsraelIsrael 0.246 2003
86 AngolaAngola 0.242 2003
87 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.237 2003
88 SyriaSyria 0.235 2003
89 BelarusBelarus 0.228 2003
90 MongoliaMongolia 0.227 2003
91 VietnamVietnam 0.21 2003
92 LebanonLebanon 0.195 2003
93 MadagascarMadagascar 0.192 2003
=94 SwedenSweden 0.189 2003
=94 ZambiaZambia 0.189 2003
96 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.187 2003
=97 HungaryHungary 0.185 2003
=97 CroatiaCroatia 0.185 2003
99 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.18 2003
100 SloveniaSlovenia 0.17 2003
101 TaiwanTaiwan 0.169 2003
102 PanamaPanama 0.168 2003
=103 ChileChile 0.167 2003
=103 HondurasHonduras 0.167 2003
105 BotswanaBotswana 0.161 2003
106 IrelandIreland 0.157 2003
107 ChinaChina 0.154 2003
108 CambodiaCambodia 0.15 2003
109 AustraliaAustralia 0.147 2003
110 SwazilandSwaziland 0.143 2003
=111 BangladeshBangladesh 0.141 2003
=111 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.141 2003
113 FinlandFinland 0.132 2003
114 DenmarkDenmark 0.128 2003
115 LibyaLibya 0.127 2003
116 ArmeniaArmenia 0.124 2003
117 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.116 2003
118 AustriaAustria 0.1 2003
119 NorwayNorway 0.098 2003
120 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.095 2003
121 GermanyGermany 0.09 2003
122 AlbaniaAlbania 0.082 2003
=123 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.078 2003
=123 YemenYemen 0.078 2003
125 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.077 2003
126 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.064 2003
127 LesothoLesotho 0.057 2003
128 GreeceGreece 0.05 2003
129 JordanJordan 0.049 2003
130 PolandPoland 0.041 2003
=131 PortugalPortugal 0.04 2003
=131 ItalyItaly 0.04 2003
=131 BurundiBurundi 0.04 2003
134 ParaguayParaguay 0.039 2003
135 TunisiaTunisia 0.033 2003
136 JamaicaJamaica 0.027 2003
=137 ColombiaColombia 0.02 2003
=137 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.02 2003
=137 LaosLaos 0.02 2003
=137 CubaCuba 0.02 2003
=137 BrazilBrazil 0.02 2003
142 JapanJapan 0.012 2003
143 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.004 2003
144 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.002 2003
=145 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.0 2003
=145 RwandaRwanda 0.0 2003
=145 ArgentinaArgentina 0.0 2003
=145 HaitiHaiti 0.0 2003
=145 UruguayUruguay 0.0 2003
=145 EgyptEgypt 0.0 2003

Citation

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