Countries With the Highest Ethnic Diversity
Every country with a figure for ethnic diversity, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Liberia (0.889), Uganda (0.883) and Togo (0.88). The middle country of the 153 has 0.453.
What this measures
Ethnic fractionalization index, in index, 0 to 1. Source: Lenka Drazanova. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The chance that two people picked at random in a country belong to different ethnic groups, from 0 (everyone in one group) to close to 1 (many small groups). It measures how mixed a country is, not which groups live there. The groups are those each country's own sources use, so where the lines are drawn differs from country to country. Yearly from 1945 to 2013, so the latest value is from 2013. No "better" direction is set.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2013–2013. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Ethnic diversity | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberia | 0.889 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Uganda | 0.883 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Togo | 0.88 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | Nepal | 0.86 | 2013 | South Asia |
| 5 | South Africa | 0.856 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Kenya | 0.855 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Chad | 0.855 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Mali | 0.852 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Nigeria | 0.85 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.808 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | Philippines | 0.807 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 12 | Indonesia | 0.803 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 0.802 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 0.801 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Malawi | 0.791 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 0.79 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Gabon | 0.789 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 0.783 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Angola | 0.779 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 0.767 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Kuwait | 0.765 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 22 | Benin | 0.764 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 0.763 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 24 | Gambia, The | 0.762 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | Namibia | 0.76 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Pakistan | 0.748 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 27 | Senegal | 0.747 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Sudan | 0.746 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 29 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 0.743 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 30 | Ghana | 0.736 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.731 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 32 | Canada | 0.73 | 2013 | North America |
| 33 | Guinea | 0.727 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Mauritania | 0.713 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Qatar | 0.708 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 36 | Zambia | 0.706 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Congo, Rep. | 0.704 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 38 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 0.7 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 39 | Guyana | 0.695 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 0.684 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 41 | Spain | 0.669 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | Niger | 0.666 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | Eritrea | 0.659 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.655 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | Bhutan | 0.651 | 2013 | South Asia |
| 46 | Djibouti | 0.649 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.639 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.637 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 49 | Lao PDR | 0.634 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 50 | Peru | 0.618 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 51 | Panama | 0.612 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Oman | 0.597 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 53 | Belgium | 0.592 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Tanzania | 0.591 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 55 | Myanmar | 0.59 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 56 | Mexico | 0.587 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 57 | Bahrain | 0.582 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 58 | Bolivia | 0.572 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Malaysia | 0.57 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 60 | Morocco | 0.566 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 0.562 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Brazil | 0.559 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 63 | Latvia | 0.547 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 0.544 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 0.538 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 66 | Ecuador | 0.528 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 67 | Fiji | 0.528 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 68 | United States | 0.527 | 2013 | North America |
| 69 | Turkiye | 0.521 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Venezuela, RB | 0.52 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 71 | Cuba | 0.517 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | Guatemala | 0.511 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.487 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 74 | New Zealand | 0.485 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 75 | Mauritius | 0.466 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 76 | Estonia | 0.458 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 0.453 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 78 | Iraq | 0.446 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 79 | Cabo Verde | 0.442 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 80 | Chile | 0.439 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | Moldova | 0.427 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 0.415 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 0.399 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 0.398 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 85 | Serbia | 0.396 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 86 | Botswana | 0.395 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 87 | Singapore | 0.395 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 88 | Eswatini | 0.39 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | Israel | 0.376 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 90 | Russian Federation | 0.376 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 91 | Taiwan | 0.373 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 92 | Algeria | 0.372 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 93 | Ukraine | 0.37 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 94 | Switzerland | 0.367 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 95 | Georgia | 0.367 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 0.367 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 97 | Netherlands | 0.354 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Thailand | 0.352 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 99 | Cyprus | 0.347 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 0.323 | 2013 | South Asia |
| 101 | Mongolia | 0.315 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 102 | Lesotho | 0.313 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 0.313 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | Belarus | 0.309 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 105 | Burundi | 0.308 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 0.289 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 107 | Lithuania | 0.284 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 108 | Rwanda | 0.28 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 109 | Australia | 0.276 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 110 | Czechia | 0.262 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Libya | 0.259 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 112 | Slovenia | 0.258 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Turkmenistan | 0.255 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Austria | 0.248 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 115 | Slovak Republic | 0.241 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 116 | Hungary | 0.232 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Honduras | 0.229 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 118 | Saudi Arabia | 0.224 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 119 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.222 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 120 | Portugal | 0.22 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Sweden | 0.219 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 122 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.213 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 123 | Jamaica | 0.21 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 124 | Romania | 0.207 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 125 | Madagascar | 0.194 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 126 | China | 0.19 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 127 | Paraguay | 0.179 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 128 | Denmark | 0.177 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Uruguay | 0.176 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 130 | Ireland | 0.174 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | Croatia | 0.171 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 132 | Greece | 0.167 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 133 | El Salvador | 0.165 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 134 | Argentina | 0.158 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 135 | Cambodia | 0.158 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 136 | Norway | 0.151 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Albania | 0.139 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Finland | 0.138 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | Lebanon | 0.133 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 140 | Azerbaijan | 0.122 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Italy | 0.11 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Haiti | 0.105 | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 0.097 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 144 | Korea, Rep. | 0.095 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 145 | Poland | 0.069 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | Comoros | 0.054 | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 147 | Armenia | 0.045 | 2013 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 148 | Jordan | 0.044 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 149 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0.041 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 150 | Tunisia | 0.034 | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 0.025 | 2013 | South Asia |
| 152 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 0.02 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 153 | Japan | 0.019 | 2013 | East Asia & Pacific |
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