Which country has the highest Anime Interest Index?

Sao Tome and Principe has the highest Anime Interest Index in 2024, at 100, followed by Kyrgyzstan (64) and Gabon (60).

Which country has the lowest Anime Interest Index?

Tanzania has the lowest Anime Interest Index in 2024, at 1.

What is the median Anime Interest Index across countries?

The median is 12 across the 226 countries with data in 2024.

Where does this anime popularity by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Anime - Google Trends; Top 10 Countries where Anime is Most Popular and Why! - Epic Dope; 20+ Anime Statistics & Facts: How Many People Watch Anime? (2023) - Headphones Addict; List of Countries That Watch the Most Anime - Suki Desu.

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Anime Popularity by Country

Name: Anime Popularity by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Sao Tome and Principe has the highest Anime Interest Index in 2024 (100), followed by Kyrgyzstan (64) and Gabon (60). Tanzania has the lowest (1).

Culture228 countries · 1 metricUpdated Feb 2, 2025Original page

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Year

226 of 235 countries

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Anime Interest Index, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 226 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

Middle half 6 – 19

Average

14.75

226 countries

Highest

100

Sao Tome and Principe

Lowest

Tanzania

Over time · 2022–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

Median of all countries
Sao Tome and Principe
Kyrgyzstan
Gabon
Mayotte
Mongolia

Data

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226 countries · # = rank by Anime Interest Index

#
1	Sao Tome and Principe	100
2	Kyrgyzstan	64
3	Gabon	60
4	Mayotte	58
5	Mongolia	49
6	Republic of the Congo	44
7	Laos	43
8	Myanmar	42
9	Thailand	41
10	Vietnam	38
11	Sudan	35
11	French Guiana	35
11	Micronesia	35
14	Bhutan	34
15	Togo	33
16	Philippines	32
16	Bolivia	32
18	Madagascar	29
18	Nepal	29
18	Kazakhstan	29
18	Libya	29
18	French Polynesia	29
23	Algeria	28
23	Cuba	28
25	Iraq	27
25	Yemen	27
25	Cambodia	27
28	Iran	26
28	Guyana	26
28	American Samoa	26
31	Equatorial Guinea	25
31	Djibouti	25
31	Reunion	25
31	Brunei	25
31	Kiribati	25
36	Japan	24
36	North Korea	24
36	Western Sahara	24
39	Tajikistan	23
39	Martinique	23
41	South Korea	22
41	Ukraine	22
41	Moldova	22
41	Jamaica	22
41	Comoros	22
41	Marshall Islands	22
47	Angola	21
47	Uzbekistan	21
47	Syria	21
47	Nicaragua	21
47	Guadeloupe	21
47	Northern Mariana Islands	21
53	Malaysia	20
53	Mauritania	20
53	Cape Verde	20
56	Russia	19
56	Oman	19
56	New Caledonia	19
59	Morocco	18
59	Ivory Coast	18
59	Senegal	18
59	Jordan	18
59	Belarus	18
59	El Salvador	18
59	Belize	18
59	Dominica	18
59	Palau	18
59	Cook Islands	18
59	Tuvalu	18
70	Trinidad and Tobago	17
70	Guam	17
70	Tonga	17
70	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	17
70	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	17
75	China	16
75	Bangladesh	16
75	Peru	16
75	Tunisia	16
75	Panama	16
75	Mauritius	16
75	Samoa	16
75	Saint Barthelemy	16
75	Montserrat	16
84	Indonesia	15
84	Egypt	15
84	Afghanistan	15
84	Burkina Faso	15
84	Ecuador	15
84	Haiti	15
84	Honduras	15
84	Turkmenistan	15
84	Palestine	15
84	Georgia	15
84	Maldives	15
95	Saudi Arabia	14
95	Guatemala	14
95	Benin	14
95	Paraguay	14
95	Suriname	14
95	Grenada	14
95	Antigua and Barbuda	14
102	Cameroon	13
102	Dominican Republic	13
102	Bahrain	13
102	Macau	13
106	Brazil	12
106	Venezuela	12
106	Mali	12
106	Somalia	12
106	Costa Rica	12
106	Kuwait	12
106	Botswana	12
106	Timor-Leste	12
106	Barbados	12
106	Seychelles	12
106	Saint Martin	12
117	Mexico	11
117	France	11
117	Lebanon	11
117	Eritrea	11
117	Fiji	11
117	Solomon Islands	11
117	Bahamas	11
117	Saint Kitts and Nevis	11
117	Sint Maarten	11
126	Mozambique	10
126	Chile	10
126	Hong Kong	10
126	Puerto Rico	10
126	United States Virgin Islands	10
131	India	9
131	Pakistan	9
131	DR Congo	9
131	Colombia	9
131	Argentina	9
131	Niger	9
131	Taiwan	9
131	Azerbaijan	9
131	Singapore	9
131	Armenia	9
131	Albania	9
131	Latvia	9
131	British Virgin Islands	9
144	Zambia	8
144	Portugal	8
144	Serbia	8
144	Uruguay	8
144	Qatar	8
144	Vanuatu	8
144	Greenland	8
144	Anguilla	8
152	United States	7
152	Canada	7
152	Sri Lanka	7
152	Chad	7
152	Romania	7
152	Zimbabwe	7
152	Guinea	7
152	Belgium	7
152	United Arab Emirates	7
152	Israel	7
152	New Zealand	7
152	Lithuania	7
152	Estonia	7
152	Montenegro	7
152	Curacao	7
152	Aruba	7
152	Cayman Islands	7
169	Nigeria	6
169	Ethiopia	6
169	South Africa	6
169	Poland	6
169	Ghana	6
169	Australia	6
169	Malawi	6
169	Papua New Guinea	6
169	Hungary	6
169	Namibia	6
169	Cyprus	6
169	Luxembourg	6
169	Faroe Islands	6
182	Turkey	5
182	Germany	5
182	Kenya	5
182	Burundi	5
182	Czechia	5
182	Bulgaria	5
182	Central African Republic	5
182	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5
182	Guinea-Bissau	5
182	North Macedonia	5
182	Iceland	5
182	Bermuda	5
182	Gibraltar	5
182	Falkland Islands	5
196	United Kingdom	4
196	Italy	4
196	Spain	4
196	Rwanda	4
196	Sweden	4
196	Austria	4
196	Switzerland	4
196	Sierra Leone	4
196	Denmark	4
196	Norway	4
196	Finland	4
196	Slovakia	4
196	Ireland	4
196	Croatia	4
196	Gambia	4
196	Lesotho	4
196	Eswatini	4
196	Malta	4
196	Andorra	4
215	Uganda	3
215	Netherlands	3
215	South Sudan	3
215	Greece	3
215	Slovenia	3
215	Jersey	3
215	Isle of Man	3
215	Guernsey	3
215	Liechtenstein	3
215	San Marino	3
225	Liberia	2
226	Tanzania	1

What correlates with Anime Interest Index (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,296 other country metrics sharing at least 136 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Anime Interest Index tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
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LI Users Aged 25-34LinkedIn Users by Country
r = +0.38 · moderate · n = 214
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% Stomach Cancer Mortality at 74Stomach Cancer Rates by Country
r = +0.37 · moderate · n = 183
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Stomach Cancer Mortality ASRStomach Cancer Rates by Country
r = +0.37 · moderate · n = 184
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Suspected In-Country Overstay RateVisa Overstay by Country
r = +0.36 · moderate · n = 184
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Visa Overstay RateVisa Overstay by Country
r = +0.36 · moderate · n = 184
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Anime Interest Index tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Logistics CompetenceLogistics Performance Index by Country
r = −0.47 · moderate · n = 139
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Restaurant Price IndexCost of Living by Country
r = −0.47 · moderate · n = 136
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Overall Rank GCI v1.6Good Country Index by CountryA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = −0.46 · moderate · n = 170
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Logistics Performance Index (LPI) Total ScoreLogistics Performance Index by Country
r = −0.45 · moderate · n = 139
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CustomsLogistics Performance Index by Country
r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 139
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Tracking TracingLogistics Performance Index by Country
r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 139
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Anime Interest Index?: Sao Tome and Principe has the highest Anime Interest Index in 2024, at 100, followed by Kyrgyzstan (64) and Gabon (60).
Which country has the lowest Anime Interest Index?: Tanzania has the lowest Anime Interest Index in 2024, at 1.
What is the median Anime Interest Index across countries?: The median is 12 across the 226 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this anime popularity by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Anime - Google Trends; Top 10 Countries where Anime is Most Popular and Why! - Epic Dope; 20+ Anime Statistics & Facts: How Many People Watch Anime? (2023) - Headphones Addict; List of Countries That Watch the Most Anime - Suki Desu.

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