Which country has the highest Cultural Dimensions Index?

Netherlands has the highest Cultural Dimensions Index in 2026, at 100, followed by Denmark (89) and Iceland (83).

Which country has the lowest Cultural Dimensions Index?

Kenya has the lowest Cultural Dimensions Index in 2026, at 4.

What is the median Cultural Dimensions Index across countries?

The median is 36.5 across the 120 countries with data in 2026.

Where does this collectivist countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Understanding Collectivist Cultures - VeryWell Mind; Country comparison tool - The culture factor; Afghanistan’s Younger, Elite and Educated Population - Global Journal; An Exploratory Study of Myanmar Culture Using Hofstede's Value Dimensions - Research gate.

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Netherlands has the highest Cultural Dimensions Index in 2026 (100), followed by Denmark (89) and Iceland (83). Kenya has the lowest (4).

Culture196 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Mar 10, 2024Original page

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ShowingCultural Dimensions IndexBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →

Year

120 of 235 countries

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Cultural Dimensions Index, 2026

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 120 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

36.5

Middle half 23.75 – 57.25

Average

40.63

120 countries

Highest

100

Netherlands

Lowest

Kenya

Biggest changes · 2024 → 2026

44 countries have a value in both years.

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Data

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196 countries · # = rank by Cultural Dimensions Index

#
1	Netherlands	No	100	Europe
2	Denmark	No	89	Europe
3	Iceland	No	83	Europe
4	Belgium	No	81	Europe
4	Norway	No	81	Europe
4	Slovenia	No	81	Europe
7	Germany	No	79	Europe
7	Switzerland	No	79	Europe
9	Austria	No	77	Europe
10	United Kingdom	No	76	Europe
11	Finland	No	75	Europe
12	France	No	74	Europe
13	Australia	No	73	Oceania
14	Canada	Yes	72	North America
15	Sweden	No	71	Europe
15	Hungary	No	71	Europe
17	Czechia	No	70	Europe
17	Latvia	No	70	Europe
19	New Zealand	No	69	Oceania
20	Spain	No	67	Europe
21	Japan	No	62	Asia
21	Estonia	No	62	Europe
23	United States	No	60	—
23	Uruguay	No	60	South America
23	Luxembourg	No	60	Europe
26	Portugal	Yes	59	Europe
26	Greece	Yes	59	Europe
26	Malta	Yes	59	Europe
29	South Korea	Yes	58	Asia
29	Ireland	Yes	58	—
31	Slovakia	Yes	57	Europe
32	Israel	Yes	56	Asia
33	Afghanistan	Yes	55	Asia
33	Ukraine	Yes	55	Europe
33	Lithuania	Yes	55	Europe
36	Italy	Yes	53	Europe
37	Bhutan	Yes	52	Asia
38	Myanmar	Yes	51	—
38	Argentina	Yes	51	South America
40	Hong Kong	Yes	50	Asia
40	Bulgaria	Yes	50	Europe
42	Chile	Yes	49	South America
43	Saudi Arabia	Yes	48	Asia
43	Romania	Yes	48	Europe
43	Belarus	Yes	48	Europe
46	Poland	Yes	47	Europe
46	Suriname	Yes	47	South America
48	Russia	Yes	46	Europe
48	Turkey	Yes	46	Asia
50	China	Yes	43	Asia
50	Singapore	Yes	43	Asia
50	Puerto Rico	Yes	43	—
53	Serbia	Yes	42	Europe
53	Croatia	Yes	42	Europe
55	Taiwan	Yes	40	Asia
55	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yes	40	Europe
55	North Macedonia	Yes	40	Europe
58	Jamaica	Yes	39	North America
59	Dominican Republic	Yes	38	North America
60	Mongolia	Yes	37	Asia
61	Brazil	Yes	36	South America
61	Guatemala	Yes	36	North America
61	United Arab Emirates	Yes	36	Asia
64	Syria	Yes	35	Asia
64	Sri Lanka	Yes	35	Asia
64	Zambia	Yes	35	Africa
67	Mexico	Yes	34	North America
68	Vietnam	Yes	30	Asia
68	Uganda	Yes	30	Africa
68	Nepal	Yes	30	Asia
68	Malawi	Yes	30	Africa
68	Namibia	Yes	30	Africa
73	Colombia	Yes	29	South America
73	Algeria	Yes	29	Africa
75	Azerbaijan	Yes	28	Asia
75	Kuwait	Yes	28	Asia
77	Malaysia	Yes	27	Asia
77	Tunisia	Yes	27	Africa
77	Lebanon	Yes	27	Asia
77	Moldova	Yes	27	Europe
77	Albania	Yes	27	Europe
77	Montenegro	Yes	27	Europe
83	Venezuela	Yes	26	South America
84	Tanzania	Yes	25	Africa
84	Iraq	Yes	25	Asia
84	Senegal	Yes	25	Africa
84	Trinidad and Tobago	Yes	25	North America
88	India	Yes	24	Asia
88	Morocco	Yes	24	Africa
88	Ecuador	Yes	24	South America
91	Iran	Yes	23	Asia
91	South Africa	Yes	23	Africa
91	Bolivia	Yes	23	South America
94	Peru	Yes	20	South America
94	Kazakhstan	Yes	20	Asia
94	Jordan	Yes	20	Asia
94	Honduras	Yes	20	North America
94	Sierra Leone	Yes	20	Africa
94	Cape Verde	Yes	20	—
100	Thailand	Yes	19	Asia
100	El Salvador	Yes	19	North America
102	Angola	Yes	18	Africa
102	Qatar	Yes	18	Asia
104	Philippines	Yes	17	Asia
104	Libya	Yes	17	Africa
104	Armenia	Yes	17	Asia
107	Mozambique	Yes	15	Africa
107	Burkina Faso	Yes	15	Africa
107	Costa Rica	Yes	15	—
107	Georgia	Yes	15	Asia
111	Fiji	Yes	14	Oceania
112	Egypt	Yes	13	Africa
113	Paraguay	Yes	12	South America
114	Panama	Yes	11	North America
115	Ghana	Yes	9	Africa
116	Ethiopia	Yes	7	Africa
117	Indonesia	Yes	5	Asia
117	Pakistan	Yes	5	Asia
117	Bangladesh	Yes	5	Asia
120	Kenya	Yes	4	Africa
—	Nigeria	Yes	—	Africa
—	DR Congo	—	—	Africa
—	Sudan	—	—	Africa
—	Yemen	—	—	Asia
—	Uzbekistan	—	—	Asia
—	Madagascar	—	—	Africa
—	Ivory Coast	—	—	Africa
—	Cameroon	—	—	Africa
—	Niger	—	—	Africa
—	North Korea	—	—	Asia
—	Mali	—	—	Africa
—	Chad	—	—	Africa
—	Somalia	Yes	—	Africa
—	Cambodia	—	—	Asia
—	Zimbabwe	—	—	Africa
—	Guinea	—	—	Africa
—	Benin	—	—	Africa
—	Rwanda	—	—	Africa
—	Burundi	—	—	Africa
—	South Sudan	—	—	Africa
—	Haiti	—	—	North America
—	Tajikistan	—	—	Asia
—	Papua New Guinea	—	—	Oceania
—	Cuba	Yes	—	North America
—	Togo	—	—	Africa
—	Laos	—	—	Asia
—	Turkmenistan	—	—	Asia
—	Kyrgyzstan	—	—	Asia
—	Nicaragua	—	—	North America
—	Liberia	—	—	Africa
—	Central African Republic	—	—	Africa
—	Oman	—	—	Asia
—	Mauritania	—	—	Africa
—	Eritrea	—	—	Africa
—	Gambia	—	—	Africa
—	Gabon	—	—	Africa
—	Botswana	—	—	Africa
—	Lesotho	—	—	Africa
—	Guinea-Bissau	—	—	Africa
—	Equatorial Guinea	—	—	Africa
—	Bahrain	—	—	Asia
—	Timor-Leste	—	—	Asia
—	Cyprus	—	—	Europe
—	Eswatini	—	—	Africa
—	Mauritius	—	—	Africa
—	Djibouti	—	—	Africa
—	Comoros	—	—	Africa
—	Solomon Islands	—	—	Oceania
—	Guyana	—	—	South America
—	Macau	—	—	Asia
—	Maldives	—	—	Asia
—	Brunei	—	—	Asia
—	Belize	—	—	North America
—	Bahamas	—	—	North America
—	Vanuatu	—	—	Oceania
—	Barbados	—	—	North America
—	Samoa	—	—	Oceania
—	Saint Lucia	—	—	North America
—	Kiribati	—	—	Oceania
—	Seychelles	—	—	Africa
—	Grenada	—	—	North America
—	Micronesia	—	—	Oceania
—	Tonga	—	—	Oceania
—	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	—	—	North America
—	Antigua and Barbuda	—	—	North America
—	Andorra	—	—	Europe
—	Dominica	—	—	North America
—	Saint Kitts and Nevis	—	—	North America
—	Liechtenstein	—	—	Europe
—	Monaco	—	—	Europe
—	Marshall Islands	—	—	Oceania
—	San Marino	—	—	Europe
—	Palau	—	—	Oceania
—	Nauru	—	—	Oceania
—	Tuvalu	—	—	Oceania
—	Vatican City	—	—	Europe

What correlates with Cultural Dimensions Index (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,665 other country metrics sharing at least 72 countries, 1 near-identical series hidden. 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 Cultural Dimensions Index tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Social Mobility IndexSocial Mobility by Country
r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 77
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Immigration IndexEasiest Countries to Immigrate To
r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 77
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ICI ScoreAverage IQ by Country
r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 105
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Crude Cancer Rate - FemaleCancer Rates by Country
r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 117
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US News Comfortable Retirement RankingBest Countries to RetireA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = −0.84 · very strong · n = 90
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Crude Cancer Rate - AllCancer Rates by Country
r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 117
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Opposite directions

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

RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.84 · very strong · n = 106
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Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
r = −0.76 · very strong · n = 111
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Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
r = −0.76 · very strong · n = 111
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% of Pop. Living on Less Than $10 USD/DayPoverty Rate by Country
r = −0.74 · very strong · n = 108
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Mismanaged Waste IndexPlastic Pollution by Country
r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 120
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Mortality To Incidence RatioCervical Cancer Rates by Country
r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 117
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Cultural Dimensions Index?: Netherlands has the highest Cultural Dimensions Index in 2026, at 100, followed by Denmark (89) and Iceland (83).
Which country has the lowest Cultural Dimensions Index?: Kenya has the lowest Cultural Dimensions Index in 2026, at 4.
What is the median Cultural Dimensions Index across countries?: The median is 36.5 across the 120 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this collectivist countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Understanding Collectivist Cultures - VeryWell Mind; Country comparison tool - The culture factor; Afghanistan’s Younger, Elite and Educated Population - Global Journal; An Exploratory Study of Myanmar Culture Using Hofstede's Value Dimensions - Research gate.