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Least Racist Countries

Denmark ranks 1st on Racial Equality Rank US News in 2024, followed by Finland (2nd) and New Zealand (3rd); rank 1 is the best. Iran ranks last (89th).

Culture114 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Jan 28, 2025Original page
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Racial Equality Rank US News, 2024

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 89 countries; rank 1 is the best.

Over time · 2022–2024

The top 5 in 2024; rank 1 at the top.

  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • New Zealand
  • Netherlands
  • Canada

Biggest changes · 2023 → 2024

87 countries have a value in both years; rank 1 is the best.

Climbed

Fell

Data

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101 countries · # = rank by Racial Equality Rank US News
#
1Denmark1st—47.0%
2Finland2nd—57.0%
3New Zealand3rd2.7%—
4Netherlands4th4.5%—
5Canada5th4.5%—
6Belgium6th—44.0%
7Sweden7th—21.0%
8Norway8th——
9Iceland9th——
10Switzerland10th——
11Austria11th—67.0%
12Australia12th3.9%—
13Ireland13th—44.0%
14Luxembourg14th—44.0%
15United Kingdom15th——
16Portugal16th—17.0%
17South Africa17th—61.8%
18Spain18th—24.0%
19Germany19th2.7%65.0%
20Argentina20th2.7%—
21France21st—29.0%
22Brazil22nd1.4%—
23Latvia23rd——
24Philippines24th20.5%49.1%
25Poland25th—19.0%
26Singapore26th2.1%—
27Greece27th24.4%—
28Italy28th—33.0%
29Thailand29th32.1%19.0%
30Malaysia30th5.5%34.4%
31Estonia31st——
32Uruguay32nd——
33Czechia33rd20.1%—
34Croatia34th——
35Lithuania35th——
36Mexico36th11.4%—
37Zimbabwe37th5.2%—
38Slovenia38th——
39Egypt39th—39.7%
40Chile40th6.9%—
41Morocco41st13.5%35.6%
42Kenya42nd6.8%—
43Colombia43rd10.2%—
44Bulgaria44th——
45United States45th——
46Peru46th6.9%—
47Costa Rica47th——
48Algeria48th—41.0%
49Cameroon49th——
50Kazakhstan50th10.3%—
51Japan51st14.3%29.7%
52Ghana52nd——
53Ukraine53rd——
54United Arab Emirates54th——
55Romania55th14.0%—
56Panama56th——
57Hungary57th——
58Slovakia58th22.1%—
59Dominican Republic59th——
60Oman60th——
61Ecuador61st6%32.0%
62Cyprus62nd15.2%26.1%
63Vietnam63rd62.4%—
64Lebanon64th35.9%64.4%
65Saudi Arabia65th——
66Honduras66th——
67Turkey67th—19.1%
68Guatemala68th30.2%—
69Indonesia69th9.1%—
70Serbia70th29.4%—
71Russia71st15.7%38.5%
72Bangladesh72nd31.8%—
73Sri Lanka73rd——
74India74th25.4%64.3%
75Qatar75th——
76China76th18.0%—
77Cambodia77th——
78Jordan78th24.4%—
79El Salvador79th——
80Tunisia80th20.6%—
81Bahrain81st—85.7%
82Kuwait82nd—37.9%
83Uzbekistan83rd——
84Azerbaijan84th——
85Israel85th——
86Myanmar86th70.4%—
87South Korea87th15.2%36.5%
88Belarus88th——
89Iran89th27.6%—
—Pakistan—25.3%48.8%
—Nigeria—15.8%42.5%
—Ethiopia—16.4%—
—Iraq—31.8%37.8%
—Yemen——31.2%
—Bolivia—4.6%—
—Tajikistan—24.2%—
—Libya—8.4%33.5%
—Kyrgyzstan—25.7%35.9%
—Nicaragua—19.8%—
—Mongolia—20.6%—
—Armenia—27.5%—

What correlates with Racial Equality Rank US News (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,748 other country metrics sharing at least 54 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 rank better on Racial Equality Rank US News tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Gender Equality RankGender Roles by CountryA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 88
    Plot
  2. Kid-Friendliness Ranking (US News)Most Kid-Friendly CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 87
    Plot
  3. Friendliness Rank US NewsFriendliest CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 88
    Plot
  4. Social Purpose ScoreBest Countries
    r = −0.80 · very strong · n = 88
    Plot
  5. Press Freedom Index Score (RSF)Freedom Index by Country
    r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 89
    Plot
  6. Global FavorabilityMost Famous Country in the World
    r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 89
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that rank better on Racial Equality Rank US News tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Marketing Experts 2023Tier 1 Countries
    r = +0.75 · very strong · n = 84
    Plot
  2. Lunio 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = +0.75 · very strong · n = 85
    Plot
  3. Human RightsFailed States
    r = +0.70 · strong · n = 89
    Plot
  4. CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 89
    Plot
  5. RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 83
    Plot
  6. State LegitimacyFailed States
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 89
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country ranks first on Racial Equality Rank US News?
Denmark ranks first on Racial Equality Rank US News in 2024, at 1st, followed by Finland (2nd) and New Zealand (3rd). Rank 1 is the best country.
Which country ranks last on Racial Equality Rank US News?
Iran ranks last of the 89 countries with data in 2024, at 89th.
Where does this least racist countries data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Best Countries for Racial Equity - US News; A fascinating map of the world’s most and least racially tolerant countries - The Washington Post; WVS Database - World Values Survey.

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