Which country has the highest Ethnic Fractionalization?

Uganda has the highest Ethnic Fractionalization in 2002, at 93.0%, followed by Liberia (90.8%) and Madagascar (87.9%).

Which country has the lowest Ethnic Fractionalization?

South Korea has the lowest Ethnic Fractionalization in 2002, at 0.2%.

What is the median Ethnic Fractionalization across countries?

The median is 43.7% across the 187 countries with data in 2002.

Where does this most diverse countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: How people around the world view diversity in their countries - Pew Research; Fractionalization - Harvard University.

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Uganda has the highest Ethnic Fractionalization in 2002 (93.0%), followed by Liberia (90.8%) and Madagascar (87.9%). South Korea has the lowest (0.2%).

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Median

43.7%

Middle half 20.1% – 66.2%

Average

44.2%

187 countries

Highest

93.0%

Uganda

Lowest

0.2%

South Korea

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211 countries · # = rank by Ethnic Fractionalization

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1	Uganda	93.0%	92.3%	63.3%
2	Liberia	90.8%	90.4%	48.8%
3	Madagascar	87.9%	2.04%	51.9%
4	DR Congo	87.5%	87.1%	70.2%
4	Republic of the Congo	87.5%	68.7%	66.4%
6	Cameroon	86.4%	89.0%	73.4%
7	Chad	86.2%	86.4%	64.1%
8	Kenya	85.9%	88.6%	77.6%
9	Nigeria	85.1%	83.2%	74.2%
10	Central African Republic	83.0%	83.3%	79.2%
11	Ivory Coast	82.0%	78.4%	75.5%
12	Sierra Leone	81.9%	76.3%	53.9%
13	Somalia	81.2%	3.26%	0.28%
14	Guinea-Bissau	80.8%	81.4%	61.3%
15	Djibouti	79.6%	65.6%	4.35%
16	Libya	79.2%	7.58%	5.7%
17	Benin	78.7%	79.1%	55.4%
18	Angola	78.7%	78.7%	62.8%
19	Gambia	78.6%	80.8%	9.7%
20	Zambia	78.1%	87.3%	73.6%
21	Afghanistan	76.9%	61.4%	27.2%
22	Gabon	76.9%	78.2%	66.7%
23	South Africa	75.2%	86.5%	86.0%
24	Qatar	74.6%	48.0%	9.5%
25	Bolivia	74.0%	22.4%	20.8%
26	Guinea	73.9%	77.3%	26.5%
27	Burkina Faso	73.8%	72.3%	58.0%
28	Tanzania	73.5%	89.8%	63.3%
29	Indonesia	73.5%	76.8%	23.4%
30	Suriname	73.3%	33.1%	79.1%
31	Ethiopia	72.4%	80.7%	62.5%
32	Sudan	71.5%	71.9%	43.1%
33	Andorra	71.4%	68.5%	23.3%
34	Canada	71.2%	57.7%	69.6%
35	Togo	71.0%	89.8%	66.0%
36	Pakistan	71.0%	71.9%	38.5%
37	Belize	70.2%	63.0%	58.1%
38	Micronesia	70.1%	74.8%	64.7%
39	Senegal	69.4%	70.8%	15.0%
40	Mozambique	69.3%	81.3%	67.6%
41	Mali	69.1%	83.9%	18.2%
42	Monaco	68.4%	73.1%	30.5%
43	Kuwait	67.5%	59.5%	44.7%
44	Malawi	67.4%	60.2%	81.9%
45	Ghana	67.3%	67.3%	79.9%
46	Iran	66.8%	74.6%	11.5%
47	Nepal	66.3%	71.7%	14.2%
48	Kyrgyzstan	66.0%	34.4%	67.5%
49	Peru	65.7%	33.6%	19.9%
50	Ecuador	65.5%	13.1%	14.2%
51	Eritrea	65.2%	65.3%	42.5%
52	Niger	65.2%	65.2%	20.1%
53	Trinidad and Tobago	64.8%	12.5%	79.4%
54	Thailand	63.4%	63.4%	9.94%
55	Namibia	63.3%	70.1%	66.3%
56	Bosnia and Herzegovina	63.0%	67.5%	68.5%
57	United Arab Emirates	62.5%	48.7%	33.1%
58	Guyana	62.0%	6.88%	78.8%
59	Kazakhstan	61.7%	66.2%	59.0%
60	Mauritania	61.5%	32.6%	1.49%
61	Bhutan	60.5%	60.6%	37.9%
62	Colombia	60.1%	1.93%	14.8%
63	Jordan	59.3%	3.96%	6.59%
64	Cuba	59.1%	—	50.6%
65	Malaysia	58.8%	59.7%	66.6%
66	Latvia	58.7%	58.0%	55.6%
67	Nauru	58.3%	61.6%	61.9%
68	Serbia	57.4%	—	—
69	Liechtenstein	57.3%	22.5%	33.4%
70	Belgium	55.5%	54.1%	21.3%
71	Moldova	55.4%	55.3%	56.0%
72	Panama	55.3%	38.7%	33.4%
73	Fiji	54.8%	54.8%	56.8%
74	Mexico	54.2%	15.1%	18.0%
75	Brunei	54.2%	34.4%	44.0%
76	Brazil	54.1%	4.68%	60.5%
77	Syria	54.0%	18.2%	43.1%
78	Switzerland	53.1%	54.4%	60.8%
79	Luxembourg	53.0%	64.4%	9.11%
80	Laos	51.4%	63.8%	54.5%
81	Guatemala	51.2%	45.9%	37.5%
82	Tajikistan	51.1%	54.7%	33.9%
83	Myanmar	50.6%	50.7%	19.7%
83	Estonia	50.6%	49.4%	49.9%
85	North Macedonia	50.2%	50.2%	59.0%
86	Bahrain	50.2%	43.4%	55.3%
87	Venezuela	49.7%	6.86%	13.5%
88	Georgia	49.2%	47.5%	65.4%
89	United States	49.0%	56.5%	82.4%
90	Nicaragua	48.4%	4.73%	42.9%
91	Morocco	48.4%	46.8%	0.35%
92	Ukraine	47.4%	47.4%	61.6%
93	Mauritius	46.3%	45.5%	63.8%
94	Oman	43.7%	35.7%	43.2%
95	Palau	43.1%	31.6%	71.5%
96	Dominican Republic	42.9%	3.95%	31.2%
97	Bahamas	42.3%	18.6%	68.2%
98	India	41.8%	80.7%	32.6%
99	Cape Verde	41.7%	—	7.66%
100	Spain	41.7%	41.3%	45.1%
101	Sri Lanka	41.5%	46.5%	48.5%
102	Jamaica	41.3%	11.0%	61.6%
103	Uzbekistan	41.3%	41.2%	21.3%
104	Botswana	41.0%	41.1%	59.9%
105	Bulgaria	40.2%	30.3%	59.7%
106	New Zealand	39.7%	16.6%	81.1%
107	Turkmenistan	39.2%	39.8%	23.3%
108	Zimbabwe	38.7%	44.7%	73.6%
109	Singapore	38.6%	38.4%	65.6%
110	Croatia	36.9%	7.63%	44.5%
111	Iraq	36.9%	36.9%	48.4%
112	Mongolia	36.8%	37.3%	7.99%
113	Equatorial Guinea	34.7%	32.2%	12.0%
114	Israel	34.4%	55.3%	34.7%
115	Algeria	33.9%	44.3%	0.91%
116	Rwanda	32.4%	—	50.7%
117	Lithuania	32.2%	32.2%	41.4%
118	Czechia	32.2%	32.3%	65.9%
118	Belarus	32.2%	46.7%	61.2%
120	Turkey	32.0%	22.2%	0.49%
121	Romania	30.7%	17.2%	23.7%
122	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	30.7%	1.75%	70.3%
123	Burundi	29.5%	29.8%	51.6%
124	San Marino	29.3%	—	19.8%
125	Taiwan	27.4%	50.3%	68.5%
126	Papua New Guinea	27.2%	35.3%	55.2%
127	Grenada	26.6%	—	59.0%
128	Argentina	25.5%	6.18%	22.4%
128	Lesotho	25.5%	25.4%	72.1%
130	Slovakia	25.4%	25.5%	56.6%
131	Uruguay	25.0%	8.17%	35.5%
132	Russia	24.5%	24.9%	44.0%
133	Philippines	23.8%	83.6%	30.6%
134	Vietnam	23.8%	23.8%	50.8%
135	Costa Rica	23.7%	4.89%	24.1%
136	Slovenia	22.2%	22.0%	28.7%
137	Albania	22.0%	3.99%	47.2%
138	Cambodia	21.1%	21.0%	9.65%
139	Azerbaijan	20.5%	20.5%	49.0%
140	Seychelles	20.3%	16.1%	23.2%
141	Dominica	20.0%	—	46.3%
142	El Salvador	19.8%	—	35.6%
143	Honduras	18.7%	5.53%	23.6%
144	Chile	18.6%	18.7%	38.4%
145	Saint Kitts and Nevis	18.4%	—	66.1%
146	Egypt	18.4%	2.37%	19.8%
147	Saudi Arabia	18.0%	9.49%	12.7%
148	Saint Lucia	17.7%	31.7%	33.2%
149	France	17.3%	18.1%	69.8%
150	Paraguay	16.9%	59.8%	21.2%
151	Germany	16.8%	16.4%	65.7%
152	Antigua and Barbuda	16.4%	10.6%	68.4%
153	Tuvalu	16.3%	13.7%	25.2%
154	Greece	15.8%	3%	15.3%
155	China	15.4%	13.3%	66.4%
156	Hungary	15.2%	2.97%	52.4%
157	Barbados	14.2%	9.26%	69.3%
158	Finland	13.2%	14.1%	25.3%
159	Lebanon	13.1%	13.1%	78.9%
160	Armenia	12.7%	12.9%	45.8%
161	United Kingdom	12.1%	5.32%	69.4%
162	Ireland	12.1%	3.12%	15.5%
163	Poland	11.8%	4.68%	17.1%
164	Italy	11.5%	11.5%	30.3%
165	Solomon Islands	11.1%	52.5%	67.1%
166	Austria	10.7%	15.2%	41.5%
167	Netherlands	10.5%	51.4%	72.2%
168	Haiti	9.5%	—	47.0%
169	Cyprus	9.39%	39.6%	39.6%
170	Australia	9.29%	33.5%	82.1%
171	Tonga	8.69%	37.8%	62.1%
172	Denmark	8.19%	10.5%	23.3%
173	Iceland	7.98%	8.2%	19.1%
174	Hong Kong	6.2%	21.3%	41.9%
175	Marshall Islands	6.03%	7.34%	52.1%
176	Sweden	6%	19.7%	23.4%
177	Norway	5.86%	6.73%	20.5%
178	Eswatini	5.82%	17.2%	44.4%
179	Kiribati	5.11%	2.37%	55.4%
180	Portugal	4.68%	1.98%	14.4%
181	Bangladesh	4.54%	9.25%	20.9%
182	Malta	4.14%	9.07%	12.2%
183	Vanuatu	4.13%	57.9%	70.4%
184	Tunisia	3.94%	1.24%	1.04%
185	North Korea	3.92%	0.28%	48.9%
186	Japan	1.19%	1.78%	54.1%
187	South Korea	0.2%	0.21%	66.0%
—	Yemen	—	0.8%	0.23%
—	Palestine	—	14.4%	31.0%
—	Puerto Rico	—	3.52%	49.5%
—	Timor-Leste	—	52.6%	42.5%
—	Comoros	—	1.03%	1.37%
—	Reunion	—	15.8%	19.5%
—	Macau	—	25.2%	55.1%
—	Guadeloupe	—	9.33%	30.7%
—	Mayotte	—	72.1%	6.2%
—	Martinique	—	—	23.4%
—	French Guiana	—	11.5%	49.6%
—	New Caledonia	—	66.3%	54.6%
—	French Polynesia	—	60.8%	58.1%
—	Sao Tome and Principe	—	23.2%	18.7%
—	Guam	—	73.2%	40.8%
—	Aruba	—	38.9%	41.1%
—	Jersey	—	—	54.8%
—	Isle of Man	—	—	47.3%
—	United States Virgin Islands	—	31.4%	63.6%
—	Bermuda	—	—	71.1%
—	Faroe Islands	—	—	31.5%
—	Greenland	—	21.9%	45.9%
—	American Samoa	—	17.3%	63.9%
—	Northern Mariana Islands	—	77.5%	48.1%

What correlates with Ethnic Fractionalization (2002)?

Pearson r against 1,420 other country metrics sharing at least 113 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.

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Places that have a higher Ethnic Fractionalization tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Ethnic Fractionalization Index (HIEF)Most Racially Diverse Countries
r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 153
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Linguistic Diversity IndexLinguistic Diversity Index by Country
r = +0.67 · strong · n = 181
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% Of World Languages UNESCOLinguistic Diversity Index by Country
r = +0.66 · strong · n = 183
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Individuals Making Under $10kWealth Inequality by Country
r = +0.57 · strong · n = 163
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Gender Inequality Index ScoreGender Inequality Index by Country
r = +0.56 · strong · n = 160
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Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020Pronatalist Countries
r = +0.55 · strong · n = 175
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Ethnic Fractionalization tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Life ExpectancyHappy Planet Index by Country
r = −0.63 · strong · n = 147
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LP EducationLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.60 · strong · n = 162
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Legatum Prosperity Index Health RankingsLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.60 · strong · n = 162
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LP Infrastructure & Market AccessLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.60 · strong · n = 162
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LPI Health ScoreBest Healthcare in the World
r = −0.59 · strong · n = 162
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Life ExpectancyPast Life Expectancy by Country
r = −0.58 · strong · n = 177
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Ethnic Fractionalization?: Uganda has the highest Ethnic Fractionalization in 2002, at 93.0%, followed by Liberia (90.8%) and Madagascar (87.9%).
Which country has the lowest Ethnic Fractionalization?: South Korea has the lowest Ethnic Fractionalization in 2002, at 0.2%.
What is the median Ethnic Fractionalization across countries?: The median is 43.7% across the 187 countries with data in 2002.
Where does this most diverse countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: How people around the world view diversity in their countries - Pew Research; Fractionalization - Harvard University.

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