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Offensive Gestures in Other Countries
Offensive Gestures in Other Countries: compare 196 countries on 6 metrics.
Middle Finger
1 value across 123 entries
Backward Peace
1 value across 39 entries
Fig/El Corte
1 value across 17 entries
Forks/Peace
1 value across 6 entries
Index Point
1 value across 85 entries
Data
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196 countries
 Afghanistan | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Albania | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Algeria | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Andorra | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Angola | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Antigua and Barbuda | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Argentina | — | — | Yes | — | — | — |
 Armenia | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Australia | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — |
 Austria | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Azerbaijan | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Bahamas | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Bahrain | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Bangladesh | — | — | — | — | Yes | Showing the soles of one's feet |
 Barbados | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Belarus | — | — | Yes | — | — | — |
 Belgium | — | — | — | — | — | The Chin Flick |
 Belize | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Benin | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Bhutan | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Bolivia | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | — | Yes | — | — | — |
 Botswana | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Brazil | — | — | — | — | — | The Horns, OK Sign |
 Brunei | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Bulgaria | — | — | Yes | — | — | — |
 Burkina Faso | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Burundi | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Cambodia | — | — | — | — | Yes | Pointing directly at someone, Touching someone’s head |
 Cameroon | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Canada | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Cape Verde | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Central African Republic | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Chad | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Chile | — | — | — | — | — | The Horns/Mano cornuta |
 China | — | — | — | — | — | OK sign, Pointing with chopsticks+1 |
 Colombia | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Comoros | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Costa Rica | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Croatia | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | — |
 Cuba | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Cyprus | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Czechia | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | — |
 Denmark | — | — | — | — | — | Placing the index finger under the nose |
 Djibouti | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Dominica | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Dominican Republic | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 DR Congo | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Ecuador | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Egypt | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 El Salvador | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Equatorial Guinea | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Eritrea | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Estonia | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | The Horns |
 Eswatini | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Ethiopia | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Fiji | — | — | — | — | — | OK Sign |
 Finland | — | — | — | — | — | Peeking (peering through a half-closed fist) |
 France | — | — | — | — | — | The Chin Flick, The Forearm Jerk+3 |
 Gabon | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Gambia | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Georgia | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Germany | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Ghana | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Greece | — | — | Yes | — | — | The Horns, The Moutza (palms out, fingers splayed)+1 |
 Grenada | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Guatemala | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Guinea | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Guinea-Bissau | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Guyana | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Haiti | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Honduras | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Hungary | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Iceland | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 India | — | — | — | Yes | — | The Cutis, Showing the sole of one's shoe/foot+1 |
 Indonesia | — | — | Yes | — | — | — |
 Iran | Yes | — | — | — | — | Thumb's Up |
 Iraq | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Ireland | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | — |
 Israel | — | — | Yes | — | — | — |
 Italy | — | — | — | — | — | The Chin Flick, Hang Loose+1 |
 Ivory Coast | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Jamaica | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Japan | — | — | — | — | — | Baka (pointing to the forehead, indicating stupidity) |
 Jordan | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Kazakhstan | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Kenya | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Kiribati | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Kuwait | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Kyrgyzstan | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Laos | — | — | — | — | Yes | Touching someone's head |
 Latvia | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Lebanon | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Lesotho | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Liberia | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Libya | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Liechtenstein | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Lithuania | — | Yes | — | — | — | The Horns |
 Luxembourg | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Madagascar | Yes | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
 Malawi | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Malaysia | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Maldives | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Mali | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Malta | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Marshall Islands | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Mauritania | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Mauritius | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Mexico | Yes | — | — | — | — | The Horns |
 Micronesia | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Moldova | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Monaco | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Mongolia | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Montenegro | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Morocco | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Mozambique | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Myanmar | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Namibia | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Nauru | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Nepal | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Netherlands | Yes | — | — | — | — | Placing one's index finger under one's nose |
 New Zealand | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — |
 Nicaragua | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Niger | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Nigeria | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 North Korea | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 North Macedonia | — | — | Yes | — | — | — |
 Norway | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Oman | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Pakistan | Yes | — | — | — | — | The Cutis |
 Palau | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Palestine | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Panama | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Papua New Guinea | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Paraguay | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Peru | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Philippines | — | — | — | — | — | A beckoning or "come here" gesture |
 Poland | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | — |
 Portugal | Yes | — | — | — | — | The Horns |
 Qatar | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Republic of the Congo | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Romania | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Russia | — | — | Yes | — | — | Shaking hands across a threshold, Thumbs-up |
 Rwanda | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Saint Lucia | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Samoa | — | — | — | — | — | Taupouliuli (placing the thumb under the chin, indicating disrespect) |
 San Marino | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Sao Tome and Principe | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Saudi Arabia | — | — | — | — | Yes | Crossing one's fingers, Five Fathers - Pointing with the right index and all four left-hand fingers (insult's mother's inegrity) |
 Senegal | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Serbia | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | — |
 Seychelles | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Sierra Leone | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Singapore | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Slovakia | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | — |
 Slovenia | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | — |
 Solomon Islands | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Somalia | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 South Africa | — | — | — | Yes | — | Hang Loose (called Shaka) |
 South Korea | — | — | — | — | — | Shaking hands with both hands| Showing the soles of your feet |
 South Sudan | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Spain | — | — | — | — | — | Hang Loose, The Horns |
 Sri Lanka | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Sudan | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Suriname | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Sweden | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Switzerland | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Syria | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Taiwan | — | — | — | — | — | OK Sign, Pointing at the Moon |
 Tajikistan | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Tanzania | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Thailand | — | — | — | — | — | Rabbit Ears (raising two fingers behind a person's head), Touching someone's head |
 Timor-Leste | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Togo | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Tonga | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tunisia | — | — | — | — | — | The Chin Flick |
 Turkey | — | — | Yes | — | — | OK Sign |
 Turkmenistan | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Tuvalu | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Uganda | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Ukraine | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 United Arab Emirates | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 United Kingdom | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | — | — |
 United States | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Uruguay | Yes | — | — | — | — | — |
 Uzbekistan | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Vanuatu | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Vatican City | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
 Venezuela | — | — | — | — | — | OK Sign |
 Vietnam | — | — | — | — | — | Crossing one's fingers |
 Yemen | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Zambia | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Zimbabwe | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this offensive gestures in other countries data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: 10 Common Hand Gestures That Are Rude in Other Countries - Readers Digest; Cross-Cultural Gestures A Global Exploration of Non-Verbal Communication - Slideshare; 15 insulting gestures in different cultures - Lingoda; 18 Gestures That Can Cause Offense Around the World - Sherman Travel.