How many countries have data for ethnic diversity?

159 of 164 countries on this map have a value for ethnic diversity.

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Which country has the highest ethnic diversity?

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Tanzania ranks #1 for ethnic diversity at 95%, among 159 countries on The World Truth Map.

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Ethnic Diversity by country

Ethnic fractionalization index (0=homogeneous, 1=diverse)

Rank	Country	Ethnic Diversity
#1	Tanzania	95%
#2	DR Congo	93%
#3	Uganda	93%
#4	Liberia	91%
#5	Madagascar	88%
#6	South Sudan	88%
#7	Congo	87%
#8	Cameroon	86%
#9	Chad	86%
#10	Kenya	86%
#11	Nigeria	85%
#12	Central African Republic	83%
#13	Cote d'Ivoire	82%
#14	Sierra Leone	82%
#15	Guinea-Bissau	81%
#16	Somalia	81%
#17	Djibouti	80%
#18	Angola	79%
#19	Benin	79%
#20	Gambia	79%
#21	Libya	79%
#22	Zambia	78%
#23	Afghanistan	77%
#24	Gabon	77%
#25	South Africa	75%
#26	Bolivia	74%
#27	Burkina Faso	74%
#28	Guinea	74%
#29	Indonesia	74%
#30	Qatar	74%
#31	Suriname	73%
#32	Ethiopia	72%
#33	Canada	71%
#34	Pakistan	71%
#35	Sudan	71%
#36	Togo	71%
#37	Mali	69%
#38	Mozambique	69%
#39	Senegal	69%
#40	Kyrgyzstan	68%
#41	Ghana	67%
#42	Iran	67%
#43	Malawi	67%
#44	Ecuador	66%
#45	Kuwait	66%
#46	Nepal	66%
#47	Peru	66%
#48	Eritrea	65%
#49	Niger	65%
#50	Trinidad and Tobago	65%
#51	Bosnia and Herzegovina	63%
#52	Namibia	63%
#53	Thailand	63%
#54	United Arab Emirates	63%
#55	Guyana	62%
#56	Kazakhstan	62%
#57	Mauritania	62%
#58	Colombia	60%
#59	Cuba	59%
#60	Latvia	59%
#61	Malaysia	59%
#62	Serbia	58%
#63	Montenegro	57%
#64	Belgium	56%
#65	Moldova	55%
#66	Panama	55%
#67	Brazil	54%
#68	Mexico	54%
#69	Syria	54%
#70	Jordan	53%
#71	Luxembourg	53%
#72	Switzerland	53%
#73	Estonia	51%
#74	Guatemala	51%
#75	Laos	51%
#76	Myanmar	51%
#77	Tajikistan	51%
#78	Bahrain	50%
#79	Venezuela	50%
#80	Australia	49%
#81	Georgia	49%
#82	United States	49%
#83	Morocco	48%
#84	Nicaragua	48%
#85	Ukraine	47%
#86	Mauritius	46%
#87	Dominican Republic	43%
#88	Oman	43%
#89	India	42%
#90	Spain	42%
#91	Sri Lanka	42%
#92	Botswana	41%
#93	Jamaica	41%
#94	Uzbekistan	41%
#95	Bulgaria	40%
#96	New Zealand	40%
#97	Singapore	39%
#98	Turkmenistan	39%
#99	Zimbabwe	39%
#100	Croatia	37%
#101	Iraq	37%
#102	Mongolia	37%
#103	Equatorial Guinea	35%
#104	Algeria	34%
#105	Israel	34%
#106	Belarus	32%
#107	Lithuania	32%
#108	Rwanda	32%
#109	Turkey	32%
#110	United Kingdom	32%
#111	Romania	31%
#112	Burundi	30%
#113	France	27%
#114	Papua New Guinea	27%
#115	Taiwan	27%
#116	Argentina	26%
#117	Lesotho	26%
#118	Russia	25%
#119	Slovakia	25%
#120	Uruguay	25%
#121	Costa Rica	24%
#122	Philippines	24%
#123	Vietnam	24%
#124	Albania	22%
#125	Slovenia	22%
#126	Cambodia	21%
#127	Azerbaijan	20%
#128	El Salvador	20%
#129	Chile	19%
#130	Honduras	19%
#131	Egypt	18%
#132	Saudi Arabia	18%
#133	Germany	17%
#134	Paraguay	17%
#135	Greece	16%
#136	China	15%
#137	Hungary	15%
#138	Armenia	13%
#139	Finland	13%
#140	Lebanon	13%
#141	Ireland	12%
#142	Poland	12%
#143	Austria	11%
#144	Italy	11%
#145	Netherlands	11%
#146	Denmark	10%
#147	Haiti	10%
#148	Cyprus	9%
#149	Iceland	8%
#150	Eswatini	6%
#151	Norway	6%
#152	Sweden	6%
#153	Bangladesh	5%
#154	Portugal	5%
#155	Tunisia	4%
#156	Japan	1%
#157	Yemen	1%
#158	North Korea	0%
#159	South Korea	0%

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Which country has the highest ethnic diversity?: Tanzania ranks #1 for ethnic diversity at 95%, among 159 countries on The World Truth Map.
How is ethnic diversity measured?: Ethnic fractionalization index (0=homogeneous, 1=diverse)
How many countries have data for ethnic diversity?: 159 of 164 countries on this map have a value for ethnic diversity.

Which country has the highest ethnic diversity?

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