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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1955

1955, as Lenka Dražanová’s 2020 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1955 covers 75 countries. Liberia is highest, at 0.885; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.245. Against 1954, 47 values changed (39 up, 8 down), the same countries are covered.

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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization · Data for 1955

HighestLiberia

0.885

Lowest2 countries share it

0.000

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1955, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 75 countries · select a heading to sort

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1955: every country, as published by Lenka Dražanová, European University Institute (Migration Policy Centre).
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa0.885
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa0.851
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.812
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa0.804
NepalNPLSouthern Asia0.803
IranIRNSouthern Asia0.727
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia0.694
CanadaCANNorthern America0.675
EcuadorECUSouth America0.659
ColombiaCOLSouth America0.657
PeruPERSouth America0.639
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean0.622
BoliviaBOLSouth America0.618
GuatemalaGTMCentral America0.601
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia0.574
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia0.573
BrazilBRASouth America0.569
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia0.552
MexicoMEXCentral America0.534
ChileCHLSouth America0.521
BelgiumBELWestern Europe0.505
PanamaPANCentral America0.490
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia0.484
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia0.463
NicaraguaNICCentral America0.462

02In 1955

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Liberia0.885
  2. South Africa0.851
  3. Philippines0.812
  4. Ethiopia0.804
  5. Nepal0.803

Lowest

  1. North Koreashared0.000
  2. South Koreashared0.000
  3. Portugal0.001
  4. Egypt0.003
  5. Denmark0.009

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.245. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031954 → 1955

Since 1954

What changed between 1954 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 47values changed, of 75 in both
  • 39 · 8rose · fell
  • 28unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2020 release

    Every year in this series comes from Lenka Dražanová’s 2020 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1955.

  • 73 distinct values among 75

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.249. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 75 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC0 1.0. No conditions at all. Crediting the publisher is still the courteous thing to do.

Cite this edition

Lenka Dražanová, European University Institute (Migration Policy Centre) (1955). Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1955 [data set], describing 1955. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/ethnic-fractionalization/1955

0669 held

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07Questions

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1955: questions and answers

Which country has the highest ethnic diversity in Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1955?

Liberia, at 0.885, of the 75 countries in the file.

What year does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1955 describe?

1955.

How many countries does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1955 cover?

75.

Where can I download Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1955?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1955 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 2013.

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