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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1956

1956, as Lenka Dražanová’s 2020 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1956 covers 78 countries. Liberia is highest, at 0.885; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.247. Against 1955, 49 values changed (41 up, 8 down), 3 countries joined.

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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization · Data for 1956

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, 1956, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 78 countries · select a heading to sort

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1956: every country, as published by Lenka Dražanová, European University Institute (Migration Policy Centre).
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa0.885
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa0.852
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.813
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa0.804
NepalNPLSouthern Asia0.803
SudanSDNNorthern Africa0.744
IranIRNSouthern Asia0.728
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia0.697
CanadaCANNorthern America0.677
EcuadorECUSouth America0.661
ColombiaCOLSouth America0.657
PeruPERSouth America0.639
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean0.622
BoliviaBOLSouth America0.617
GuatemalaGTMCentral America0.600
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia0.576
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia0.576
BrazilBRASouth America0.569
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia0.554
MexicoMEXCentral America0.535
ChileCHLSouth America0.519
BelgiumBELWestern Europe0.507
PanamaPANCentral America0.491
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia0.487
NicaraguaNICCentral America0.462

02In 1956

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Liberia0.885
  2. South Africa0.852
  3. Philippines0.813
  4. Ethiopia0.804
  5. Nepal0.803

Lowest

  1. North Koreashared0.000
  2. South Koreashared0.000
  3. Portugal0.001
  4. Egypt0.003
  5. Denmark0.010

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.247. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031955 → 1956

Since 1955

What changed between 1955 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +3 / −0countries joined / left
  • 49values changed, of 75 in both
  • 41 · 8rose · fell
  • 26unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Morocco+ Sudan+ Tunisia

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 1956.

  • 74 distinct values among 78

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.576. 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 78 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) (1956). Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1956 [data set], describing 1956. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/ethnic-fractionalization/1956

0669 held

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07Questions

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1956: questions and answers

Which country has the highest ethnic diversity in Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1956?

Liberia, at 0.885, of the 78 countries in the file.

What year does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1956 describe?

1956.

How many countries does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1956 cover?

78.

Where can I download Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1956?

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, 1956 the newest?

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

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