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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1959

1959, as Lenka Dražanová’s 2020 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1959 covers 81 countries. Liberia is highest, at 0.887; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.256. Against 1958, 57 values changed (44 up, 13 down), the same countries are covered.

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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization · Data for 1959

HighestLiberia

0.887

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, 1959, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1959: every country, as published by Lenka Dražanová, European University Institute (Migration Policy Centre).
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa0.887
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa0.853
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.818
NepalNPLSouthern Asia0.804
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa0.803
GuineaGINWestern Africa0.752
SudanSDNNorthern Africa0.744
GhanaGHAWestern Africa0.736
IranIRNSouthern Asia0.729
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia0.706
CanadaCANNorthern America0.681
EcuadorECUSouth America0.664
ColombiaCOLSouth America0.657
PeruPERSouth America0.638
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean0.624
BoliviaBOLSouth America0.615
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia0.600
GuatemalaGTMCentral America0.599
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia0.583
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia0.582
BrazilBRASouth America0.570
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia0.560
MexicoMEXCentral America0.538
ChileCHLSouth America0.515
BelgiumBELWestern Europe0.513

02In 1959

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Liberia0.887
  2. South Africa0.853
  3. Philippines0.818
  4. Nepal0.804
  5. Ethiopia0.803

Lowest

  1. North Koreashared0.000
  2. South Koreashared0.000
  3. Portugal0.001
  4. Egypt0.003
  5. Denmark0.011

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.256. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031958 → 1959

Since 1958

What changed between 1958 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 57values changed, of 81 in both
  • 44 · 13rose · fell
  • 24unchanged

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 1959.

  • 78 distinct values among 81

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.450. 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 81 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) (1959). Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1959 [data set], describing 1959. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/ethnic-fractionalization/1959

0669 held

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07Questions

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1959: questions and answers

Which country has the highest ethnic diversity in Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1959?

Liberia, at 0.887, of the 81 countries in the file.

What year does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1959 describe?

1959.

How many countries does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1959 cover?

81.

Where can I download Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1959?

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, 1959 the newest?

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

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