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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1962

1962, as Lenka Dražanová’s 2020 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1962 covers 107 countries. Uganda is highest, at 0.889; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.393. Against 1961, 66 values changed (51 up, 15 down), 4 countries joined.

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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization · Data for 1962

HighestUganda

0.889

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, 1962, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 107 countries · select a heading to sort

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1962: every country, as published by Lenka Dražanová, European University Institute (Migration Policy Centre).
UgandaUGAEastern Africa0.889
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa0.887
TogoTGOWestern Africa0.884
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa0.869
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa0.853
MaliMLIWestern Africa0.845
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.822
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa0.811
ChadTCDMiddle Africa0.808
NepalNPLSouthern Asia0.805
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa0.802
SenegalSENWestern Africa0.802
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa0.797
BeninBENWestern Africa0.782
GabonGABMiddle Africa0.773
GuineaGINWestern Africa0.752
SudanSDNNorthern Africa0.745
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa0.744
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia0.740
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa0.736
GhanaGHAWestern Africa0.736
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa0.732
IranIRNSouthern Asia0.731
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa0.728
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia0.714

02In 1962

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Uganda0.889
  2. Liberia0.887
  3. Togo0.884
  4. Nigeria0.869
  5. South Africa0.853

Lowest

  1. North Koreashared0.000
  2. South Koreashared0.000
  3. Portugal0.002
  4. Egypt0.004
  5. Madagascar0.006

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.393. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031961 → 1962

Since 1961

What changed between 1961 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +4 / −0countries joined / left
  • 66values changed, of 103 in both
  • 51 · 15rose · fell
  • 37unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Burundi+ Algeria+ Jamaica+ Uganda

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 1962.

  • 96 distinct values among 107

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.802. 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 107 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) (1962). Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1962 [data set], describing 1962. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/ethnic-fractionalization/1962

0669 held

Other years

07Questions

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1962: questions and answers

Which country has the highest ethnic diversity in Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1962?

Uganda, at 0.889, of the 107 countries in the file.

What year does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1962 describe?

1962.

How many countries does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1962 cover?

107.

Where can I download Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1962?

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, 1962 the newest?

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

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