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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1965

1965, as Lenka Dražanová’s 2020 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1965 covers 112 countries. 2 countries share the highest reading, 0.888; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.425. Against 1964, 69 values changed (55 up, 14 down), 2 countries joined.

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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization · Data for 1965

Highest2 countries share it

0.888

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, 1965, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 112 countries · select a heading to sort

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1965: every country, as published by Lenka Dražanová, European University Institute (Migration Policy Centre).
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa0.888
UgandaUGAEastern Africa0.888
TogoTGOWestern Africa0.884
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa0.869
KenyaKENEastern Africa0.865
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa0.854
MaliMLIWestern Africa0.847
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.825
ChadTCDMiddle Africa0.816
NepalNPLSouthern Asia0.806
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa0.804
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa0.803
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa0.801
SenegalSENWestern Africa0.801
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa0.797
MalawiMWIEastern Africa0.788
BeninBENWestern Africa0.783
GabonGABMiddle Africa0.777
GambiaGMBWestern Africa0.753
GuineaGINWestern Africa0.751
SudanSDNNorthern Africa0.745
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa0.743
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa0.742
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia0.740
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa0.737

02In 1965

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Liberiashared0.888
  2. Ugandashared0.888
  3. Togo0.884
  4. Nigeria0.869
  5. Kenya0.865

Lowest

  1. North Koreashared0.000
  2. South Koreashared0.000
  3. Portugal0.002
  4. Egypt0.004
  5. Madagascar0.008

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.425. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031964 → 1965

Since 1964

What changed between 1964 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +2 / −0countries joined / left
  • 69values changed, of 110 in both
  • 55 · 14rose · fell
  • 41unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Gambia+ Zimbabwe

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 1965.

  • 104 distinct values among 112

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.888. 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 112 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) (1965). Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1965 [data set], describing 1965. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/ethnic-fractionalization/1965

0669 held

Other years

07Questions

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1965: questions and answers

Which country has the highest ethnic diversity in Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1965?

2 countries share the highest reading, 0.888, so no single country is named.

What year does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1965 describe?

1965.

How many countries does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1965 cover?

112.

Where can I download Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1965?

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, 1965 the newest?

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

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