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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1972

1972, as Lenka Dražanová’s 2020 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1972 covers 122 countries. Liberia is highest, at 0.889; South Korea is lowest, at 0.000. The middle country reads 0.438. Against 1971, 86 values changed (63 up, 23 down), the same countries are covered.

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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization · Data for 1972

HighestLiberia

0.889

LowestSouth Korea

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, 1972, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 122 countries · select a heading to sort

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1972: every country, as published by Lenka Dražanová, European University Institute (Migration Policy Centre).
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa0.889
UgandaUGAEastern Africa0.887
TogoTGOWestern Africa0.883
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa0.867
KenyaKENEastern Africa0.863
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa0.856
MaliMLIWestern Africa0.850
ChadTCDMiddle Africa0.830
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.829
NepalNPLSouthern Asia0.809
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa0.801
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa0.799
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa0.798
SenegalSENWestern Africa0.797
MalawiMWIEastern Africa0.790
BeninBENWestern Africa0.785
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa0.785
GabonGABMiddle Africa0.785
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa0.758
GambiaGMBWestern Africa0.755
GuineaGINWestern Africa0.749
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa0.747
SudanSDNNorthern Africa0.746
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa0.742
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia0.740

02In 1972

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Liberia0.889
  2. Uganda0.887
  3. Togo0.883
  4. Nigeria0.867
  5. Kenya0.863

Lowest

  1. South Korea0.000
  2. North Korea0.001
  3. Portugal0.004
  4. Egypt0.006
  5. Madagascarshared0.012

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.438. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031971 → 1972

Since 1971

What changed between 1971 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 86values changed, of 122 in both
  • 63 · 23rose · fell
  • 36unchanged

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 1972.

  • 116 distinct values among 122

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 3 countries share 0.785. 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 122 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) (1972). Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1972 [data set], describing 1972. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/ethnic-fractionalization/1972

0669 held

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07Questions

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1972: questions and answers

Which country has the highest ethnic diversity in Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1972?

Liberia, at 0.889, of the 122 countries in the file.

What year does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1972 describe?

1972.

How many countries does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1972 cover?

122.

Where can I download Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1972?

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, 1972 the newest?

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

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