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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1974

1974, as Lenka Dražanová’s 2020 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1974 covers 123 countries. Liberia is highest, at 0.889; South Korea is lowest, at 0.000. The middle country reads 0.458. Against 1973, 85 values changed (63 up, 22 down), 1 country joined.

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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization · Data for 1974

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, 1974, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 123 countries · select a heading to sort

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1974: every country, as published by Lenka Dražanová, European University Institute (Migration Policy Centre).
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa0.889
UgandaUGAEastern Africa0.887
TogoTGOWestern Africa0.883
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa0.866
KenyaKENEastern Africa0.863
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa0.856
MaliMLIWestern Africa0.850
ChadTCDMiddle Africa0.833
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.830
NepalNPLSouthern Asia0.810
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa0.800
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa0.799
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa0.798
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa0.797
SenegalSENWestern Africa0.795
MalawiMWIEastern Africa0.790
GabonGABMiddle Africa0.786
BeninBENWestern Africa0.785
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa0.780
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa0.762
GambiaGMBWestern Africa0.756
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa0.749
GuineaGINWestern Africa0.749
SudanSDNNorthern Africa0.746
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia0.745

02In 1974

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Liberia0.889
  2. Uganda0.887
  3. Togo0.883
  4. Nigeria0.866
  5. Kenya0.863

Lowest

  1. South Korea0.000
  2. North Korea0.001
  3. Portugal0.005
  4. Egypt0.007
  5. Japan0.012

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.458. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031973 → 1974

Since 1973

What changed between 1973 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 85values changed, of 122 in both
  • 63 · 22rose · fell
  • 37unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Guinea-Bissau

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 1974.

  • 117 distinct values among 123

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.749. 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 123 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) (1974). Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1974 [data set], describing 1974. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/ethnic-fractionalization/1974

0669 held

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07Questions

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1974: questions and answers

Which country has the highest ethnic diversity in Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1974?

Liberia, at 0.889, of the 123 countries in the file.

What year does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1974 describe?

1974.

How many countries does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1974 cover?

123.

Where can I download Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 1974?

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, 1974 the newest?

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

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