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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 2009

2009, as Lenka Dražanová’s 2020 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 2009 covers 156 countries. Liberia is highest, at 0.889; North Korea is lowest, at 0.014. The middle country reads 0.447. Against 2008, 113 values changed (68 up, 45 down), the same countries are covered.

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Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization · Data for 2009

HighestLiberia

0.889

LowestNorth Korea

0.014

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, 2009, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 156 countries · select a heading to sort

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 2009: every country, as published by Lenka Dražanová, European University Institute (Migration Policy Centre).
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa0.889
UgandaUGAEastern Africa0.883
TogoTGOWestern Africa0.878
KenyaKENEastern Africa0.856
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa0.856
ChadTCDMiddle Africa0.855
NepalNPLSouthern Asia0.853
MaliMLIWestern Africa0.852
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa0.850
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia0.840
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.811
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa0.808
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia0.801
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa0.801
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa0.792
GabonGABMiddle Africa0.792
MalawiMWIEastern Africa0.791
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa0.785
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa0.778
BeninBENWestern Africa0.769
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa0.767
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia0.763
GambiaGMBWestern Africa0.762
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia0.754
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa0.754

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Liberia0.889
  2. Uganda0.883
  3. Togo0.878
  4. Kenyashared0.856
  5. South Africashared0.856

Lowest

  1. North Korea0.014
  2. Japan0.018
  3. Bangladesh0.027
  4. Egypt0.034
  5. Tunisia0.036

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.447. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 113values changed, of 156 in both
  • 68 · 45rose · fell
  • 43unchanged

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 2009.

  • 140 distinct values among 156

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.856. 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 156 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) (2009). Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/ethnic-fractionalization/2009

0669 held

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07Questions

Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 2009: questions and answers

Which country has the highest ethnic diversity in Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 2009?

Liberia, at 0.889, of the 156 countries in the file.

What year does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 2009 describe?

2009.

How many countries does Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 2009 cover?

156.

Where can I download Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization, 2009?

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, 2009 the newest?

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

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