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The lists are commonly used in economics literature to compare the levels of ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious fractionalization in different countries. [1] [2] Fractionalization is the probability that two individuals drawn randomly from the country's groups are not from the same group (ethnic, religious, or whatever the criterion is).
While some countries make classifications based on broad ancestry groups or characteristics such as skin color (e.g., the white ethnic category in the United States and some other countries), other countries use various ethnic, cultural, linguistic, or religious factors for classification. Ethnic groups may be subdivided into subgroups, which ...
A megadiverse country is one of a group of nations that harbours the majority of Earth's species and high numbers of endemic species. Conservation International identified 17 megadiverse countries in 1998, [1] [2] all of which are located at least partially in tropical or subtropical regions. Megadiversity means exhibiting great biodiversity.
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). [ 1 ] Papua New Guinea has the largest number of languages in the world.
World map of linguistic diversity index (linearly proportional to the shading intensity). Data is from the 18th edition of Ethnologue: Languages of the World.. Linguistic diversity index (LDI) may refer to either Greenberg's (language) Diversity Index [1] or the related Index of Linguistic Diversity (ILD) from Terralingua, which measures changes in the underlying LDI over time.
Diversity is one of the most important topics right now, especially in the US. Tensions between different races have never been higher and there […] 20 Most Diverse Cities in the U.S.
A new era is dawning for the U.S. women's national soccer team, as the most diverse squad the program has ever produced will pursue an unprecedented third consecutive title when the World Cup ...
Bolivia is a diverse country made up of 36 different types of indigenous groups. [74] Over 62% of Bolivia's population falls into these different indigenous groups, making it the most indigenous country in Latin America. [75] Out of the indigenous groups the Aymara and the Quechua are the largest. [74]