Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
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Countries Included: All world countries, economic regions, geographical regions
Years Covered: From 1993 to 2008
Indicators: Over 50 indicators from our database of 1,000 are currently display by Econ Stats
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook, Internet World Statistics, The Heritage Foundation and Transparency International
Last Updated: 1st August 2011

A look at the diversity of the population in terms of nationalities, ethnic groups, tribes, sects, language groups and religions. Although not always the case, countries that are more homogenous tend to be more stable, while countries that have more diversity tend to have more social unrest, as has been the case in the Balkans, Lebanon and Iraq. This some times leads to greater economic inefficiency, although in some cases socio-political systems allow the economy to take advantage of that diversity, as has been the case in the US.

Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions - Economic Statistics By Country
 Afghanistan : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Akrotiri : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Albania : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Algeria : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 American Samoa : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Andorra : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Angola : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Anguilla : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Antarctica : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Antigua and Barbuda : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Argentina : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Armenia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Aruba : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Ashmore and Cartier Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Australia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Austria : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Azerbaijan : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Bahamas : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Bahrain : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Bangladesh : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Barbados : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Belarus : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Belgium : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Belize : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Benin : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Bermuda : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Bhutan : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Bolivia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Bosnia and Herzegovina : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Botswana : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Bouvet Island : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Brazil : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 British Indian Ocean Territory : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 British Virgin Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Brunei Darussalam : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Bulgaria : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Burkina Faso : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Burundi : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Cambodia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Cameroon : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Canada : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Cape Verde : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Cayman Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Central African Republic : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Chad : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Chile : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 China : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Christmas Island : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Clipperton Island : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Cocos Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Colombia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Comoros : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Congo : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Congo, Republic of : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Cook Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Coral Sea Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Costa Rica : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Croatia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Cuba : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Curacao : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Cyprus : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Czech Republic : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Denmark : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Dhekelia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Djibouti : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Dominica : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Dominican Republic : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Ecuador : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Egypt : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 El Salvador : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Equatorial Guinea : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Eritrea : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Estonia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Ethiopia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Falkland Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Faroe Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Fiji : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Finland : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 France : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 French Polynesia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Gabon : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Gambia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Gaza Strip : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Georgia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Germany : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Ghana : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Gibraltar : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Greece : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Greenland : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Grenada : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Guam : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Guatemala : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Guernsey : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Guinea : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Guinea Bissau : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Guyana : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Haiti : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Heard Island and McDonald Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Honduras : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Hong Kong : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Hungary : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Iceland : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 India : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Indonesia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Iran : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Iraq : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Ireland : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Isle of Man : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Israel : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Italy : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Ivory Coast : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Jamaica : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Jan Mayen : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Japan : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Jersey : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Jordan : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Kazakhstan : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Kenya : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Kiribati : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Korea : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Kosovo : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Kuwait : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Kyrgyzstan : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Laos : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Latvia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Lebanon : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Lesotho : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Liberia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Libya : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Liechtenstein : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Lithuania : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Luxembourg : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Macau : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Macedonia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Madagascar : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Malawi : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Malaysia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Maldives : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Mali : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Malta : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Marshall Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Mauritania : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Mauritius : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Mexico : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Micronesia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Moldova : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Monaco : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Mongolia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Montenegro : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Montserrat : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Morocco : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Mozambique : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Myanmar : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Namibia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Nauru : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Navassa Island : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Nepal : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Netherlands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 New Caledonia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 New Zealand : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Nicaragua : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Niger : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Nigeria : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Niue : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Norfolk Island : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 North Korea : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Northern Mariana Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Norway : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Oman : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Pakistan : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Palau : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Panama : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Papua New Guinea : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Paracel Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Paraguay : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Peru : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Philippines : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Pitcairn Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Poland : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Portugal : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Puerto Rico : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Qatar : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Romania : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Russia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Rwanda : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Saint Barthelemy : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Saint Helena : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Saint Kitts and Nevis : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Saint Lucia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Saint Martin : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Samoa : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 San Marino : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Sao Tome and Principe : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Saudi Arabia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Senegal : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Serbia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Seychelles : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Sierra Leone : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Singapore : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Sint Maarten : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Slovakia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Slovenia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Solomon Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Somalia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 South Africa : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Spain : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Spratly Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Sri Lanka : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Sudan : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Suriname : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Swaziland : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Sweden : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Switzerland : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Syria : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Taiwan : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Tajikistan : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Tanzania : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Thailand : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Timor Leste (East Timor) : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Togo : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Tokelau : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Tonga : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Trinidad and Tobago : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Tunisia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Turkey : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Turkmenistan : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Turks and Caicos Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Tuvalu : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Uganda : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Ukraine : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 United Arab Emirates : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 United Kingdom : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 United States : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Uruguay : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 US Virgin Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Uzbekistan : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Vanuatu : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Vatican City : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Venezuela : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Vietnam : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Wake Island : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Wallis and Futuna Islands : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 West Bank : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Western Sahara : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Yemen : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Zambia : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions
 Zimbabwe : Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions