- Business Insider Africa presents 10 most racially diverse countries in Africa.
- Liberia is the world's most diverse country with a racial diversity of 88.9%.
- This list is courtesy of Wisevoter.
The racial diversity of a country can be determined by the percentage of the population belonging to different racial groups. Different factors like history, immigration, and social rules decide how diverse a country is.
This diversity has propelled Africa into a prominent global position. According to Wisevoter, Liberia is the world's most diverse country with a racial diversity of 88.9%. This distinction is attributed to its history of colonization and the settlement of freed slaves from the United States.
Uganda follows closely behind, with a racial diversity of 88.3%. Togo is the third most diverse country, with a racial diversity of 88%.
Per Wisevoter, the data used for the report is from the Historical Index of Ethnic Fractionalization Dataset (HIEF), a dataset that provides measures of ethnic fractionalization for 165 countries.
Below are the 10 most racially diverse countries in Africa:
| Rank | Country | Racial diversity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberia | 88.9% |
| 2 | Uganda | 88.3% |
| 3 | Togo | 88% |
| 4 | South Africa | 85.6% |
| 5 | Chad | 85.5% |
| 6 | Kenya | 85.5% |
| 7 | Mali | 85.2% |
| 8 | Nigeria | 85% |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 80.8% |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 80.1% |