In 2002,

group economists led by Alberto Alesina,

constructed an ethic fractionalization
index, based on contemporary sources.
Now, in the lecture we expressed
serious doubts about the validity of
the whole exercise, but we still feel
obliged to show you the results.
So, remember, a large measure of
caution before attaching too much
confidence in what you're going to see.
The index is expressed in
a range of one to zero,
with the lowest number expressing
the greatest degree of homogeneity, and
the highest,
showing the greatest diversity.
We have data for only 145 states, and
you can see the missing ones here.
The death cells in our map,
therefore, will be 15 each until halfway,
when it'll fall to 14.
Now, let's have a look at the map
in a little more detail, but
don't forget you can pause
it whenever you wish.
The first decial shows the two careers in
Japan as ethnically the most homogeneous.
Hong Kong is also in the top decial,
as well as six European states.
Also relatively homogeneous
are Tunisia and
Bangladesh, followed by Australia and
Haiti.
The next decile includes another
seven European states, and
China also falls into this segment.
We'll now let the rest past your
review until the final two deciles.
Now, we've reached the ninth decile.
One or two Sub-Sahara African
countries have appeared before, but
they're beginning to dominate, and
the final decile is made up entirely
of sub Saharan African countries.
Well, I hope you enjoy that visualization
of the world map of ethnicity.
Just remember, don't exaggerate
the accuracy of the results.