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The Intercultural Dialogue Index 2021

The Intercultural Dialogue (ICD) Index scores were calculated based on weighted scoring against 31 indicators, grouped under ten components, which are the broad conceptual categories that we argue effect the possibility of ICD in a country. These scores are then combined to measure a country’s readiness for intercultural interaction across three dimensions: legislative and policy context, structural foundations and intercultural opportunities. A country’s overall score is calculated as a weighted average of the three dimensions.

CountryAbbreviationLegislative & Policy ContextStructural FoundationsIntercultural OpportunitiesICDI Score
SwedenSWE0.9610.6350.8470.814
CanadaCAN1.0130.5030.8660.794
AustraliaAUS0.9610.5790.820.787
FinlandFIN0.9610.560.8330.785
United KingdomGBR0.8080.5940.7380.713
FranceFRA0.8080.5370.7550.7
New ZealandNZL0.7790.4580.8590.699
United StatesUSA0.6940.620.7770.697
GermanyDEU0.740.5940.6890.674
SloveniaSVN0.6760.5380.7210.645
CyprusCYP0.7750.4420.70.639
NetherlandsNLD0.5270.5130.8650.635
ColombiaCOL0.8590.3930.6380.63
RomaniaROU0.8590.460.5430.621
Korea, SouthKOR0.6120.5860.6580.619
SpainESP0.6250.410.7980.611
ArgentinaARG0.6410.4480.7290.606
BulgariaBGR0.7910.4560.5630.603
UruguayURY0.5320.4180.8470.599
PolandPOL0.5450.5630.6770.595
ItalyITA0.5580.4740.7480.593
South AfricaZAF0.6650.3350.7570.586
MexicoMEX0.7790.4150.5480.581
Trinidad and TobagoTTO0.5320.4290.7770.579
EstoniaEST0.6250.4930.6140.577
Russian FederationRUS0.6120.5220.5290.554
ChileCHL0.4450.4760.7010.541
BrazilBRA0.5320.3870.6790.533
SingaporeSGP0.4650.5470.5470.52
JapanJPN0.3270.6490.580.518
PeruPER0.5320.3850.6370.518
BelarusBLR0.6120.4410.4860.513
GeorgiaGEO0.6120.3160.5820.503
UkraineUKR0.4580.4180.6120.496
PhilippinesPHL0.5320.3370.6150.495
MoroccoMAR0.6410.2680.5090.473
IndonesiaIDN0.5450.3570.510.471
JordanJOR0.5610.3580.4280.449
NigeriaNGA0.5320.2510.5640.449
GhanaGHA0.3940.2290.70.441
RwandaRWA0.4540.2160.630.433
KyrgyzstanKGZ0.3650.3650.5660.432
IndiaIND0.470.3290.4590.419
ThailandTHA0.4650.310.4610.412
EgyptEGY0.4470.3270.4610.411
AlgeriaDZA0.4650.2690.4810.405
TurkeyTUR0.5320.340.3040.392
VietnamVNM0.4540.3120.4110.392
ChinaCHN0.3860.3790.3320.366
MalaysiaMYS0.160.4040.4960.353
IranIRN0.3270.320.3820.343
Countries with data for one dimension missing 
HungaryHUN0.8590.522
PortugalPRT0.8590.434
Slovak RepublicSVK0.8590.516
SwitzerlandCHE0.8080.565
LuxembourgLUX0.7750.476
BelgiumBEL0.7430.448
NorwayNOR0.740.644
GreeceGRC0.7240.481
CroatiaHRV0.7080.477
ArmeniaARM0.6920.479
Costa RicaCRI0.6920.443
IrelandIRL0.6920.557
MoldovaMDA0.6920.384
VenezuelaVEN0.6920.369
MaltaMLT0.690.434
AlbaniaALB0.680.382
AustriaAUT0.6570.549
Czech RepublicCZE0.6440.522
BurundiBDI0.6410.134
CameroonCMR0.6250.145
Sri LankaLKA0.6210.256
Macedonia (former Yug. Rep.)MKD0.6210.333
Serbia/Montenegro (Yugoslavia)SRB0.6210.601
IraqIRQ0.6120.212
PanamaPAN0.6120.417
GabonGAB0.6070.234
DenmarkDNK0.5610.58
IsraelISR0.5610.459
MauritaniaMRT0.5530.167
LithuaniaLTU0.5450.505
AngolaAGO0.5320.079
LebanonLBN0.5320.303
NamibiaNAM0.5320.236
ParaguayPRY0.5320.331
FijiFJI0.5240.315
TajikistanTJK0.5240.348
MauritiusMUS0.5230.389
SudanSDN0.5140.088
ChadTCD0.5140.066
MadagascarMDG0.4930.198
EcuadorECU0.4810.339
SenegalSEN0.4810.151
AzerbaijanAZE0.4650.451
MongoliaMNG0.4580.419
CongoCOG0.4540.116
Dominican RepublicDOM0.4540.352
MaliMLI0.4540.102
MozambiqueMOZ0.4540.108
NicaraguaNIC0.4540.298
Papua New GuineaPNG0.4540.333
SyriaSYR0.4540.184
Cote d’lvoireCIV0.4460.119
Lao People’s Dem. Rep.LAO0.4460.162
NepalNPL0.4460.176
IcelandISL0.4450.586
LatviaLVA0.4170.416
BeninBEN0.3940.177
Burkina FasoBFA0.3940.098
Gambia, TheGMB0.3940.124
GuatemalaGTM0.3940.231
HondurasHND0.3940.322
KenyaKEN0.3940.124
Sierra LeoneSLE0.3940.095
El SalvadorSLV0.3940.335
TunisiaTUN0.3940.366
UgandaUGA0.3940.062
BangladeshBGD0.3860.294
BotswanaBWA0.3860.349
Congo, Dem. Rep. (Zaire)COD0.3860.077
LiberiaLBR0.3860.093
NigerNER0.3860.094
ZambiaZMB0.3860.149
Cape VerdeCPV0.3570.35
AfghanistanAFG0.3270.114
Central African RepublicCAF0.3270.074
EthiopiaETH0.3270.081
GuineaGIN0.3270.082
LesothoLSO0.3270.251
MalawiMWI0.3270.114
PakistanPAK0.3270.158
TogoTGO0.3270.111
TanzaniaTZA0.3270.105
YemenYEM0.3270.208
ZimbabweZWE0.3270.141
KazakhstanKAZ0.2980.456
Myanmar (Burma)MMR0.2790.199
Countries with data for two dimension missing 
OmanOMN0.532
GrenadaGRD0.524
CubaCUB0.446
LibyaLBY0.394
GuyanaGUY0.386
QatarQAT0.386
Antigua and BarbudaATG0.357
BahrainBHR0.327
Saudi ArabiaSAU0.327
LiechtensteinLIE0.283
MonacoMCO0.283
San MarinoSMR0.283
TaiwanTWN0.796
JamaicaJAM0.397
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH0.294
SwazilandSWZ0.282
ComorosCOM0.257
HaitiHTI0.245
CambodiaKHM0.243
DjiboutiDJI0.181
BhutanBTN0.163
East TimorTLS0.141
Guinea-BissauGNB0.092
Global Average0.530.3340.6290.552
Global Standard Deviation0.170.1580.1470.122