What country does your personality match?

Remember that these are based on the average personalities of people in each country. Of course there is a lot of variability within each country, so for example there will still be people with a very high openness score in even the most traditional countries. Bear in mind that there are lots of reasons why one would want to live in or visit a country, so just because it seems to match your personality it does not mean we recommend that you should actually go there.

The cutoff point for having enough data was set at just 45 people. This is rather low, but we decided to set it at that level so that there would be a good breadth of countries. It does mean that this comes with an important warning that the people who use Facebook in a country are not necessarily representative of that country as a whole, particularly when we only have a relatively small sample size. For example, our data shows that most countries in the Middle East are traditional (low on openness), which is what we might expect, but with the notable exception of Iran. It might be that the people of Iran are less traditional than their politicians seem to be, or it might be that the Iranian people who use Facebook just happen to be the liberal ones (who also speak English). It is impossible to tell without a much larger sample.

Based solely on your personality trait scores, the closest country for your personality (out of 121 countries), ranked from closest to least close, are:

Similarity RankingCountryOpenness AverageConscientiousness AverageExtraversion AverageAgreeableness AverageNeuroticism Average
Your ScoresAverageAverageAverageAverageHigh
1CyprusAverageAverageAverageAverageHigh
2ArgentinaAverageLowAverageLowHigh
3UruguayAverageLowAverageLowHigh
4MexicoAverageAverageAverageLowAverage
5AustraliaAverageAverageAverageHighAverage
6El SalvadorLowAverageAverageLowAverage
7ThailandAverageAverageLowAverageAverage
8ColombiaAverageAverageLowLowAverage
9IsraelHighLowAverageAverageAverage
10HondurasLowAverageHighAverageAverage
11South KoreaLowLowLowAverageHigh
12ZimbabweLowLowAverageHighAverage
13LithuaniaHighLowAverageLowAverage
14LuxembourgAverageAverageHighLowAverage
15United Arab EmLowAverageHighHighAverage
16JapanAverageLowLowAverageHigh
17BoliviaLowLowLowLowHigh
18PeruAverageAverageHighAverageAverage
19PortugalHighAverageAverageAverageHigh
20GuatemalaAverageAverageAverageLowLow
21MauritiusAverageHighAverageAverageHigh
22GermanyHighAverageAverageAverageAverage
23MaltaLowVery LowAverageAverageVery High
24SpainHighAverageAverageAverageAverage
25IranAverageAverageLowAverageAverage
26CanadaAverageAverageAverageHighAverage
27JordanLowHighAverageAverageHigh
28PalestineAverageLowLowAverageAverage
29MalaysiaLowLowLowAverageAverage
30EcuadorAverageAverageAverageAverageLow
31Dominican RepuLowHighAverageAverageAverage
32VenezuelaAverageHighAverageLowLow
33VietnamLowLowLowAverageHigh
34New ZealandAverageAverageAverageHighAverage
35SyriaLowAverageHighVery LowVery High
36ChinaAverageAverageLowAverageAverage
37GreeceHighLowAverageLowVery High
38LebanonLowHighAverageLowAverage
39BrazilHighLowLowLowHigh
40TunisiaLowAverageAverageAverageAverage
41ChileAverageAverageLowLowAverage
42CroatiaHighLowAverageLowAverage
43IrelandAverageLowHighHighHigh
44NamibiaLowHighAverageHighAverage
45IraqLowHighAverageAverageAverage
46SudanAverageLowAverageHighVery High
47SloveniaHighAverageHighLowAverage
48MontenegroAverageAverageHighLowAverage
49IndonesiaLowLowLowLowAverage
50United KingdomLowLowHighAverageVery High
51PanamaLowAverageAverageAverageLow
52Bosnia and HerHighAverageHighLowAverage
53FranceHighLowLowLowHigh
54IndiaAverageAverageHighAverageLow
55QatarAverageAverageHighHighAverage
56SingaporeLowLowLowAverageHigh
57Trinidad and TAverageHighAverageHighLow
58TaiwanAverageAverageVery LowAverageAverage
59Costa RicaHighAverageHighHighLow
60BelgiumHighLowLowAverageAverage
61PakistanLowHighAverageHighAverage
62PhilippinesAverageAverageLowHighAverage
63Hong KongLowLowLowLowHigh
64Isle Of ManVery LowAverageHighAverageHigh
65SwitzerlandHighAverageAverageAverageLow
66MoroccoLowAverageVery LowLowAverage
67Puerto RicoHighHighAverageAverageLow
68SerbiaHighAverageHighVery LowAverage
69TurkeyAverageAverageVery LowLowHigh
70AlgeriaAverageHighLowAverageAverage
71NorwayHighAverageAverageHighAverage
72SwedenHighLowAverageHighLow
73KuwaitLowAverageLowAverageVery High
74RussiaHighLowAverageVery LowAverage
75United StatesAverageHighAverageHighAverage
76BangladeshLowHighAverageHighAverage
77South AfricaAverageHighHighHighAverage
78NepalLowLowVery LowHighAverage
79BelizeAverageVery HighAverageHighAverage
80EgyptLowAverageLowHighVery High
81Saudi ArabiaLowAverageVery LowHighHigh
82UkraineHighLowVery HighLowAverage
83HungaryVery HighAverageHighLowAverage
84LatviaVery HighAverageHighLowLow
85RomaniaHighAverageHighVery LowAverage
86FijiLowAverageVery HighHighAverage
87NicaraguaAverageLowVery HighAverageLow
88BahrainLowLowAverageHighLow
89PolandHighVery LowAverageVery LowHigh
90BotswanaLowHighLowHighAverage
91ItalyHighLowLowVery LowHigh
92DenmarkAverageAverageHighHighLow
93MyanmarVery LowLowLowHighAverage
94ZambiaLowHighAverageHighLow
95JamaicaAverageHighAverageHighVery Low
96NetherlandsHighLowAverageHighLow
97UgandaLowHighHighHighLow
98CubaVery HighAverageVery HighLowAverage
99EstoniaVery HighVery LowAverageAverageLow
100BulgariaVery HighHighHighLowLow
101AlbaniaAverageHighLowVery LowAverage
102MacedoniaHighVery HighHighLowLow
103OmanVery LowLowVery HighAverageLow
104SlovakiaHighVery LowVery LowLowHigh
105Sri LankaLowHighAverageVery HighLow
106FinlandHighVery LowVery LowLowHigh
107Czech RepublicHighVery LowVery LowVery LowHigh
108The BahamasAverageVery HighHighAverageVery Low
109HaitiAverageAverageVery LowVery HighAverage
110BarbadosAverageVery HighAverageHighLow
111AustriaVery HighLowHighAverageLow
112GuyanaAverageVery HighLowAverageVery Low
113BruneiLowVery LowVery LowAverageVery High
114IcelandVery HighAverageAverageVery HighLow
115TanzaniaAverageVery HighVery HighHighLow
116EthiopiaVery LowAverageVery HighVery HighVery Low
117St. LuciaHighVery HighVery HighHighLow
118ParaguayVery HighHighHighAverageVery Low
119NigeriaAverageVery HighAverageVery HighVery Low
120KenyaAverageVery HighAverageVery HighVery Low
121GhanaLowVery HighAverageVery HighVery Low

Openness

Openness to Experience describes a dimension of personality that distinguishes imaginative, creative people from down-to-earth, conventional people.

Conscientiousness

Conscientiousness concerns the way in which we control, regulate, and direct our impulses. It distinguishes flexible but sometimes disorganised people from more organised but sometimes perfectionist or pedantic people.

Extraversion

Extraversion (also extroversion) is marked by pronounced engagement with the external world, versus being comfortable with your own company.

Agreeableness

Agreeableness reflects individual differences in concern with cooperation and social harmony. It distinguishes people who prefer competition versus those who prefer co-operation.

Neuroticism

Neuroticism, also known inversely as Emotional Stability, refers to the tendency to experience negative emotions. It distinguishes people who generally feel relaxed but at extremes be described as "emotionally flat" from those who are more in touch with their emotions but consequently sometimes feel stressed and anxious.

Extraversion vs. Introversion

People with a preference for Extraversion draw energy from action: they tend to act, then reflect, then act further. If they are inactive, their level of energy and motivation tends to decline. Conversely, those whose preference is Introversion become less energized as they act: they prefer to reflect, then act, then reflect again. People with Introversion preferences need time out to reflect in order to rebuild energy. The Introvert's flow is directed inward toward concepts and ideas and the Extravert's is directed outward towards people and objects. There are several contrasting characteristics between Extraverts and Introverts: Extraverts desire breadth and are action-oriented, while introverts seek depth and are thought-oriented.

Intuition vs. Sensing

Sensing and iNtuition are the information-gathering (Perceiving) functions. They describe how new information is understood and interpreted. Individuals who prefer Sensing are more likely to trust information that is in the present, tangible and concrete: that is, information that can be understood by the five senses. They tend to distrust hunches that seem to come out of nowhere. They prefer to look for details and facts. For them, the meaning is in the data. On the other hand, those who prefer iNtuition tend to trust information that is more abstract or theoretical, that can be associated with other information (either remembered or discovered by seeking a wider context or pattern). They may be more interested in future possibilities. They tend to trust those flashes of insight that seem to bubble up from the unconscious mind. The meaning is in how the data relates to the pattern or theory.

Thinking vs. Feeling

hinking and Feeling are the decision-making (Judging) functions. The Thinking and Feeling functions are both used to make rational decisions, based on the data received from their information-gathering functions (Sensing or iNtuition). Those who prefer Feeling tend to come to decisions by associating or empathizing with the situation, looking at it 'from the inside' and weighing the situation to achieve, on balance, the greatest harmony, consensus and fit, considering the needs of the people involved. Those who prefer Thinking tend to decide things from a more detached standpoint, measuring the decision by what seems reasonable, logical, causal, consistent and matching a given set of rules.

Judging vs. Perceiving

Types with a preference for Judging show the world their preferred Judging function (Thinking vs. Feeling). So TJ types tend to appear to the world as logical, and FJ types as empathetic. Judging types prefer to have matters settled. Those types ending in P show the world their preferred Perceiving function (Sensing vs. iNtuition). So SP types tend to appear to the world as concrete and NP types as abstract. Perceiving types prefer to keep decisions open.

What the Raw Percentage means

This is your raw score out of 100. Scores higher than 50 percent are not necessarily above average. Your raw percentages are compared to other users' raw percentages, and then the comparative percentiles are given in the description below.