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