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