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

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.