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