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