World’s Most Diverse Nation
I am on a quest to discover which nation on earth could rightly be called, “The Most Diverse.” I have noticed that many Americans make this statement about their own country. As we hit 300 million people in population this month, I am wondering about the real stats.
Since I lived in Canada for a while, I know that Canadians see their own country as the most diverse. In fact, they see Americans as mono-cultural. I also have traveled extensively throughout the world and seen some significant diversity: check out India, for example!
Part of the issue is how one might define “diverse.” Is it a matter of immigration, non-native language speaking people, or total number of ethnic minorities? Is it a matter of religion, wealth versus poverty, or other social factors? One could go on… it’s not a simple question.
Anybody know where I could find some data?
Dear Mr. Esler,
I read your article. Wow! How interesting. I was very interested in learning which is the world’s most diverse nation, so I decided to do a little research myself. Here is what I was learned: “America is the world’s most diverse nation in the world.” This was taken from a speech given by President Bush, during a time of sorrow, and might have been used as a comfort factor. I don’t know if there were any statistical facts to back up this statement. Here is the web site where I read that quote: http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/996 . However, Indonesia looks like a possible contender based on information I read on the following web site: http://www.tgmag.ca/ap/country/apindo.html . Hope this helps!
Sincerely,
Ian
Does America range from rugged terrain to dry and sandy deserts to rainforest's to tropical beaches to snowy mountains to grassy highlands etc. I'm not sure but i don't think so.. but i know a Country that does
Well in all respects India is the most diverse country in the world…from snowy mountains(tall to small),to windy deserts,salt marshes,praire like grasslands,tropical rainforests,Kenya like lion and tiger reserves to plateus…in history from ancient Indus Valley to Hindu history to Budhha,Islamic Sultans and Mughals to Christian British Raj….from ethnic mongoloids to Aryans,Dravidians….every state as different as England from France and France from Russia…..So many languages,cultures,traditions,races,terrain types…from modern to ancient…from rich to poor….from hi tech to obsolete….from past to future…you will find everything in India…Incredible India…
India…. probably is the World's most culturally diverse nation..