Analytics

Different ways to explore population, culture, and demographic patterns.

Global structure and dynamics

Global balance
How population and demographic change are distributed across the world.
Population concentration
How the world’s population is distributed across countries.
Regional inequality
Differences in population size and demographic change across world regions.

Types of countries

Large homogeneous nations
Countries with large populations and relatively homogeneous cultural structures.
Large multicultural states
Countries with large populations and complex linguistic and religious structures.
Small but diverse countries
Countries with relatively small populations and high levels of linguistic and religious diversity.
Small and homogeneous countries
Countries with relatively small populations and culturally homogeneous structures.
Linguistically fragmented states
Countries with a highly fragmented linguistic landscape, defined here as having at least :count languages.
Religiously plural societies
Countries with no dominant religion, defined here as having at least :count religions and no single religion exceeding :share% of the population.

Contrasts

Cultural dominance: language vs religion
Comparing countries where cultural identity is shaped primarily by language or by religion.
Large population, low diversity
Countries with very large populations and relatively concentrated cultural composition.