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Table 1

Geert Hofstede Dimensions and Religions by Country or Region

 
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COUNTRY
PDI
IDV
MAS
UAI
LTO
Athiest
Buddhist
Catholic
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Other
Arab World**
80
38
52
68
 
4
91
4
Argentina
49
46
56
86
 
92
2
2
4
Australia
36
90
61
51
31
26
50
24
Austria
11
55
79
70
 
78
5
17
Belgium
65
75
54
94
 
75
25
Brazil
69
38
49
76
65
80
20
Canada
39
80
52
48
23
42
40
18
Chile
63
23
28
86
 
89
11
China*
80
15
55
40
114
90
4
2
4
Colombia
67
13
64
80
 
90
10
Costa Rica
35
15
21
86
 
76
17
7
Czech Republic*
35
60
45
60
 
40
40
8
13
Denmark
18
74
16
23
 
2
96
2
East Africa**
64
27
41
52
25
8
44
34
15
Ecuador
78
8
63
67
 
95
5
El Salvador
66
19
40
94
 
83
12
5
Finland
33
63
26
59
 
9
90
1
France
68
71
43
86
 
4
83
2
1
8
2
Germany
35
67
66
65
31
34
34
4
28
Greece
60
35
57
112
 
98
1
1
Guatemala
95
6
37
101
 
70
5
25
Hong Kong
68
25
57
29
96
10
90
Hungary*
45
55
79
83
50
68
25
7
India
77
48
56
40
61
2
81
12
5
Indonesia
78
14
46
48
 
1
3
5
2
88
1
Iran
58
41
43
59
 
1
Ireland
28
70
68
35
 
92
3
5
Israel
13
54
47
81
 
2
80
15
3
Italy
50
76
70
75
 
80
7
8
5
Jamaica
45
39
68
13
 
4
62
34
Japan
54
46
95
92
80
84
1
16
Malaysia
104
26
50
36
 
22
2
10
63
3
Mexico
81
30
69
82
 
89
6
5
Netherlands
38
80
14
53
44
39
31
21
5
4
New Zealand
22
79
58
49
30
30
15
52
3
Norway
31
69
8
50
 
2
87
11
Pakistan
55
14
50
70
0
1
1
97
1
Panama
95
11
44
86
 
85
15
Peru
64
16
42
87
 
90
10
Philippines
94
32
64
44
19
1
83
9
5
2
Poland*
55
60
65
78
37
95
5
Portugal
63
27
31
104
 
94
6
Singapore
74
20
48
8
48
75
2
7
14
2
South Africa
49
65
63
49
 
68
2
2
28
South Korea
60
18
39
85
75
47
49
4
Spain
57
51
42
86
 
94
6
Sweden
31
71
5
29
33
87
13
Switzerland
34
68
70
58
 
9
46
40
5
Taiwan
58
17
45
69
87
93
5
2
Thailand
64
20
34
64
56
95
4
1
Turkey
66
37
45
85
 
99
1
United Kingdom
35
89
66
35
25
22
70
1
1
3
3
United States
40
91
62
46
29
10
28
56
2
4
Uruguay
61
36
38
100
 
31
66
2
1
Venezuela
81
12
73
76
 
96
2
2
West Africa
77
20
46
54
16
38
42
20
 
World Average
55
43
50
64
45
 


Legend

PDI Power Distance Index
IDV Individualism
MAS Masculinity
UAI Uncertainty Avoidance Index
LTO Long-Term Orientation

** Regional estimated values
`Arab World´ = Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
`East Africa´ = Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia
`West Africa´ = Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
* estimated values except for China's LTO
- Religion data from the World Factbook 2002


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