Individualism

Preference for a loosely-knit social framework (individualism) over a tight one (collectivism). Hofstede’s cultural dimensions.

Source: Hofstede cultural dimensions (G. Hofstede) Licence: Public — Hofstede model Unit: index 0–100 Parsed: 2026-06-28 Open source ↗

Period: Dimension matrix (2010). Method: Published national scores (0–100); a fixed model, not a time series.

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Avg (2010)
44.1
single period
Improving
0
of 65 tracked
Declining
0
period over period
Stable
65
±0.5pp band

Individualism

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Individualism — full ranking

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65 entities, 2010. Highest first.
#EntityIndividualism
1🇺🇸 United States91
2🇦🇺 Australia90
3🇬🇧 United Kingdom89
4🇨🇦 Canada80
5🇭🇺 Hungary80
6🇳🇱 Netherlands80
7🇳🇿 New Zealand79
8🇮🇹 Italy76
9🇧🇪 Belgium75
10🇩🇰 Denmark74
11🇫🇷 France71
12🇸🇪 Sweden71
13🇮🇪 Ireland70
14🇳🇴 Norway69
15🇨🇭 Switzerland68
16🇩🇪 Germany67
17🇿🇦 South Africa65
18🇫🇮 Finland63
19🇪🇪 Estonia60
20🇱🇺 Luxembourg60
21🇵🇱 Poland60
22🇲🇹 Malta59
23🇨🇿 Czech Republic58
24🇦🇹 Austria55
25🇮🇱 Israel54
26🇸🇰 Slovakia52
27🇪🇸 Spain51
28🇮🇳 India48
29🇸🇷 Surinam47
30🇦🇷 Argentina46
31🇯🇵 Japan46
32🇲🇦 Morocco46
33🇮🇷 Iran41
34🇯🇲 Jamaica39
35🇷🇺 Russia39
36🇧🇷 Brazil38
37🇹🇷 Turkey37
38🇺🇾 Uruguay36
39🇬🇷 Greece35
40🇵🇭 Philippines32
41🇧🇬 Bulgaria30
42🇲🇽 Mexico30
43🇷🇴 Romania30
44🇵🇹 Portugal27
45🇲🇾 Malaysia26
46🇭🇰 Hong Kong25
47🇨🇱 Chile23
48🇧🇩 Bangladesh20
49🇨🇳 China20
50🇸🇬 Singapore20
51🇹🇭 Thailand20
52🇻🇳 Vietnam20
53🇸🇻 El Salvador19
54🇰🇷 South Korea18
55🇹🇼 Taiwan17
56🇵🇪 Peru16
57🇹🇹 Trinidad16
58🇨🇷 Costa Rica15
59🇮🇩 Indonesia14
60🇵🇰 Pakistan14
61🇨🇴 Colombia13
62🇻🇪 Venezuela12
63🇵🇦 Panama11
64🇪🇨 Ecuador8
65🇬🇹 Guatemala6