January 23, 2012 | 10:28 AM | By

Ranking Countries By Tolerance

Richard Florida of The Atlantic Cities explores the economic repercussions of prejudice. He created a Global Prejudice Index by examining how hospitable countries are for ethnic and racial minorities, immigrants, religious minorities and gays and lesbians; countries with more prejudice tend to be poorer. The United States ranks as the fifth most tolerant country in the world.


It makes intuitive sense. Places that are welcoming to different kinds of people are also likely to be hospitable to the kind of creative, out-of-the-box thinking that drives innovation and prosperity. Less prejudiced, more open-minded places benefit from their ability to tap into the talents of the whole spectrum of their population. At the same time, they are able to attract energetic and talented immigrants from across the globe.

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  • http://beachbumchronicles.blogspot.com/ Frenchie

    It would be interesting to see how how this data was aggregated. If my
    eyesight has not failed me, it seems that the DR, which has had an
    ongoing history of racial strife and violence towards people of African
    descent and Haitians, is ranked as less prejudice than Haiti, which has
    had no such history.