Variance in Habitation by Country

Explanation of the population and construction data used in the Country Similarity Index

The Most Similar States to the Southwest Region

1. Arizona, 2. Nevada, 3. New Mexico, 4. Colorado, 5. California

The Most Similar Countries to North America

1. Panama, 2. Dominican Rep., 3. El Salvador, 4. Costa Rica, 5. Nicaragua

The Most Similar Countries to South America

1. Colombia, 2.Peru, 3. Ecuador, 4. Venezuela, 5. Brazil

The Most Westernized Country in the South Pacific

1. Fiji, 2. Samoa, 3. Vanuatu, 4. East Timor, 5. Solomon Islands

The Central Asian Country Most Similar to South Pacific

1. Kyrgyzstan, 2. Turkey, 3. Mongolia, 4. Azerbaijan, 5. Tajikistan

The Central Asian Country Most Similar to the Middle East

1. Turkey, 2. Uzbekistan, 3. Azerbaijan, 4. Turkmenistan, 5. Tajikistan

The South Pacific Country Most Similar to Southeast Asia

1. Samoa, 2. East Timor, 3. Fiji, 4. Vanuatu, 5. Solomon Islands

The South Pacific Country Most Similar to Latin America

1. Fiji, 2. Vanuatu, 3. Samoa, 4. East Timor, 5. Solomon Islands