Table 1 Fractionalization index, by sex and region (1990 and 2019)

Females

 SEO

0.795 (0.771 to 0.820)

0.732 (0.695 to 0.771)

-0.063^a

 CEC

0.551 (0.518 to 0.587)

0.563 (0.517 to 0.614)

0.012

 HI

0.712 (0.687 to 0.739)

0.791 (0.776 to 0.807)

0.079^a

 LAC

0.801 (0.782 to 0.820)

0.827 (0.812 to 0.842)

0.026

 MENA

0.712 (0.662 to 0.766)

0.685 (0.640 to 0.732)

-0.027

 SA

0.872 (0.871 to 0.872)

0.849 (0.832 to 0.866)

-0.023^a

 SSA

0.888 (0.875 to 0.901)

0.867 (0.844 to 0.890)

-0.021

Males

 SEO

0.819 (0.800 to 0.838)

0.757 (0.734 to 0.780)

-0.062^a

 CEC

0.702 (0.689 to 0.715)

0.682 (0.655 to 0.708)

-0.020

 HI

0.748 (0.735 to 0.761)

0.796 (0.781 to 0.811)

0.048^a

 LAC

0.840 (0.829 to 0.852)

0.848 (0.835 to 0.860)

0.007

 MENA

0.756 (0.715 to 0.798)

0.729 (0.694 to 0.767)

-0.026

 SA

0.875 (0.866 to 0.884)

0.839 (0.819 to 0.860)

-0.036^a

 SSA

0.897 (0.886 to 0.908)

0.892 (0.877 to 0.907)

-0.005