What Database Does Diversity Atlas Use For Country Of Birth?

We use the UN database of countries and follow the UN’s classification of countries and dependent territories. The criteria for the selection of countries listed in Diversity Atlas can be categorised as:

• A full member of the United Nations
• UN Non-Member Permanent Observer States
• Members of specialized agencies of the UN
• Countries connected to a full member and in the process of being decolonized
• Islands associated with a Full Member State – e.g, Christmas Island and Norfolk Island are part of Australia.
• Non-Self Governing Territories

Or a region/ overseas territory connected to a country which is a full member of the UN such as the following:

• Overseas Territories/Collectivity/Departments/Regions of France
• Overseas Territories/Department of Britain
• Constituent Country
• Unincorporated Territories of the US & Commonwealth
• Constituent State/Country – e.g, Antigua is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
• Associated State

We also list countries that fulfil the following three criteria:

• Recognised by at least two UN full member states.
• Are self-governing
• Have their own official currency, or utilise a currency from a major multi-lateral movement or a permanent member of the UN Security Council.