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distance countries are also likely to be more collectivist, and small-power-
distance countries to be more individual ist. The relationship between the
two indexes is plotted in Figure 4.1.
In the plot of Figure 4.1, the countries are grouped around a diagonal

from lower left to upper right, reflecting the correlation between power
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distance and collectivism. In cultures in which people are dependent on

FIGURE 4.1 Power Distance Versus Individualism

5
Guatemala
Ecuador
Colombia Panama
Pakistan Venezuela
Costa Rica Indonesia
15
Peru
Africa W
Vietnam
Bangladesh
Trinidad Taiwan EI Salvador Singapore
S Korea China,
collectivist 25 Chile Hong Kong Serbia
Thailand
Portugal
Africa E Slovenia Malaysia
Mexico
Bulgaria Romania
Philippines
Greece Croatia
35 Uruguay
Turkey Arab ctrs
Jamaica Brazil Russia
Iran
Individualism (IDV) Argentina Japan Morocco Suriname
45
India
Spain
Slovakia
Israel
55
Austria
Czech Rep.
Estonia, Lithuania Malta
Luxembourg Poland
Finland
65 S Africa Switzerland Fr
Germany
Switzerland Ge Norway
Ireland Sweden Latvia France
Denmark Canada Quebec Belgium Fr
75
Italy
Belgium Nl
New Zealand Canada total
Netherlands Hungary
individualist 85 Great Britain
Australia
95 United States
10 30 50 70 90 110
small Power Distance (PDI) large