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This reminds me of the EIU's democracy index. I was struck when looking at the 2018 list by the top few countries:

1.Norway 9.87 
2. Iceland 9.58 
3. Sweden 9.39 
4. New Zealand 9.26 
5. Denmark 9.22 
6. Ireland 9.15 
6. Canada 9.15 
8. Finland 9.14 
9. Australia 9.09 
10. Switzerland 9.03 
...25. United States 7.96

Seems like it's a lot easier to be more democratic in a homogenous society.

Those are all white countries. Now do homgenous non-white countries.

bottom five from the site: 
https://www.eiu.com/topic/democracy-index

Chad 
Central African Republic 
Dem Republic of Congo 
Syria 
N. Korea

So homogeneity doesn't seem to have a strong correlation with democracy.

homogeneity and wealth perhaps?

What's the percentage of poor in the top five on the list?

People who share culture (norms, beliefs, practices, yada yada) and who are comfortable in their lifestyles (good jobs, healthcare, strong educational backgrounds) can move forward.

I think we can all agree on that, right?[/quote]

I tend to think it's even more complex than even those two variables.  The Scandinavian countries were largely populated by Vikings long ago.  The Vikings had a strong culture of adultery (and raiding and raping) and they now have a strong culture of adoption (even in Minnesota which leads all states in adoptions, many cross racial).  If you think or know you have kids in other families, maybe you want them cared for (Viking heritage)?  Who knows.  I do think culture plays a part in this.  Also Scandinavia has little arable land and so fishing was huge (still is) and this is another harsh activity that requires cooperation.  I don't know enough about other cultures to talk about this, but maybe it's the cultural norms and not the sharing of them that matters?  You can share norms and still get a Kansas (it's a largely "white" state) . . . 
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