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Where INTJs (Architects) Stand Out

A scene representing the Architect personality type (INTJ). An INTJ man stands contemplatively surveying a chessboard-like grid on a table in front of him. Various architectural models, including houses and skyscrapers, a globe, and a fossil are displayed around the space, suggesting a focus on strategic planning and complex problem-solving typical of the INTJ personality.

INTJs (Architects) make up 8.6% of test results in the average country, but their share varies from place to place. Here’s where they’re most and least common.

INTJs by country

Colors compare each country’s share of INTJs with the average country, where it’s 8.6%.

INTJs by country
CountryHow common
Algeria14.0% (63% more common)
Iran13.1% (52% more common)
Iraq12.6% (47% more common)
Jamaica12.2% (42% more common)
Laos12.2% (41% more common)
Syria12.1% (41% more common)
Morocco12.0% (39% more common)
Libya12.0% (39% more common)
Palestine11.8% (37% more common)
Azerbaijan11.4% (32% more common)
Lebanon11.3% (32% more common)
Thailand11.2% (30% more common)
Egypt10.8% (26% more common)
Tunisia10.8% (25% more common)
Cambodia10.7% (24% more common)
Jordan10.6% (23% more common)
Trinidad and Tobago10.5% (22% more common)
Philippines10.2% (18% more common)
Dominican Republic10.0% (17% more common)
Venezuela9.5% (11% more common)
South Africa9.5% (11% more common)
Albania9.5% (10% more common)
Turkey9.5% (10% more common)
Uzbekistan9.5% (10% more common)
Armenia9.4% (10% more common)
North Macedonia9.4% (9% more common)
Panama9.3% (8% more common)
Vietnam9.3% (8% more common)
Luxembourg9.3% (about as common)
Sri Lanka9.2% (7% more common)
Costa Rica9.1% (6% more common)
Honduras9.1% (about as common)
Colombia9.0% (about as common)
Oman8.9% (about as common)
Nicaragua8.9% (about as common)
Greece8.9% (about as common)
Guatemala8.8% (about as common)
Puerto Rico8.8% (about as common)
Georgia8.7% (about as common)
Singapore8.7% (about as common)
Bahrain8.6% (about as common)
El Salvador8.6% (about as common)
Brazil8.6% (about as common)
Cyprus8.6% (about as common)
Bulgaria8.5% (about as common)
Indonesia8.5% (about as common)
Chile8.5% (about as common)
Hong Kong8.3% (about as common)
Mexico8.3% (about as common)
Uruguay8.2% (about as common)
Poland8.2% (about as common)
Kyrgyzstan8.2% (5% less common)
France8.2% (5% less common)
Maldives8.1% (about as common)
United Arab Emirates8.1% (5% less common)
Réunion8.1% (about as common)
Saudi Arabia8.1% (6% less common)
Ecuador8.0% (7% less common)
Israel8.0% (7% less common)
Kuwait8.0% (7% less common)
South Korea7.9% (8% less common)
Portugal7.9% (8% less common)
Paraguay7.9% (8% less common)
Hungary7.9% (8% less common)
Peru7.9% (8% less common)
Bolivia7.9% (9% less common)
Lithuania7.8% (9% less common)
Canada7.8% (9% less common)
Italy7.8% (9% less common)
Romania7.8% (9% less common)
Qatar7.8% (10% less common)
Malaysia7.8% (10% less common)
Brunei7.7% (10% less common)
Slovenia7.7% (10% less common)
Mongolia7.7% (11% less common)
Ukraine7.6% (12% less common)
Moldova7.6% (12% less common)
Serbia7.6% (12% less common)
Netherlands7.5% (12% less common)
United States7.5% (13% less common)
Switzerland7.5% (13% less common)
Sweden7.5% (13% less common)
Austria7.5% (13% less common)
Russia7.4% (14% less common)
Slovakia7.4% (14% less common)
Argentina7.4% (14% less common)
Latvia7.4% (14% less common)
Estonia7.3% (15% less common)
Kazakhstan7.3% (15% less common)
Belgium7.3% (15% less common)
Taiwan7.3% (15% less common)
Belarus7.2% (16% less common)
Germany7.2% (16% less common)
United Kingdom7.2% (16% less common)
New Zealand7.2% (16% less common)
Denmark7.1% (17% less common)
Ireland7.1% (18% less common)
Australia7.1% (18% less common)
Croatia7.0% (18% less common)
Spain7.0% (18% less common)
Bosnia and Herzegovina6.9% (20% less common)
Czech Republic6.8% (21% less common)
Finland6.8% (21% less common)
Norway6.6% (23% less common)
China6.2% (27% less common)
Macao6.2% (28% less common)
Bhutan5.7% (33% less common)
Japan5.7% (34% less common)

Most common

  1. Algeria (14.0%) +63%
  2. Iran (13.1%) +52%
  3. Iraq (12.6%) +47%
  4. Jamaica (12.2%) +42%
  5. Laos (12.2%) +41%
  6. Syria (12.1%) +41%
  7. Morocco (12.0%) +39%
  8. Libya (12.0%) +39%
  9. Palestine (11.8%) +37%
  10. Azerbaijan (11.4%) +32%

Least common

  1. Japan (5.7%) −34%
  2. Bhutan (5.7%) −33%
  3. Macao (6.2%) −28%
  4. China (6.2%) −27%
  5. Norway (6.6%) −23%
  6. Finland (6.8%) −21%
  7. Czech Republic (6.8%) −21%
  8. Bosnia and Herzegovina (6.9%) −20%
  9. Spain (7.0%) −18%
  10. Croatia (7.0%) −18%

Figures show where INTJs are clearly more (↑) or less (↓) common than in the average country. Places with fewer test results need bigger differences to count.

INTJs by U.S. state

Colors compare each state’s share of INTJs with the U.S. as a whole, where it’s 7.5%.

INTJs by U.S. state
StateHow common
Washington, D.C.8.6% (14% more common)
Virginia8.1% (8% more common)
Georgia8.1% (8% more common)
Washington8.1% (8% more common)
Colorado8.0% (6% more common)
Maryland8.0% (6% more common)
Alaska7.8% (about as common)
Nevada7.8% (about as common)
Rhode Island7.8% (about as common)
California7.8% (about as common)
Florida7.7% (about as common)
Massachusetts7.7% (about as common)
New York7.7% (about as common)
New Mexico7.6% (about as common)
Illinois7.6% (about as common)
Tennessee7.6% (about as common)
Missouri7.6% (about as common)
South Carolina7.6% (about as common)
Arizona7.6% (about as common)
Montana7.6% (about as common)
Oregon7.5% (about as common)
Oklahoma7.5% (about as common)
Alabama7.5% (about as common)
Texas7.5% (about as common)
Michigan7.4% (about as common)
New Jersey7.4% (about as common)
Ohio7.3% (about as common)
North Carolina7.3% (about as common)
Kentucky7.3% (about as common)
Pennsylvania7.3% (about as common)
Hawaii7.2% (about as common)
Vermont7.2% (about as common)
Connecticut7.2% (about as common)
Delaware7.2% (about as common)
Wyoming7.1% (about as common)
Maine7.1% (about as common)
West Virginia7.1% (about as common)
New Hampshire7.0% (6% less common)
Wisconsin6.9% (8% less common)
Kansas6.9% (9% less common)
Minnesota6.6% (12% less common)
Louisiana6.6% (12% less common)
Indiana6.6% (12% less common)
Utah6.6% (12% less common)
South Dakota6.5% (14% less common)
Iowa6.4% (14% less common)
Mississippi6.4% (15% less common)
Nebraska6.3% (16% less common)
Arkansas6.2% (18% less common)
Idaho6.1% (18% less common)
North Dakota6.1% (19% less common)

Most common

  1. Washington, D.C. (8.6%) +14%
  2. Virginia (8.1%) +8%
  3. Georgia (8.1%) +8%
  4. Washington (8.1%) +8%
  5. Colorado (8.0%) +6%

Least common

  1. North Dakota (6.1%) −19%
  2. Idaho (6.1%) −18%
  3. Arkansas (6.2%) −18%
  4. Nebraska (6.3%) −16%
  5. Mississippi (6.4%) −15%

Figures show where INTJs are clearly more (↑) or less (↓) common than in the U.S. as a whole. Places with fewer test results need bigger differences to count.

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