Where ISTPs (Virtuosos) Stand Out

A scene representing the ISTP personality type (Virtuoso). An ISTP individual is depicted working on a motorcycle, surrounded by various tools, tires, and shelving units filled with boxes and equipment. The ISTP appears focused and engaged in the hands-on task of repairing or maintaining the vehicle. The setting suggests a workshop or garage environment well-suited to the ISTP’s practical skills and interests in mechanics and problem-solving.

ISTPs (Virtuosos) make up 4.2% of test results in the average country, but their share varies from place to place. Here’s where they’re most and least common.

ISTPs by country

Colors compare each country’s share of ISTPs with the average country, where it’s 4.2%.

ISTPs by country
Country	How common
South Korea	9.7% (131% more common)
North Macedonia	6.3% (49% more common)
Moldova	5.8% (37% more common)
Ukraine	5.7% (35% more common)
Algeria	5.7% (35% more common)
Iraq	5.6% (33% more common)
Nicaragua	5.5% (30% more common)
Palestine	5.5% (30% more common)
Russia	5.4% (29% more common)
Lithuania	5.4% (29% more common)
Morocco	5.4% (28% more common)
Iran	5.4% (27% more common)
Tunisia	5.3% (27% more common)
Kyrgyzstan	5.3% (26% more common)
Belarus	5.3% (25% more common)
Latvia	5.2% (24% more common)
Jordan	5.2% (23% more common)
Georgia	5.1% (22% more common)
Estonia	5.1% (22% more common)
Jamaica	5.0% (19% more common)
Kuwait	5.0% (19% more common)
Libya	4.9% (16% more common)
Azerbaijan	4.9% (15% more common)
Poland	4.9% (15% more common)
Uruguay	4.8% (15% more common)
Armenia	4.8% (15% more common)
Maldives	4.8% (15% more common)
Syria	4.7% (12% more common)
Paraguay	4.7% (12% more common)
Argentina	4.7% (12% more common)
Oman	4.7% (11% more common)
Bolivia	4.6% (10% more common)
Egypt	4.6% (10% more common)
Bahrain	4.6% (10% more common)
Brazil	4.6% (9% more common)
Chile	4.6% (9% more common)
Trinidad and Tobago	4.6% (about as common)
Albania	4.5% (about as common)
Saudi Arabia	4.5% (8% more common)
Panama	4.5% (about as common)
El Salvador	4.5% (about as common)
Kazakhstan	4.5% (7% more common)
Honduras	4.5% (about as common)
Qatar	4.5% (about as common)
Vietnam	4.3% (about as common)
Venezuela	4.3% (about as common)
Mongolia	4.2% (about as common)
Lebanon	4.2% (about as common)
Finland	4.2% (about as common)
Israel	4.2% (about as common)
Cambodia	4.2% (about as common)
Peru	4.2% (about as common)
Bhutan	4.1% (about as common)
Netherlands	4.1% (about as common)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4.1% (about as common)
Singapore	4.1% (about as common)
Hong Kong	4.0% (about as common)
Japan	4.0% (about as common)
Ecuador	4.0% (6% less common)
Sweden	3.9% (7% less common)
Brunei	3.9% (about as common)
New Zealand	3.9% (7% less common)
Czech Republic	3.9% (8% less common)
Mexico	3.9% (8% less common)
Australia	3.9% (8% less common)
Canada	3.9% (8% less common)
Malaysia	3.8% (10% less common)
Romania	3.8% (10% less common)
United Arab Emirates	3.8% (10% less common)
Costa Rica	3.7% (11% less common)
United Kingdom	3.7% (12% less common)
Guatemala	3.7% (13% less common)
Dominican Republic	3.7% (13% less common)
Slovakia	3.7% (13% less common)
Laos	3.6% (14% less common)
United States	3.6% (14% less common)
Uzbekistan	3.6% (14% less common)
Slovenia	3.6% (15% less common)
Norway	3.6% (15% less common)
Germany	3.5% (16% less common)
Serbia	3.5% (17% less common)
Portugal	3.5% (17% less common)
Belgium	3.5% (18% less common)
China	3.4% (18% less common)
Taiwan	3.4% (18% less common)
Macao	3.4% (19% less common)
Puerto Rico	3.4% (19% less common)
Colombia	3.4% (19% less common)
Croatia	3.4% (19% less common)
Turkey	3.4% (19% less common)
Ireland	3.4% (19% less common)
Bulgaria	3.4% (20% less common)
Italy	3.4% (20% less common)
Réunion	3.4% (20% less common)
Hungary	3.3% (21% less common)
Cyprus	3.3% (21% less common)
Denmark	3.3% (23% less common)
Greece	3.2% (23% less common)
Luxembourg	3.2% (25% less common)
France	3.1% (26% less common)
Philippines	3.0% (29% less common)
Austria	3.0% (29% less common)
Spain	2.9% (30% less common)
Indonesia	2.8% (34% less common)
South Africa	2.8% (34% less common)
Switzerland	2.6% (37% less common)
Thailand	2.3% (45% less common)
Sri Lanka	2.3% (45% less common)

Most common

South Korea (9.7%) +131%
North Macedonia (6.3%) +49%
Moldova (5.8%) +37%
Ukraine (5.7%) +35%
Algeria (5.7%) +35%
Iraq (5.6%) +33%
Nicaragua (5.5%) +30%
Palestine (5.5%) +30%
Russia (5.4%) +29%
Lithuania (5.4%) +29%

Least common

Sri Lanka (2.3%) −45%
Thailand (2.3%) −45%
Switzerland (2.6%) −37%
South Africa (2.8%) −34%
Indonesia (2.8%) −34%
Spain (2.9%) −30%
Austria (3.0%) −29%
Philippines (3.0%) −29%
France (3.1%) −26%
Luxembourg (3.2%) −25%

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

ISTPs by U.S. state

Colors compare each state’s share of ISTPs with the U.S. as a whole, where it’s 3.6%.

ISTPs by U.S. state
State	How common
Alaska	4.3% (19% more common)
North Dakota	4.1% (13% more common)
South Dakota	4.1% (13% more common)
Arkansas	4.0% (12% more common)
Louisiana	3.8% (7% more common)
Wyoming	3.8% (about as common)
Nebraska	3.8% (about as common)
Mississippi	3.8% (about as common)
Washington	3.8% (5% more common)
New Mexico	3.8% (about as common)
California	3.8% (about as common)
Texas	3.8% (about as common)
Nevada	3.7% (about as common)
Idaho	3.7% (about as common)
Hawaii	3.7% (about as common)
Indiana	3.7% (about as common)
Maine	3.7% (about as common)
West Virginia	3.7% (about as common)
New York	3.7% (about as common)
Virginia	3.7% (about as common)
Delaware	3.7% (about as common)
Minnesota	3.7% (about as common)
Wisconsin	3.7% (about as common)
Arizona	3.6% (about as common)
Oregon	3.6% (about as common)
Iowa	3.6% (about as common)
Missouri	3.6% (about as common)
Oklahoma	3.6% (about as common)
Alabama	3.6% (about as common)
North Carolina	3.6% (about as common)
Michigan	3.6% (about as common)
Maryland	3.6% (about as common)
New Jersey	3.6% (about as common)
Kansas	3.6% (about as common)
Tennessee	3.5% (about as common)
Pennsylvania	3.5% (about as common)
Florida	3.5% (about as common)
Ohio	3.5% (about as common)
South Carolina	3.5% (about as common)
Kentucky	3.5% (about as common)
Georgia	3.4% (5% less common)
New Hampshire	3.4% (about as common)
Illinois	3.4% (6% less common)
Connecticut	3.4% (7% less common)
Vermont	3.3% (about as common)
Colorado	3.2% (11% less common)
Montana	3.2% (12% less common)
Massachusetts	3.1% (13% less common)
Rhode Island	3.1% (13% less common)
Washington, D.C.	3.0% (17% less common)
Utah	2.9% (19% less common)

Most common

Alaska (4.3%) +19%
North Dakota (4.1%) +13%
South Dakota (4.1%) +13%
Arkansas (4.0%) +12%
Louisiana (3.8%) +7%

Least common

Utah (2.9%) −19%
Washington, D.C. (3.0%) −17%
Rhode Island (3.1%) −13%
Massachusetts (3.1%) −13%
Montana (3.2%) −12%

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

All personality types

Based on 127,869,638 test results. Want to use this data for research, or have a suggestion? Get in touch.

Where does this data come from?
From people who took our free personality test over 12 months, from October 2025 to September 2026. We only use anonymous totals, never anyone’s individual results.
What are places compared with?
Countries are compared with the “average country”: the average of all ranked countries, with each country counting equally – so countries where lots of people take the test don’t outweigh the rest. Regional maps, like Europe’s, use the average of that region’s ranked countries, and U.S. states are compared with the U.S. as a whole.
Which results count?
Each completed test counts once, so someone who takes it twice counts twice. We leave out tests that look skipped or automated, and we score every language version of the test the same way, so places can be compared fairly. A country needs at least 10,000 results – plus enough for its population – to be ranked and shown on our maps.
How do we compare places?
We compare each country’s share of ISTPs with the average country, and each state’s with the U.S. as a whole. Differences under 5%, or too small to be sure of, count as “about as common.”
Are the results representative?
Not exactly: people choose to take our test online, so test-takers aren’t a perfect cross-section of any country. Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling and Turbulent people are probably a little more common among them everywhere. Because that tilt affects every place in much the same way, comparing places still works. Where very few people take the test, we can’t be as sure, so we don’t rank or map those countries.
Is the test only in English?
No – it’s available in 48 other languages, and results from every language are included.