4. Philipines
Percent of respondents who don’t want people from a different race as neighbors: 20.6%
Racism ranking based on this criteria: 26
Percent of people who observed racist behavior in their neighborhood: 49.1%
Racism ranking based on this criteria: 5
Average rank: 15.5
Overall rank among Asian countries: 4
Discrimination in the Philippines is based on skin color. The lighter skin a person has the more opportunities are available to them, while vice versa can be said for people with darker skin. The division has the roots in the colonial period when Spaniards ruled this part of the world. Since then white skin has been associated with some sort of inherent worthiness and consequently higher social status.
