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Eastern Europe and Israel seem to have a decent proportion.

• dasil003 5y ago
  My hypothesis there would be cultural factors drawing out a greater percentage of those with the potential.
  • rory 5y ago
    In eastern europe it's pretty simple. The collapse of the soviet union left a strong education system and also poverty. Learning to program is one of the most straightforward and doable ways to a good income, so lots of people do it. Israel is probably a knock-on effect of that, since most (jewish) israelis are (or descend from) eastern european migrants.
    • golergka 5y ago
      > most (jewish) israelis are (or descend from) eastern european That's a popular, but unfortunate misconception. Majority of Jewish Israelis are Mizrahim that immigrated from middle eastern countries, running from persecution by Muslims.
      • rory 5y ago
        Huh, thanks. Wiki says it's about 50/50, fwiw.