Switzerland
Switzerland consists of four major linguistic groups: in German, French, Italian, and Romansh, and their respective culture is unique. The majority of the country today is Christian (Protestant and Roman Catholic), but they are also witnessing the growth of Muslims, Jews, and Hindus. This is a country that is known to have had tensions between such groupings of any kind, but there has been no outright conflict, especially between the French and German-speaking areas. Solutions to these tensions are by decentralization, through direct democracy, and power-sharing to ensure that regions enjoy a degree of autonomy in peaceful cohabitation.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
In the UAE, the majority of the local population belong to Arab descent, while the expatriates come mainly from India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Islam is the predominant religion, where mainly Sunni Muslims are in the majority, while Shia Muslims, Christians, and Hindus are in minority. Between all of them, there is less open conflict in that general government tends to maintain firm control over socioeconomic policies and political issues. However, such tensions arise out of competition between local Emiratis over the rights for nationals and other expatriate workers, which are sometimes heated but largely subdued through strict rule and regulations focused on socioeconomic empowerment.

Comparison
Two countries with cultural diversity. Switzerland practices democratic participation and regional autonomy, while the UAE is more centralized under the monarchs, ruling through intervention. Switzerland has long been a country of accommodation for its cultural groups. In the UAE, cultural diversity is largely a result of extensive expatriate communities not enjoying equivalent political clout as locals.