Along with Hofstede's conceptualization of uncertainty avoidance, he developed an index, the Uncertainty Avoidance Index. This index measures levels of uncertainty avoidance so that countries could be compared to one another. A low score on the uncertainty avoidance index indicates that the people in the country are more comfortable with ambiguity, more entrepreneurial, more likely to take risks, and less dependent on structure rules. Countries with high uncertainty avoidance scores desire more stability, more structured rules and social norms, and are less comfortable taking risks.