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Question: Which problem, if any, do you think is the most important for your country as a whole?
Choices: "Air pollution" "Chemicals and pesticides" "Water shortage" "Water pollution" "Nuclear waste" "Domestic waste disposal" "Climate change" "Genetically modified foods" "Using up our natural resources" "None of these"
Data: % of "Water shortage"
Period:
Area:
20 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Spain37.5%
2 Australia24.4%
3 New Zealand14.0%
4 Germany8.3%
5 France7.1%
6 Italy6.9%
7 Hungary6.2%
8 Sweden5.6%
9 Austria4.6%
9 United States4.6%
11 Denmark 3.5%
11 Slovakia3.5%
13 Republic of Korea3.2%
14 Switzerland2.8%
15 Norway2.6%
16 Lithuania1.4%
17 Slovenia1.3%
18 Japan0.8%
19 Finland0.5%
20 Iceland0.2%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 18 countries.

Source
ISSP 2020

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -0.850710 X +6.874
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.148
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.022

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -33611.037961 X +54397.617
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.135
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.018

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 7.164544 X +80.712
Correlation coefficient (r)0.255
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.065

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -0.067785 X +1.442
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.027
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -18.603876 X +12.638
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.411
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.169