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Question: In our society there are groups which tend to be towards the top and groups which tend to be towards the bottom. Where would you put yourself now on the scale?
Choices: Bottom 1 <---> 10
Data: % of 1-3
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Russian Federation32.0%
2 Japan 28.2%
3 Bulgaria27.8%
4 Philippines27.4%
5 South Africa24.2%
6 Chile24.0%
7 Venezuela22.9%
8 Taiwan20.5%
9 Suriname17.8%
10 France16.0%
11 Lithuania14.8%
12 United Kingdom13.2%
13 Thailand13.0%
14 Italy12.9%
15 Austria12.6%
16 Slovenia11.6%
17 Croatia10.9%
18 Czech Republic9.3%
19 United States8.0%
20 Norway7.7%
21 Denmark7.4%
22 Germany7.2%
23 Switzerland7.1%
24 Australia6.5%
25 Finland6.4%
26 Iceland5.7%
27 Sweden5.5%
28 Israel4.7%
29 New Zealand4.2%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 209 countries.

Source
ISSP 2019

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -6.301441 X +7.509
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.815
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.664

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -230005.394399 X +72184.038
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.696
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.484

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -45.802307 X +84.695
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.666
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.444

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 0.478897 X +1.676
Correlation coefficient (r)0.095
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.009

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 10.058527 X +9.675
Correlation coefficient (r)0.145
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.021