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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 4-7
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Thailand85.2%
2 Italy82.6%
3 Norway81.9%
4 Switzerland80.5%
5 Slovenia80.4%
6 Australia79.9%
6 Austria79.9%
8 Croatia79.5%
8 United Kingdom79.5%
10 Iceland79.1%
11 France78.6%
12 Denmark78.3%
13 Sweden78.2%
14 Germany77.9%
15 Taiwan77.3%
16 Czech Republic76.4%
17 Lithuania75.4%
18 United States75.1%
19 Chile73.0%
20 Israel72.9%
21 Venezuela71.6%
22 New Zealand70.5%
23 Japan 69.6%
24 Suriname67.4%
25 Bulgaria66.2%
26 South Africa66.0%
27 Philippines65.5%
28 Russian Federation64.0%
29 Finland56.1%

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 = 2.263067 X +4.929
Correlation coefficient (r)0.234
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.055

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = 159534.440269 X -79587.563
Correlation coefficient (r)0.392
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.154

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = 44.747131 X +44.912
Correlation coefficient (r)0.533
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.284

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -1.998182 X +3.235
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.323
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.104

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -26.732963 X +31.038
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.315
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.099