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Question: What do you think have the most influence on the actions of the government?
Choices: "The media" "Trade unions" "Business, banks and industry" "Religious organisations/authorities" "The military/army" "Organised crime" "People who vote for the party/the parties in government" "Citizens in general" "Civic and voluntary organisations" "International organizations (e.g. United nations, International Monetary Fund)"
Data: % of "Civic and voluntary organisations"
Period:
Area:
33 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Taiwan4.4%
2 Russian Federation3.6%
3 Thailand3.4%
4 Republic of Korea2.7%
5 Slovakia2.1%
5 Venezuela2.1%
7 Latvia2.0%
8 Czech Republic1.4%
8 Japan1.4%
10 Georgia1.3%
10 India1.3%
10 Philippines1.3%
13 Turkiye1.1%
14 Switzerland0.9%
15 South Africa0.8%
15 Suriname0.8%
17 Chile0.7%
17 Denmark0.7%
17 Hungary0.7%
17 Lithuania 0.7%
21 France0.6%
22 Iceland0.5%
22 New Zealand0.5%
24 Belgium0.4%
24 Croatia0.4%
26 Germany0.3%
26 Slovenia0.3%
26 United Kingdom0.3%
29 United States0.2%
30 Australia0.1%
30 Finland0.1%
30 Israel0.1%
30 Norway0.1%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 205 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data32
Regression equation
Y = -29.372470 X +6.748
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.398
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.158

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -1098015.244295 X +47529.506
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.436
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.190

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data32
Regression equation
Y = -215.488239 X +79.634
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.345
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.119

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data32
Regression equation
Y = -10.489356 X +1.858
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.227
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.052

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data32
Regression equation
Y = 85.696536 X +10.730
Correlation coefficient (r)0.135
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.018