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Question: When it comes to each of the following areas, do you think the United States is the best, above average, average, below average, or the worst? How about the United Statesf...? - Standard of living
Choices: "The best" "Above average" "Average" "Below average" "The worst"
Data: % of "The best"
Period:
Area:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States12.4%
2 Republic of Korea9.4%
3 Italy8.4%
4 France 6.7%
5 Japan5.6%
6 United Kingdom4.3%
7 Germany3.0%
8 Canada2.7%
9 Australia1.1%
10 Sweden0.9%

Note
Don't know/ Refused are excluded.

Source
Pew Research Center "Global Attitudes & Trends" Spring 2021. For the United States, "American Trends Panel Wave 82" February 2-7, 2021.

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -6.850666 X +7.028
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.627
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.393

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -33781.982052 X +50771.718
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.089
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.008

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -30.433938 X +83.659
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.500
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.250

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = -2.862748 X +1.635
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.365
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.133

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data10
Regression equation
Y = 38.280564 X +9.014
Correlation coefficient (r)0.315
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.099