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Question: How much do you agree with the following statements about yourself? - It is important for me to perform better than other people on a task.
Choices: "Strongly disagree" "Disagree" "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Data: % of "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Period:
Area:
10 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Italy65.1%
2 United States64.4%
4 United Kingdom60.8%
6 Canada59.5%
7 France 54.8%
8 Germany54.5%
9 Japan52.6%

Note
The data of Azerbaijan are collected only in Baku. The data of China are collected only in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 1.529703 X +5.684
Correlation coefficient (r)0.262
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.069

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 140685.590024 X -32009.082
Correlation coefficient (r)0.453
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.205

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -18.819760 X +92.583
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.445
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.198

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -0.109403 X +1.539
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.026
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -14.455585 X +17.962
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.213
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.045