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Question: Which problem, if any, do you think is the most important for your country as a whole?
Choices: "Air pollution" "Chemicals and pesticides" "Water shortage" "Water pollution" "Nuclear waste" "Domestic waste disposal" "Climate change" "Genetically modified foods" "Using up our natural resources" "None of these"
Data: % of "Water shortage"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Australia24.4%
2 Germany8.3%
3 France7.1%
4 Italy6.9%
5 Sweden5.6%
6 United States4.6%
7 Republic of Korea3.2%
8 Japan 0.8%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2020

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 3.353562 X +6.357
Correlation coefficient (r)0.529
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.280

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 99113.331377 X +41055.998
Correlation coefficient (r)0.442
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.195

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 3.350538 X +81.832
Correlation coefficient (r)0.095
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.009

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 1.934577 X +1.328
Correlation coefficient (r)0.416
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.173

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -16.252507 X +12.960
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.238
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.057