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Question: How important is it in a democracy that government authorities respect and protect the rights of minorities?
Choices: 1 "Not at all important" - 7 "Very important"
Data: Average score
Period:
Area:
26 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Spain6.66
2 Iceland6.57
3 Chile6.51
4 Turkiye6.37
5 Sweden6.32
6 France6.30
7 Denmark6.17
8 Belgium6.14
9 Poland6.13
10 United States6.11
11 Switzerland6.10
12 Germany6.09
13 Australia6.08
14 Norway6.04
14 Slovenia6.04
16 Netherlands6.01
17 Israel6.00
18 Finland 5.98
19 United Kingdom5.90
20 Lithuania5.82
21 Austria5.81
22 Hungary5.80
23 Slovakia5.71
24 Republic of Korea5.61
25 Czech Republic5.13
26 Japan4.59

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 12 countries.

Source
ISSP 2014

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 0.246836 X +5.282
Correlation coefficient (r)0.175
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.031

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 10761.168192 X -16281.063
Correlation coefficient (r)0.198
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.039

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 0.207468 X +79.563
Correlation coefficient (r)0.036
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.001

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 0.136422 X +0.706
Correlation coefficient (r)0.165
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.027

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -3.046561 X +28.919
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.315
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.099