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Question: Thinking about yourself and how you normally feel: how often do you feel as described below? - Scared
Choices: "Never" "Rarely" "Sometimes" "Always"
Data: % of "Always"
Period:
Area:
33 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan9.8%
2 Republic of Korea9.5%
3 Czech Republic8.3%
4 United States5.5%
5 Canada5.1%
6 Greece5.0%
7 United Kingdom4.8%
8 Luxembourg4.6%
9 Latvia4.2%
10 Italy4.1%
11 Slovakia3.8%
12 Colombia3.7%
12 Poland3.7%
14 Austria3.6%
14 Turkiye3.6%
16 Hungary3.3%
17 Chile3.2%
18 Estonia3.1%
18 France3.1%
18 Sweden3.1%
21 Lithuania3.0%
22 Iceland2.8%
23 Germany2.7%
23 Slovenia2.7%
25 Mexico2.6%
25 Switzerland2.6%
27 Ireland2.4%
28 Finland 2.2%
29 Denmark2.1%
30 Costa Rica2.0%
31 Spain1.9%
32 Netherlands1.8%
32 Portugal1.8%

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

No data for 5 countries.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -8.802926 X +6.954
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.303
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.092

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -98181.211390 X +45324.569
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.069
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.005

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 22.713910 X +78.568
Correlation coefficient (r)0.118
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.014

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -4.056948 X +1.695
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.364
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.132

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 67.052404 X +7.268
Correlation coefficient (r)0.313
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.098