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Question: In general, how often do you think that the tax authorities treat everyone in accordance with the law, regardless of their contacts or position in society?
Choices: "Almost always" "Often" "Sometimes" "Almost never"
Data: % of "Almost always" "Often"
Period:
Area:
25 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Norway79.1%
2 Switzerland75.6%
3 Finland 72.0%
4 Germany64.9%
5 Sweden64.4%
6 New Zealand64.3%
7 Iceland61.0%
8 Belgium56.6%
9 Japan54.7%
10 Australia53.5%
11 Denmark53.1%
12 France50.7%
13 Hungary50.5%
13 Lithuania50.5%
15 United Kingdom50.0%
16 United States49.1%
17 Turkiye47.7%
18 Slovakia45.0%
19 Czech Republic42.7%
20 Israel42.2%
21 Latvia36.5%
22 Chile28.6%
23 Slovenia27.9%
24 Republic of Korea27.2%
25 Spain19.8%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 13 countries.

Source
ISSP 2016

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 2.251472 X +5.623
Correlation coefficient (r)0.505
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.255

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 110364.531221 X -10250.672
Correlation coefficient (r)0.680
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.462

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 6.437566 X +77.052
Correlation coefficient (r)0.278
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.077

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = 0.247668 X +1.500
Correlation coefficient (r)0.103
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.011

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data25
Regression equation
Y = -1.173688 X +11.558
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.041
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002