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Question: There are different opinions as to what it takes to be a good citizen. As far as you are concerned personally, how important is it - Always to obey laws and regulations?
Choices: 1 "Not at all important" - 7 "Very important"
Data: Average score
Period:
Area:
26 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United Kingdom6.51
2 Australia6.50
3 United States6.43
4 Turkiye6.41
5 Hungary6.40
6 Japan 6.36
7 Iceland6.28
8 Chile6.27
9 Czech Republic6.25
9 Slovenia6.25
11 Spain6.21
12 Poland6.18
13 Israel6.17
14 Republic of Korea6.14
15 Denmark6.10
15 Norway6.10
17 Lithuania6.07
18 Sweden6.06
19 Finland6.05
20 Netherlands5.96
21 Belgium5.95
22 Germany5.90
23 France5.86
23 Slovakia5.86
25 Switzerland5.79
26 Austria5.71

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 = -0.811551 X +11.750
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.297
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.088

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -22920.072140 X +187055.536
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.208
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.043

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -2.536787 X +96.000
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.171
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.029

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = 0.106366 X +0.957
Correlation coefficient (r)0.065
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data26
Regression equation
Y = -1.594499 X +20.439
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.085
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007