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Question: Do you believe in heaven?
Choices: "Yes, Definitely" "Yes, Probably" "No, Probably Not" "No, Definitely Not"
Data: % of "Yes, Definitely" "Yes, Probably"
Period:
Area:
24 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Turkiye95.6%
2 United States80.8%
3 Chile76.0%
4 Israel59.4%
5 Italy55.5%
6 New Zealand52.3%
7 Japan 46.0%
8 Switzerland43.3%
9 Austria41.7%
10 Lithuania41.6%
10 Slovakia41.6%
12 Hungary41.1%
13 Republic of Korea40.5%
14 Spain40.2%
14 United Kingdom40.2%
16 Slovenia38.6%
17 Iceland36.4%
18 Finland36.1%
19 Germany32.7%
20 France29.4%
21 Norway28.6%
22 Czech Republic28.2%
23 Denmark24.2%
24 Sweden22.5%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 14 countries.

Source
ISSP 2018

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -1.946114 X +7.598
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.562
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.316

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -34724.460909 X +62908.410
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.269
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.072

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -3.989421 X +82.733
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.293
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.086

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = 0.609153 X +1.254
Correlation coefficient (r)0.296
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.088

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data24
Regression equation
Y = -6.717525 X +13.316
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.272
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.074