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Question: How much do you agree with the following statements? - I have discovered a satisfactory meaning in life.
Choices: "Strongly disagree" "Disagree" "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Data: % of "Agree" "Strongly agree"
Period:
Area:
34 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Mexico78.2%
2 Colombia74.4%
3 Switzerland68.8%
4 Finland67.9%
5 Portugal66.8%
6 Costa Rica66.6%
7 France66.0%
8 Republic of Korea64.5%
9 Chile64.4%
10 Luxembourg64.0%
11 Turkiye63.5%
12 Slovenia63.2%
13 Greece63.1%
14 United States62.8%
15 Spain62.6%
16 Austria62.3%
17 Lithuania61.4%
18 Germany60.3%
19 Estonia60.2%
20 Latvia59.8%
21 Australia57.1%
22 Denmark56.8%
23 Poland55.4%
24 Slovakia54.9%
25 Sweden 53.6%
26 Italy53.0%
27 Ireland51.6%
28 Iceland51.4%
29 Czech Republic49.4%
30 Hungary49.0%
30 United Kingdom49.0%
32 Netherlands44.7%
33 Japan40.8%
34 Belgium34.3%

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 4 countries.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -0.972248 X +7.204
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.155
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.024

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -53296.553826 X +73494.336
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.173
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.030

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -13.319708 X +87.369
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.320
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.102

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -0.046191 X +1.577
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.019
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -8.953335 X +15.241
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.192
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.037