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Question: If you were in trouble, do you have relatives or friends you can count on to help you whenever you need them, or not?
Choices: "Yes" "No"
Data: % of "Yes"
Period:
Area:
135 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Turkmenistan98.4%
2 Norway96.6%
3 Finland 96.2%
4 Denmark95.8%
5 New Zealand95.4%
6 Mongolia94.2%
7 Slovenia94.1%
8 Australia94.0%
9 Netherlands93.9%
10 Ireland93.8%
11 Kazakhstan93.7%
12 Estonia93.3%
13 Malta93.2%
14 Sweden93.1%
15 Belgium93.0%
15 Switzerland93.0%
17 Czech Republic92.9%
17 Lithuania92.9%
19 United Kingdom92.8%
20 Bulgaria92.4%
21 Canada92.3%
22 Slovakia92.2%
23 France92.1%
23 Uzbekistan92.1%
25 Germany92.0%
26 Uruguay91.7%
27 Italy91.3%
27 Latvia91.3%
29 Austria91.2%
30 Croatia91.0%
30 Israel91.0%
30 Spain91.0%
33 Mauritius90.9%
33 Russian Federation90.9%
35 Belarus90.5%
36 Panama90.4%
36 United States90.4%
38 Singapore90.3%
39 Luxembourg90.2%
40 Ukraine90.1%
41 Argentina90.0%
42 Kyrgyzstan89.8%
43 Taiwan89.6%
44 Moldova89.2%
45 Chile89.0%
46 Portugal88.7%
46 Venezuela88.7%
48 Japan88.6%
49 Brazil88.2%
50 Costa Rica87.6%
51 Thailand87.3%
52 Colombia87.1%
53 Saudi Arabia86.8%
54 Namibia86.4%
55 Dominican Republic86.2%
56 Mexico85.8%
57 Montenegro85.6%
58 Nicaragua85.4%
59 Serbia85.3%
60 Ecuador85.1%
60 United Arab Emirates85.1%
62 North Macedonia84.9%
63 Turkiye84.7%
64 Philippines84.6%
65 Peru84.5%
66 Guatemala84.1%
66 South Africa84.1%
68 Bosnia and Herzegovina83.6%
69 Viet Nam83.2%
70 Lebanon82.9%
71 Sri Lanka82.8%
72 Bolivia82.7%
72 Honduras82.7%
74 Cyprus82.6%
75 El Salvador82.4%
75 Libya82.4%
77 Kosovo82.2%
78 Palestinian Territory81.9%
79 Romania81.8%
80 Armenia81.4%
81 Indonesia80.9%
82 Mauritania80.2%
83 Jordan80.0%
84 Algeria79.9%
85 Republic of Korea79.8%
86 Botswana79.5%
86 Cambodia79.5%
88 Greece79.4%
89 Malaysia78.9%
89 Yemen78.9%
91 China78.8%
92 Gabon78.5%
93 Azerbaijan78.1%
94 Eswatini77.9%
95 Zimbabwe77.5%
96 Myanmar (Burma)77.4%
97 Nepal76.8%
98 Egypt75.9%
99 Nigeria74.1%
100 Ethiopia74.0%
100 Uganda74.0%
102 Senegal73.9%
103 Mozambique73.8%
104 Tunisia73.3%
105 Liberia72.7%
106 Zambia71.8%
107 Kenya70.7%
108 Bangladesh70.6%
109 Laos70.5%
110 Mali69.2%
111 Gambia68.5%
111 Pakistan68.5%
113 Albania68.4%
114 Cameroon67.7%
115 Tanzania67.5%
116 Iran67.4%
117 Madagascar66.6%
118 Burkina Faso66.5%
119 Sierra Leone65.0%
120 India63.8%
121 Guinea63.0%
122 Comoros62.1%
122 Cote dIvoire62.1%
122 Republic of Congo62.1%
125 Georgia61.7%
126 Rwanda61.6%
127 Niger61.2%
128 Togo59.6%
129 Chad57.7%
130 Morocco55.4%
131 Haiti53.8%
132 Malawi52.8%
133 Afghanistan50.8%
134 Benin50.4%
135 Burundi48.5%

No data for 103 countries.

Source
Helliwell, J., Layard, R., & Sachs, J. (2019). World Happiness Report 2019, New York: Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data133
Regression equation
Y = 7.307995 X -0.411
Correlation coefficient (r)0.740
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.548

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data133
Regression equation
Y = 111982.781367 X -74101.935
Correlation coefficient (r)0.537
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.288

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data134
Regression equation
Y = 43.562486 X +37.792
Correlation coefficient (r)0.702
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.493

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data134
Regression equation
Y = -7.533711 X +8.644
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.708
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.501

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data132
Regression equation
Y = 18.129124 X -5.424
Correlation coefficient (r)0.363
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.132