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Question: What do you think have the most influence on the actions of the government?
Choices: "The media" "Trade unions" "Business, banks and industry" "Religious organisations/authorities" "The military/army" "Organised crime" "People who vote for the party/the parties in government" "Citizens in general" "Civic and voluntary organisations" "International organizations (e.g. United nations, International Monetary Fund)"
Data: % of "The military/army"
Period:
Area:
34 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Venezuela31.7%
2 Thailand29.8%
3 Israel5.3%
4 Philippines4.9%
5 India4.8%
6 Russian Federation4.7%
7 Chile3.2%
8 United States2.2%
9 Croatia2.1%
10 South Africa2.0%
11 Republic of Korea1.9%
11 Turkiye1.9%
13 Slovakia1.6%
14 Hungary1.5%
14 Latvia1.5%
16 Georgia1.4%
16 Suriname1.4%
16 United Kingdom1.4%
19 Czech Republic0.7%
19 Lithuania0.7%
19 Spain0.7%
19 Sweden0.7%
23 Norway0.6%
23 Switzerland0.6%
25 Australia0.5%
25 Finland 0.5%
25 Taiwan0.5%
28 France0.4%
28 Germany0.4%
28 Japan0.4%
31 Belgium0.2%
31 Denmark0.2%
31 New Zealand0.2%
31 Slovenia0.2%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 204 countries.
Source
ISSP 2016

 Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -4.705962 X +6.540
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.365
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.133
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data34
Regression equation
Y = -134148.566038 X +38364.371
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.379
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.144
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -19.294771 X +78.896
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.285
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.081
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = 1.187106 X +1.674
Correlation coefficient (r)0.209
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.044
Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data33
Regression equation
Y = -32.959073 X +15.026
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.348
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.121