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Question: In our society there are groups which tend to be towards the top and groups which tend to be towards the bottom. Where would you put yourself now on the scale?
Choices: Bottom 1 <---> 10
Data: % of 1-3
Period:
Area:
20 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan 28.2%
2 Chile24.0%
3 France16.0%
4 Lithuania14.8%
5 United Kingdom13.2%
6 Italy12.9%
7 Austria12.6%
8 Slovenia11.6%
9 Czech Republic9.3%
10 United States8.0%
11 Norway7.7%
12 Denmark7.4%
13 Germany7.2%
14 Switzerland7.1%
15 Australia6.5%
16 Finland6.4%
17 Iceland5.7%
18 Sweden5.5%
19 Israel4.7%
20 New Zealand4.2%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 18 countries.

Source
ISSP 2019

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -6.611937 X +7.728
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.853
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.728

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -182930.894841 X +71102.990
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.567
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.321

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -1.708820 X +81.522
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.047
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -1.563911 X +1.788
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.298
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.089

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 10.033758 X +12.006
Correlation coefficient (r)0.139
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.019