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In the World Values Survey, Wave 7 (2017–2022), the share who said “Very important + Rather important” ranges from 96% in Netherlands to 55% in Egypt. The average of 65 countries is 83%.
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| # | Country | “Very important + Rather important” | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 96% | |
| 2 | Andorra | 95% | |
| 3 | Canada | 95% | |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 94% | |
| 5 | New Zealand | 94% | |
| 6 | Australia | 94% | |
| 7 | Nigeria | 93% | |
| 8 | Chile | 93% | |
| 9 | Türkiye | 93% | |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 93% | |
| 11 | Slovakia | 93% | |
| 12 | Malaysia | 93% | |
| 13 | Macao | 93% | |
| 14 | Japan | 92% | |
| 15 | Iran | 92% | |
| 16 | Germany | 92% | |
| 17 | South Korea | 92% | |
| 18 | Uruguay | 91% | |
| 19 | Guatemala | 90% | |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 90% | |
| 21 | Greece | 89% | |
| 22 | United States | 89% | |
| 23 | Lebanon | 88% | |
| 24 | Czechia | 88% | |
| 25 | Serbia | 88% | |
| 26 | Colombia | 87% | |
| 27 | Cyprus | 87% | |
| 28 | Venezuela | 87% | |
| 29 | Taiwan | 87% | |
| 30 | Brazil | 86% | |
| 31 | Singapore | 86% | |
| 32 | Mexico | 85% | |
| 33 | Ecuador | 85% | |
| 34 | Maldives | 85% | |
| 35 | Romania | 85% | |
| 36 | Hong Kong | 85% | |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 84% | |
| 38 | Ukraine | 84% | |
| 39 | Mongolia | 83% | |
| 40 | Russia | 82% | |
| 41 | Argentina | 82% | |
| 42 | Jordan | 81% | |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 81% | |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 81% | |
| 45 | Tunisia | 80% | |
| 46 | Kenya | 79% | |
| 47 | Bolivia | 79% | |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 79% | |
| 49 | Morocco | 79% | |
| 50 | Indonesia | 78% | |
| 51 | Peru | 77% | |
| 52 | Armenia | 76% | |
| 53 | Iraq | 76% | |
| 54 | Thailand | 76% | |
| 55 | India | 75% | |
| 56 | Myanmar (Burma) | 72% | |
| 57 | China | 71% | |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 71% | |
| 59 | Libya | 70% | |
| 60 | Vietnam | 65% | |
| 61 | Pakistan | 62% | |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 61% | |
| 63 | Philippines | 61% | |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 58% | |
| 65 | Egypt | 55% |
Source: World Values Survey, Wave 7 (2017–2022). A separate survey, not this site's answers.
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