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In the World Values Survey, Wave 7 (2017–2022), the share who said “Very important + Rather important” ranges from 100% in Indonesia to 13% in China. The average of 65 countries is 71%.
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| # | Country | “Very important + Rather important” | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 100% | |
| 2 | Libya | 100% | |
| 3 | Egypt | 100% | |
| 4 | Maldives | 100% | |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 100% | |
| 6 | Jordan | 99% | |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 99% | |
| 8 | Nigeria | 99% | |
| 9 | Tunisia | 99% | |
| 10 | Morocco | 99% | |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 99% | |
| 12 | Philippines | 98% | |
| 13 | Myanmar (Burma) | 98% | |
| 14 | Pakistan | 97% | |
| 15 | Iraq | 97% | |
| 16 | Kenya | 95% | |
| 17 | Iran | 93% | |
| 18 | Lebanon | 92% | |
| 19 | Malaysia | 91% | |
| 20 | Tajikistan | 91% | |
| 21 | Armenia | 90% | |
| 22 | Nicaragua | 89% | |
| 23 | Türkiye | 89% | |
| 24 | Puerto Rico | 87% | |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 87% | |
| 26 | India | 86% | |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 85% | |
| 28 | Brazil | 85% | |
| 29 | Bolivia | 84% | |
| 30 | Thailand | 84% | |
| 31 | Ecuador | 83% | |
| 32 | Greece | 82% | |
| 33 | Colombia | 81% | |
| 34 | Guatemala | 81% | |
| 35 | Cyprus | 81% | |
| 36 | Peru | 79% | |
| 37 | Romania | 78% | |
| 38 | Venezuela | 76% | |
| 39 | Mexico | 75% | |
| 40 | Ukraine | 67% | |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 66% | |
| 42 | Singapore | 65% | |
| 43 | United States | 61% | |
| 44 | Argentina | 60% | |
| 45 | Serbia | 56% | |
| 46 | Chile | 55% | |
| 47 | Russia | 52% | |
| 48 | Taiwan | 51% | |
| 49 | Slovakia | 50% | |
| 50 | Vietnam | 41% | |
| 51 | Germany | 39% | |
| 52 | South Korea | 36% | |
| 53 | Canada | 35% | |
| 54 | Mongolia | 35% | |
| 55 | Uruguay | 34% | |
| 56 | Macao | 32% | |
| 57 | Hong Kong | 31% | |
| 58 | Andorra | 31% | |
| 59 | United Kingdom | 30% | |
| 60 | Australia | 30% | |
| 61 | New Zealand | 28% | |
| 62 | Netherlands | 23% | |
| 63 | Czechia | 22% | |
| 64 | Japan | 16% | |
| 65 | China | 13% |
Source: World Values Survey, Wave 7 (2017–2022). A separate survey, not this site's answers.
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