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In the World Values Survey, Wave 7 (2017–2022), the share who said “Strongly agree + Agree” ranges from 98% in Ethiopia to 10% in Japan. The average of 65 countries is 59%.
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| # | Country | “Strongly agree + Agree” | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 98% | |
| 2 | Egypt | 93% | |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 92% | |
| 4 | Jordan | 88% | |
| 5 | Iraq | 87% | |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 86% | |
| 7 | Myanmar (Burma) | 85% | |
| 8 | India | 84% | |
| 9 | Tunisia | 84% | |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 84% | |
| 11 | Nigeria | 83% | |
| 12 | Pakistan | 82% | |
| 13 | China | 82% | |
| 14 | Libya | 80% | |
| 15 | Vietnam | 80% | |
| 16 | Indonesia | 79% | |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 78% | |
| 18 | Bolivia | 77% | |
| 19 | Lebanon | 76% | |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 76% | |
| 21 | Armenia | 75% | |
| 22 | Ecuador | 73% | |
| 23 | Kenya | 72% | |
| 24 | Philippines | 72% | |
| 25 | Cyprus | 69% | |
| 26 | Peru | 69% | |
| 27 | Mexico | 66% | |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 65% | |
| 29 | Venezuela | 64% | |
| 30 | Greece | 63% | |
| 31 | Morocco | 61% | |
| 32 | Colombia | 61% | |
| 33 | Romania | 60% | |
| 34 | Argentina | 57% | |
| 35 | Thailand | 56% | |
| 36 | Mongolia | 56% | |
| 37 | Chile | 55% | |
| 38 | Iran | 55% | |
| 39 | Hong Kong | 55% | |
| 40 | Serbia | 53% | |
| 41 | Malaysia | 53% | |
| 42 | Türkiye | 53% | |
| 43 | Uruguay | 50% | |
| 44 | Brazil | 50% | |
| 45 | Slovakia | 49% | |
| 46 | Taiwan | 49% | |
| 47 | Maldives | 48% | |
| 48 | Guatemala | 47% | |
| 49 | South Korea | 47% | |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 45% | |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | 39% | |
| 52 | Singapore | 39% | |
| 53 | Czechia | 38% | |
| 54 | Ukraine | 37% | |
| 55 | Russia | 36% | |
| 56 | Macao | 35% | |
| 57 | Andorra | 29% | |
| 58 | Germany | 29% | |
| 59 | United States | 28% | |
| 60 | Australia | 22% | |
| 61 | United Kingdom | 22% | |
| 62 | New Zealand | 21% | |
| 63 | Canada | 19% | |
| 64 | Netherlands | 16% | |
| 65 | Japan | 10% |
Source: World Values Survey, Wave 7 (2017–2022). A separate survey, not this site's answers.
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