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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 Ethiopia to 74% in United Kingdom. The average of 65 countries is 90%.
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| # | Country | “Very important + Rather important” | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 100% | |
| 2 | Indonesia | 99% | |
| 3 | Philippines | 99% | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 99% | |
| 5 | Ecuador | 99% | |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 98% | |
| 7 | Bolivia | 98% | |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 98% | |
| 9 | Kenya | 97% | |
| 10 | Libya | 97% | |
| 11 | Nigeria | 97% | |
| 12 | Iran | 97% | |
| 13 | Myanmar (Burma) | 97% | |
| 14 | Colombia | 97% | |
| 15 | Brazil | 97% | |
| 16 | Morocco | 96% | |
| 17 | Peru | 96% | |
| 18 | Uruguay | 95% | |
| 19 | Greece | 95% | |
| 20 | Vietnam | 95% | |
| 21 | Malaysia | 95% | |
| 22 | Tunisia | 94% | |
| 23 | Iraq | 94% | |
| 24 | India | 94% | |
| 25 | Guatemala | 94% | |
| 26 | Armenia | 93% | |
| 27 | Puerto Rico | 93% | |
| 28 | Venezuela | 93% | |
| 29 | Argentina | 93% | |
| 30 | Taiwan | 93% | |
| 31 | Andorra | 93% | |
| 32 | Mexico | 92% | |
| 33 | Lebanon | 92% | |
| 34 | Maldives | 92% | |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 92% | |
| 36 | Jordan | 91% | |
| 37 | Thailand | 90% | |
| 38 | Cyprus | 89% | |
| 39 | China | 89% | |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 88% | |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 88% | |
| 42 | Egypt | 87% | |
| 43 | Mongolia | 87% | |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 87% | |
| 45 | South Korea | 86% | |
| 46 | Chile | 85% | |
| 47 | Romania | 85% | |
| 48 | Germany | 85% | |
| 49 | Pakistan | 84% | |
| 50 | Türkiye | 84% | |
| 51 | Japan | 83% | |
| 52 | Singapore | 83% | |
| 53 | Australia | 83% | |
| 54 | Serbia | 82% | |
| 55 | Ukraine | 81% | |
| 56 | Slovakia | 81% | |
| 57 | Netherlands | 81% | |
| 58 | United States | 80% | |
| 59 | Hong Kong | 80% | |
| 60 | New Zealand | 80% | |
| 61 | Macao | 79% | |
| 62 | Czechia | 76% | |
| 63 | Russia | 75% | |
| 64 | Canada | 75% | |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 74% |
Source: World Values Survey, Wave 7 (2017–2022). A separate survey, not this site's answers.
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