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Where is work most central to life?
Indonesia leads with 93.0 %; 64 countries have data.
No data for 147 of 211 countries
| # | Country | Value · % | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 93.0 | 2018 |
| 2 | Philippines | 92.8 | 2019 |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 90.7 | 2020 |
| 4 | Kenya | 89.2 | 2021 |
| 5 | Libya | 88.1 | 2022 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 87.9 | 2020 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 86.3 | 2018 |
| 8 | Tunisia | 83.5 | 2019 |
| 9 | Morocco | 82.7 | 2021 |
| 10 | Iraq | 80.7 | 2018 |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 80.2 | 2018 |
| 12 | Mexico | 79.7 | 2018 |
| 13 | Ecuador | 78.3 | 2018 |
| 14 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 77.8 | 2020 |
| 15 | Armenia | 77.6 | 2021 |
| 16 | Myanmar | 77.1 | 2020 |
| 17 | Bolivia | 76.9 | 2017 |
| 18 | India | 76.8 | 2023 |
| 19 | Jordan | 74.2 | 2018 |
| 20 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 73.8 | 2018 |
| 21 | Lebanon | 72.8 | 2018 |
| 22 | Colombia | 72.4 | 2018 |
| 23 | Uruguay | 71.9 | 2022 |
| 24 | Greece | 71.4 | 2017 |
| 25 | Puerto Rico (US) | 70.2 | 2018 |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 69.9 | 2020 |
| 27 | Peru | 69.5 | 2018 |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 68.9 | 2020 |
| 29 | Maldives | 67.4 | 2021 |
| 30 | Venezuela, RB | 64.5 | 2021 |
| 31 | Pakistan | 63.4 | 2018 |
| 32 | Brazil | 61.3 | 2018 |
| 33 | Argentina | 60.8 | 2017 |
| 34 | Guatemala | 60.8 | 2020 |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 57.9 | 2020 |
| 36 | Andorra | 57.0 | 2018 |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 56.9 | 2022 |
| 38 | Kyrgyz Republic | 55.8 | 2020 |
| 39 | Cyprus | 55.5 | 2019 |
| 40 | Thailand | 55.4 | 2018 |
| 41 | Malaysia | 54.6 | 2018 |
| 42 | Mongolia | 51.0 | 2020 |
| 43 | Chile | 49.9 | 2018 |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 49.6 | 2018 |
| 45 | Serbia | 48.1 | 2017 |
| 46 | Turkiye | 46.1 | 2018 |
| 47 | Romania | 45.3 | 2018 |
| 48 | China | 44.7 | 2018 |
| 49 | Germany | 42.8 | 2018 |
| 50 | Korea, Rep. | 42.6 | 2018 |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 41.0 | 2017 |
| 52 | Ukraine | 40.6 | 2020 |
| 53 | United States | 39.7 | 2017 |
| 54 | Japan | 39.7 | 2019 |
| 55 | Czechia | 38.9 | 2022 |
| 56 | Slovak Republic | 37.3 | 2022 |
| 57 | United Kingdom | 36.9 | 2022 |
| 58 | Singapore | 36.4 | 2020 |
| 59 | Australia | 34.3 | 2018 |
| 60 | New Zealand | 32.0 | 2020 |
| 61 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 31.6 | 2018 |
| 62 | Canada | 30.7 | 2020 |
| 63 | Macao SAR, China | 30.2 | 2019 |
| 64 | Netherlands | 25.6 | 2022 |
By region
Europe & Central Asia
Armenia
77.6%
18 countries
East Asia & Pacific
Indonesia
93.0%
15 countries
Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico
79.7%
13 countries
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Libya
88.1%
9 countries
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia
90.7%
4 countries
South Asia
Bangladesh
80.2%
3 countries
North America
United States
39.7%
2 countries
By segment
18-29
- Ethiopia90.4
- Indonesia90.1
- Philippines89.6
- Kenya88.8
- Zimbabwe86.8
63 countries
30-44
- Indonesia94.1
- Philippines94.1
- Zimbabwe90.3
- Kenya89.9
- Ethiopia89.6
64 countries
45-64
- Philippines96.3
- Indonesia95.8
- Ethiopia93.3
- Libya91.3
- Kenya89.2
64 countries
65+
- Indonesia86.7
- Philippines85.5
- Zimbabwe82.8
- Tunisia80.2
- Lebanon79.4
39 countries
Men
- Indonesia93.8
- Ethiopia92.6
- Philippines92.5
- Libya90.8
- Kenya90.1
64 countries
Women
- Philippines93.2
- Indonesia92.2
- Zimbabwe88.9
- Ethiopia88.7
- Kenya88.6
64 countries
Cities
- Philippines94.1
- Ethiopia92.6
- Kenya90.1
- Zimbabwe89.6
- Indonesia89.3
64 countries
Rural
- Indonesia94.5
- Philippines91.6
- Libya91.0
- Ethiopia90.0
- Kenya87.9
55 countries
Lower education
- Indonesia94.0
- Philippines93.5
- Ethiopia90.3
- Kenya90.1
- Zimbabwe87.2
58 countries
Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.
Source: World Values Survey · 2017–2023