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The following list was taken from Ronald Inglehart et al. (eds.) HUMAN BELIEFS AND VALUES: A CROSS-CULTURAL SOURCEBOOK BASED ON THE 1999-2002 VALUES SURVEYS (Mexico City: Siglo XXI, 2004).
Can you see patterns here? Does this list tell you something about cultures, economics, and politics? Of course, it does.
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1. Puerto Rico
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21. Belgium |
41. S. Africa |
61. Serbia |
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2. Mexico |
22. Finland |
42. Croatia |
62. Tanzania |
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3. Denmark |
23. Singapore |
43. Greece |
63. Azerbaijan
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4. Colombia |
24. W. Germany |
44. Peru
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64. Montenegro |
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5. Ireland |
25. France |
45. China |
65. India |
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6. Iceland |
26. Argentina |
46. Morocco |
66. Lithuania |
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7. N. Ireland |
27. Vietnam |
47. S. Korea |
67. Macedonia |
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8. Switzerland |
28. Chile |
48. Iran |
68. Pakistan |
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9. Netherlands |
29. Indonesia |
49. Poland |
69. Latvia |
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10. Canada |
30. Philippines |
50. Turkey |
70. Albania |
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11. Austria |
31. Taiwan |
51. Bosnia |
71. Bulgaria |
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12. El Salvador |
32. Brazil |
52. Uganda |
72. Belarus |
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13. Venezuela |
33. Spain |
53. Algeria |
73. Georgia |
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14. Luxembourg |
34. Israel |
54. Bangladesh |
74. Romania |
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15. U.S. |
35. Italy |
55. Egypt |
75. Moldova |
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16. Australia |
36. Portugal |
56. Kyrgyzstan |
76. Russia |
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17. New Zealand |
37. E. Germany |
57. Hungary |
77. Armenia |
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18. Sweden |
38. Slovenia |
58. Slovakia |
78. Ukraine |
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19. Nigeria |
39. Japan |
59. Jordan |
79. Zimbabwe |
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20. Norway |
40. Czech Rep |
60. Estonia |
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