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Worldwide, over 40 percent think that people's chances of success in their country is mostly down to their own effort and merit, compared to 30 percent saying that it is mostly down to factors beyond their control. The trend was clearest in Peru, where two thirds stated the former, whereas half of the respondents in Turkey agreed with the latter.

Opinions on whether people's chances of success in their country depends on their own effort or factors beyond their control worldwide 2024, by country

Characteristic	People's chances of success in my country depend mostly on their own merit and effort	People's chances of success in my country depend mostly on factors beyond their control
Global average	42%	30%
Peru	57%	23%
Indonesia	61%	19%
Mexico	49%	30%
Sweden	55%	22%
Thailand	49%	29%
Colombia	49%	32%
Netherlands	50%	24%
Malaysia	45%	22%
Chile	45%	35%
United States	43%	25%
Australia	41%	27%
Canada	42%	24%
France	43%	28%
Argentina	46%	34%
Ireland	42%	31%
Singapore	43%	24%
Germany	42%	31%
Poland	41%	29%
South Africa	39%	34%
Belgium	41%	27%
Great Britain	36%	36%
Japan	38%	26%
Spain	36%	39%
Brazil	38%	34%
Italy	39%	35%
Hungary	32%	39%
South Korea	30%	36%
Turkey	26%	49%
India	27%	18%

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Release date

May 2024

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

February 23, 2024 to March 8, 2024

Number of respondents

21,759 people across 29 countries

Age group

16-74 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Individuals from Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, the United States, Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and Turkey.

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