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Question: Which of these approaches do you think would be the best way of getting people and their families in your country to protect the environment?
Choices: "Heavy fines for people who damage the environment" "Use the tax system to reward people who protect the environment" "More information and education for people about the advantages of protecting the environment" "Can't choose"
Data: % of "Heavy fines for businesses that damage the environment"
Period:
Area:
28 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Republic of Korea47.5%
2 Russian Federation40.1%
3 Croatia39.9%
4 Slovakia38.6%
5 Hungary36.2%
6 Taiwan36.0%
7 India35.8%
8 South Africa34.6%
9 Italy27.8%
10 China25.6%
11 Slovenia22.6%
12 Philippines21.2%
13 France20.7%
14 Lithuania20.6%
15 Thailand20.5%
16 Austria20.1%
17 Germany19.1%
18 Australia19.0%
19 Sweden17.0%
20 New Zealand16.9%
21 Japan 14.6%
22 United States13.5%
23 Switzerland12.9%
24 Spain12.5%
25 Norway12.2%
26 Denmark11.5%
27 Finland10.1%
28 Iceland9.1%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 210 countries.

Source
ISSP 2020

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -4.833711 X +7.633
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.686
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.471

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -159672.257421 X +76843.941
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.639
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.408

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -29.233942 X +85.334
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.537
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.288

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = -0.190144 X +1.641
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.055
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data27
Regression equation
Y = 19.615360 X +7.090
Correlation coefficient (r)0.413
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.171