Country rankings
Most Patriotic Countries
United States has the highest % of Residents Who Think Their Country Is the Best - YG16 (41.0%), followed by India (36.0%) and Australia (34.0%). France has the lowest (5%).
18 of 235 countries
% of Residents Who Think Their Country Is the Best - YG16
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
12.0%
Middle half 7.25% – 22.5%
Average
15.9%
18 countries
Highest
41.0%
United States
Lowest
5%
France
Data
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68 countries · # = rank by % of Residents Who Think Their Country Is the Best - YG16
| # | ||||||
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| 1 |  United States | 41.0% | 44.0% | 17.7 | 4.0 | 1st |
| 2 |  India | 36.0% | 75.0% | — | — | — |
| 3 |  Australia | 34.0% | 29.0% | 17.5 | 2.9 | 3rd |
| 4 |  Thailand | 25.0% | 72.0% | — | — | — |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia | 25.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 6 |  Philippines | 15.0% | 73.0% | 16.7 | 2.3 | 9th |
| 7 |  Indonesia | 14.0% | 70.0% | — | — | — |
| 8 |  United Kingdom | 13.0% | 27.0% | 15.1 | 2.2 | 19th |
| 8 |  Denmark | 13.0% | 37.0% | 16.6 | 1.7 | 11th |
| 10 |  Malaysia | 11.0% | 63.0% | — | — | — |
| 10 |  Norway | 11.0% | — | 14.9 | 1.3 | 22nd |
| 10 |  Finland | 11.0% | 74.0% | 16.1 | 1.8 | 16th |
| 13 |  Hong Kong | 8% | 23.0% | — | — | — |
| 14 |  Sweden | 7% | 55.0% | 14.0 | 1.2 | 31st |
| 14 |  Singapore | 7% | — | — | — | — |
| 16 |  Vietnam | 6% | 89.0% | — | — | — |
| 17 |  Germany | 5% | 18.0% | 14.5 | 1.0 | 28th |
| 17 |  France | 5% | 29.0% | 14.4 | 1.5 | 26th |
| — |  China | — | 71.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Pakistan | — | 89.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Bangladesh | — | 86.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Mexico | — | 56.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Japan | — | 11.0% | 15.9 | 1.8 | 18th |
| — |  Turkey | — | 73.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  South Africa | — | — | 17.0 | 2.7 | 5th |
| — |  Italy | — | 20.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Kenya | — | 69.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Colombia | — | 61.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  South Korea | — | — | 16.0 | 1.0 | 22nd |
| — |  Spain | — | 21.0% | 16.5 | 1.6 | 17th |
| — |  Afghanistan | — | 76.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Canada | — | 30.0% | 17.0 | 2.4 | 6th |
| — |  Ukraine | — | 62.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Morocco | — | 94.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Poland | — | — | 15.3 | 0.9 | 28th |
| — |  Peru | — | 61.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Venezuela | — | — | 18.4 | 3.6 | 1st |
| — |  Taiwan | — | — | 15.6 | 0.9 | 27th |
| — |  Kazakhstan | — | 69.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Chile | — | — | 17.1 | 2.3 | 7th |
| — |  Romania | — | 38.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Netherlands | — | 15.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Ecuador | — | 54.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Belgium | — | 19.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Papua New Guinea | — | 84.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Czechia | — | — | 15.1 | 1.3 | 24th |
| — |  Azerbaijan | — | 85.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Portugal | — | 28.0% | 16.2 | 1.6 | 15th |
| — |  Greece | — | 54.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Israel | — | 66.0% | 16.2 | 2.3 | 10th |
| — |  Hungary | — | — | 17.0 | 1.6 | 11th |
| — |  Austria | — | 21.0% | 17.4 | 2.4 | 4th |
| — |  Switzerland | — | — | 14.3 | 1.6 | 24th |
| — |  Bulgaria | — | 25.0% | — | 1.6 | — |
| — |  Lebanon | — | 66.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Palestine | — | 56.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Slovakia | — | — | 14.5 | 1.1 | 28th |
| — |  Ireland | — | 38.0% | 15.3 | 2.9 | 11th |
| — |  New Zealand | — | — | 16.6 | 2.6 | 8th |
| — |  Panama | — | 64.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Georgia | — | 76.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Uruguay | — | — | 16.1 | 2.0 | 14th |
| — |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 55.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Armenia | — | 72.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Slovenia | — | — | 16.1 | 1.1 | 20th |
| — |  Latvia | — | — | 13.4 | 1.0 | 32nd |
| — |  Fiji | — | 94.0% | — | — | — |
| — |  Iceland | — | 26.0% | — | — | — |
What correlates with % of Residents Who Think Their Country Is the Best - YG16?
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest % of Residents Who Think Their Country Is the Best - YG16?
- United States has the highest % of Residents Who Think Their Country Is the Best - YG16, at 41.0%, followed by India (36.0%) and Australia (34.0%).
- Which country has the lowest % of Residents Who Think Their Country Is the Best - YG16?
- France has the lowest % of Residents Who Think Their Country Is the Best - YG16, at 5%.
- What is the median % of Residents Who Think Their Country Is the Best - YG16 across countries?
- The median is 12.0% across the 18 countries with data.
- Where does this most patriotic countries data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: National Pride in Comparative Perspective: 1995/96 and 2003/04 - International Social Survey Program 2004; RANKED: How patriotic 19 world-leading economies are; Survey Results - YouGov 2016; Survey Results - Gallup 2016.