World Economy & Globalization
- Satisfaction with Country's Direction
- Country's Economic Situation
- Views on Trade
- World's Leading Economic Power
- Views of the Free Market
Full question wording: Please tell me whether you completely agree, mostly agree, mostly disagree or completely disagree with the following statements: Most people are better off in a free market economy, even though some people are rich and some are poor.
Notes: Agree combines "completely agree" and "mostly agree" responses. Disagree combines "mostly disagree" and "completely disagree."
Views of the Free Market
Are people better off in a free market economy?
Percent responding Agree (2007)
| Country | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | 81% |  |
| Ivory Coast | 80% | |
| Nigeria | 79% | |
| Kenya | 78% | |
| Mali | 76% | |
| India | 76% | |
| Ghana | 75% | |
| China | 75% | |
| Lebanon | 74% |  |
| Italy | 73% | |
| Venezuela | 72% | |
| South Korea | 72% | |
| Israel | 72% | |
| Britain | 72% | |
| Sweden | 71% | |
| Malaysia | 71% | |
| Canada | 71% | |
| United States | 70% | |
| Poland | 68% | |
| Uganda | 67% | |
| Spain | 67% | |
| Ukraine | 66% | |
| Palestinian ter. | 66% | |
| Morocco | 66% | |
| Kuwait | 65% | |
| Germany | 65% | |
| Brazil | 65% | |
| Senegal | 63% | |
| Tanzania | 61% | |
| Turkey | 60% | |
| Pakistan | 60% | |
| Chile | 60% | |
| Czech Republic | 59% | |
| France | 56% | |
| Mexico | 55% | |
| Slovakia | 53% | |
| Russia | 53% | |
| Bolivia | 53% | |
| Egypt | 50% | |
| Japan | 49% |  |
| Peru | 47% | |
| Jordan | 47% | |
| Ethiopia | 47% | |
| Indonesia | 45% | |
| Argentina | 43% | |
| Bulgaria | 42% | |
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