Rate of people with favourite number 7
Estimated share of people choosing 7 as their favourite number, based on Alex Bellos’ 2014 global online survey (44k+ responses) and later analysis.
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Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.2%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Estimated share of people choosing 7 as their favourite number, based on Alex Bellos’ 2014 global online survey (44k+ responses) and later analysis. Source: Alex Bellos (The Guardian) / Viana (2017) analysis of Bellos survey.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 10.0% |
| 2 | Belarus | 10.0% |
| 3 | Cameroon | 10.0% |
| 4 | Canada | 10.0% |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 10.0% |
| 6 | Croatia | 10.0% |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 10.0% |
| 8 | Denmark | 10.0% |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 10.0% |
| 10 | El Salvador | 10.0% |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 10.0% |
| 12 | Estonia | 10.0% |
| 13 | Finland | 10.0% |
| 14 | France | 10.0% |
| 15 | Germany | 10.0% |
| 16 | Ghana | 10.0% |
| 17 | Greece | 10.0% |
| 18 | Guatemala | 10.0% |
| 19 | Honduras | 10.0% |
| 20 | Hungary | 10.0% |
| 21 | Ireland | 10.0% |
| 22 | Italy | 10.0% |
| 23 | Jamaica | 10.0% |
| 24 | Kenya | 10.0% |
| 25 | Latvia | 10.0% |
| 26 | Lithuania | 10.0% |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 10.0% |
| 28 | Madagascar | 10.0% |
| 29 | Mexico | 10.0% |
| 30 | Morocco | 10.0% |
| 31 | Netherlands | 10.0% |
| 32 | New Zealand | 10.0% |
| 33 | Nigeria | 10.0% |
| 34 | Norway | 10.0% |
| 35 | Poland | 10.0% |
| 36 | Portugal | 10.0% |
| 37 | Romania | 10.0% |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 10.0% |
| 39 | Rwanda | 10.0% |
| 40 | Senegal | 10.0% |
| 41 | Serbia | 10.0% |
| 42 | Slovakia | 10.0% |
| 43 | Slovenia | 10.0% |
| 44 | South Africa | 10.0% |
| 45 | Spain | 10.0% |
| 46 | South Sudan | 10.0% |
| 47 | Sudan | 10.0% |
| 48 | Sweden | 10.0% |
| 49 | Switzerland | 10.0% |
| 50 | Tunisia | 10.0% |
| 51 | Uganda | 10.0% |
| 52 | Ukraine | 10.0% |
| 53 | Egypt | 10.0% |
| 54 | United Kingdom | 10.0% |
| 55 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10.0% |
| 56 | United States of America | 10.0% |
| 57 | Zambia | 10.0% |
| 58 | Afghanistan | 10.0% |
| 59 | Albania | 10.0% |
| 60 | Algeria | 10.0% |
| 61 | Andorra | 10.0% |
| 62 | Angola | 10.0% |
| 63 | Australia | 10.0% |
| 64 | Austria | 10.0% |
| 65 | Belgium | 10.0% |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.0% |
| 67 | Botswana | 10.0% |
| 68 | Myanmar | 8.0% |
| 69 | Cambodia | 8.0% |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 8.0% |
| 71 | Chile | 8.0% |
| 72 | People's Republic of China | 8.0% |
| 73 | Colombia | 8.0% |
| 74 | Cyprus | 8.0% |
| 75 | Ecuador | 8.0% |
| 76 | Georgia | 8.0% |
| 77 | India | 8.0% |
| 78 | Indonesia | 8.0% |
| 79 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 8.0% |
| 80 | Iraq | 8.0% |
| 81 | Israel | 8.0% |
| 82 | Japan | 8.0% |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 8.0% |
| 84 | South Korea | 8.0% |
| 85 | Kuwait | 8.0% |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.0% |
| 87 | Lebanon | 8.0% |
| 88 | Malaysia | 8.0% |
| 89 | Mongolia | 8.0% |
| 90 | Pakistan | 8.0% |
| 91 | Peru | 8.0% |
| 92 | Philippines | 8.0% |
| 93 | Qatar | 8.0% |
| 94 | Saudi Arabia | 8.0% |
| 95 | Singapore | 8.0% |
| 96 | Vietnam | 8.0% |
| 97 | Thailand | 8.0% |
| 98 | United Arab Emirates | 8.0% |
| 99 | Türkiye | 8.0% |
| 100 | Uruguay | 8.0% |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 8.0% |
| 102 | Venezuela | 8.0% |
| 103 | Yemen | 8.0% |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 8.0% |
| 105 | Argentina | 8.0% |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 8.0% |
| 107 | Armenia | 8.0% |
| 108 | Barbados | 8.0% |
| 109 | Bolivia | 8.0% |
| 110 | Brazil | 8.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Alex Bellos (The Guardian) / Viana (2017) analysis of Bellos survey (2014).
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