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.
Loading visualization...
Key Insights
- •7 is the most commonly selected favourite number globally in the Bellos survey (about 9.7% overall).
- •Regional differences are modest in published analyses: Asia and South America are estimated slightly lower (~8%) than Europe/North America/Africa/Oceania (~10%).
- •Because national percentages are not published in a consolidated table, continent-average proxies provide a practical (but coarse) country-level map layer.
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%)
About This Statistic
This statistic estimates the percentage of people who would select the number 7 as their favourite number, based on a large global online survey run by Alex Bellos (2014) with over 44,000 responses spanning 144 countries. The global result reported for “7” was about 9.7% of respondents, and follow-up academic analysis (e.g., Viana, 2017) indicates that 7 is the most common favourite number across most regions.
Because a consistent, public country-by-country table of “% choosing 7” is not published in an official statistical release, the country values below are constructed as a map-friendly proxy using regional (continental) averages reported from analyses of the Bellos dataset (approx. 10% in North America/Europe/Africa/Oceania and ~8% in Asia/South America). These values should be interpreted as indicative estimates rather than precise national measurements.
Methodology
Use the global survey’s reported overall share for 7 (9.7%) as context. Since publicly accessible materials do not provide a consolidated country-by-country percentage for 7, assign each country an estimated value equal to its continent-level average probability of choosing 7 (approx. 10% for North America/Europe/Africa/Oceania; approx. 8% for Asia/South America) as summarized from Viana (2017) figures analyzing the Bellos dataset. This yields a complete country-level layer suitable for map visualization while reflecting the best-available published numeric breakdown.
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% |
Topics
Data Source
This data comes from Alex Bellos (The Guardian) / Viana (2017) analysis of Bellos survey (2014).
View Original Source