Countries by Lack of Support
Complete ranking of 38 countries • Percentage of population aged 15 years or over • Updated 2026
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About Lack of Support Rankings
South Korea leads all 38 countries in Lack of Support with a value of 20.64% of adults 15+, while Iceland ranks last at 1.67% of adults 15+. This represents a 12-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Lack of Support Measures
Share of people who lack someone to count on in times of trouble, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Lack of Support across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 1.67% of adults 15+ (Iceland) to 20.64% of adults 15+ (South Korea) — a 12-fold difference across 38 countries.
Regional Patterns
European countries dominate this ranking, holding 11 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 6.39% of adults 15+ to 11.47% of adults 15+. The overall spread from 1.67% of adults 15+ to 20.64% of adults 15+ reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: South Korea and Greece are separated by only 11%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Lack of Support
The 5 strongest Lack of Support reads.
Lowest Lack of Support
The 5 lowest Lack of Support reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from OECD How's Life / Well-Being, covering 38 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Country Ladder
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Korea | 20.64% of adults 15+ | Asia | 100% |
| 2nd | Greece | 18.55% of adults 15+ | Europe | 97% |
| 3rd | Turkey | 16.02% of adults 15+ | Europe | 95% |
| 4th | Colombia | 14.53% of adults 15+ | North America | 92% |
| 5th | Mexico | 14.04% of adults 15+ | North America | 89% |
| 6th | Japan | 13.56% of adults 15+ | Asia | 87% |
| 7th | Italy | 13.3% of adults 15+ | Europe | 84% |
| 8th | France | 12.69% of adults 15+ | Europe | 82% |
| 9th | Luxembourg | 12.06% of adults 15+ | Europe | 79% |
| 10th | Chile | 11.47% of adults 15+ | South America | 76% |
| 11th | United Kingdom | 11.15% of adults 15+ | Europe | 74% |
| 12th | Portugal | 11.14% of adults 15+ | Europe | 71% |
| 13th | Costa Rica | 11.06% of adults 15+ | North America | 68% |
| 14th | Australia | 10.34% of adults 15+ | Oceania | 66% |
| 15th | Austria | 10.31% of adults 15+ | Europe | 63% |
| 16th | Germany | 10.24% of adults 15+ | Europe | 61% |
| 17th | Poland | 10.06% of adults 15+ | Europe | 58% |
| 18th | United States | 10.02% of adults 15+ | North America | 55% |
| 19th | Canada | 9.7% of adults 15+ | North America | 53% |
| 20th | Belgium | 9.6% of adults 15+ | Europe | 50% |
| 21st | Switzerland | 8.7% of adults 15+ | Europe | 47% |
| 22nd | Netherlands | 8.5% of adults 15+ | Europe | 45% |
| 23rd | Ireland | 7.9% of adults 15+ | Europe | 42% |
| 24th | Sweden | 7.8% of adults 15+ | Europe | 39% |
| 25th | Spain | 7.8% of adults 15+ | Europe | 37% |
| 26th | New Zealand | 7.4% of adults 15+ | Oceania | 34% |
| 27th | Lithuania | 7.2% of adults 15+ | Europe | 32% |
| 28th | Czechia | 6.5% of adults 15+ | Europe | 29% |
| 29th | Slovenia | 6.4% of adults 15+ | Europe | 26% |
| 30th | Denmark | 6.1% of adults 15+ | Europe | 24% |
| 31st | Estonia | 6.1% of adults 15+ | Europe | 21% |
| 32nd | Latvia | 6.0% of adults 15+ | Europe | 18% |
| 33rd | Norway | 6.0% of adults 15+ | Europe | 16% |
| 34th | Israel | 5.5% of adults 15+ | Asia | 13% |
| 35th | Hungary | 4.8% of adults 15+ | Europe | 11% |
| 36th | Slovakia | 4.8% of adults 15+ | Europe | 8% |
| 37th | Finland | 4.3% of adults 15+ | Europe | 5% |
| 38th | Iceland | 1.7% of adults 15+ | Europe | 3% |