The Greediness of America

Liberals like to indict America as being uniquely money-obsessed. Sociologists claim it is a fundamental feature of the country (unlike most other countries). The World Values Survey asked respondents if the statement "wanting to get rich" sounds like them. Here are the percentages who answered "very much like me" or "like me" (N = 71,288):

Country	% Agree
Ghana	62.2
Mali	57.4
South Africa	48.5
Morocco	47.3
Ethiopia	42.7
Zambia	41.6
Rwanda	36.2
Jordan	35.8
Burkina Faso	35.2
India	31.0
Iran	29.8
Malaysia	29.1
Turk	28.5
Vietnam	23.6
China	23.1
Indonesia	20.7
Egypt	19.6
Ukraine	19.6
Russia	18.9
Moldova	17.5
Cyprus	16.9
Trinidad	16.8
Chile	16.7
Serbia	16.6
Georgia	16.5
Romania	14.2
Thailand	13.7
Germany	12.1
Poland	10.4
Bulgaria	10.0
South Korea	10.0
Taiwan	10.0
England/Wales	7.5
Scotland	7.5
Canada	7.4
Mexico	7.1
Netherlands	7.1
Slovenia	6.7
Spain	6.5
Australia	6.0
USA	5.9
Uruguay	5.7
Andorra	5.6
Finland	5.4
France	5.4
Peru	4.9
Sweden	4.3
Switzerland	4.2
Argentina	4.1
Brazil	4.0
Norway	2.8
Japan	2.3

Out of a sample of 52 countries, the United States ranks 41st in greediness.