Global Social Norms · 90 societies · 15 behaviours · 10 situations

Interactive map of everyday norms

Using the map below, you can explore the data collected through the GSN Everyday Norms project yourself.
Choose a behaviour and a situation through the menus to the left and see how the world changes.

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−2.5Extremely inappropriate

+2.5Extremely appropriate

Country-level mean appropriateness ratings on a −2.5 (extremely inappropriate) to +2.5 (extremely appropriate) scale, from the Global Social Norms study (— societies). Kuwait and Saudi Arabia did not rate Kissing or Flirting (greyed for those scenarios). See the Global Social Norms project for methods and citation.