VIA top strength ranking
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Character strength ranks in a published study
The ranking above counts mind.io participants; below is a sourced study. In the 75-nation VIA study (McGrath, 2015), the 9,183 Korean respondents gave honesty the highest mean (3.83) and humility the lowest (3.31).
| Strength | Korea 9,183 | US 634,933 |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty | #1 (3.83) | #1 (4.03) |
| Love | #2 (3.80) | #7 (3.97) |
| Fairness | #3 (3.77) | #2 (4.03) |
| Judgment | #4 (3.71) | #4 (4.01) |
| Perspective | #5 (3.70) | #9 (3.84) |
| Appreciation of beauty | #6 (3.70) | #15 (3.76) |
| Curiosity | #7 (3.69) | #5 (3.99) |
| Hope | #8 (3.67) | #16 (3.73) |
| Gratitude | #9 (3.67) | #6 (3.99) |
| Social intelligence | #10 (3.65) | #10 (3.83) |
| Kindness | #11 (3.64) | #3 (4.01) |
| Love of learning | #12 (3.61) | #12 (3.79) |
| Leadership | #13 (3.60) | #11 (3.81) |
| Teamwork | #14 (3.59) | #13 (3.78) |
| Prudence | #15 (3.59) | #22 (3.54) |
| Perseverance | #16 (3.58) | #17 (3.72) |
| Creativity | #17 (3.54) | #14 (3.77) |
| Humor | #18 (3.51) | #8 (3.90) |
| Zest | #19 (3.48) | #20 (3.64) |
| Spirituality | #20 (3.47) | #21 (3.58) |
| Forgiveness | #21 (3.46) | #19 (3.68) |
| Self-regulation | #22 (3.45) | #24 (3.36) |
| Bravery | #23 (3.37) | #18 (3.71) |
| Humility | #24 (3.31) | #23 (3.47) |
McGrath (2015), Table 2. Each strength’s rank within the country by the mean score (1–5) of respondents who completed the 240-item VIA-IS online in 2002–2012, with the mean in parentheses. Means are printed to two decimals, so equal-looking means can hold different ranks. The samples are self-selected, not national rankings.
The respondents took the survey online by choice, and most had attended college; the ranks order the strengths by mean score. The mind.io ranking counts the strength that comes first for each participant, so the two cannot be compared directly. The guide covers the study and how to read the numbers.
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