That you can hear about the crazy things crazy people do almost instantaneously now is what contributes to our perception that there's been a drastic change in behavior, but the share of the world that is crazy has been quite low and stable until the pandemic.
The craziest place in the world in 2021 appears to have been Portugal at 21%, followed by Iran at 20.7%, Lebanon at 19.9%, Greenland at 19.5%, Brazil at 19.4%, Greece at 19.1%, and Australia and Tunisia tied at 19%. No country scored below 9.2% in 2021. The world averaged 13.9%.
In 2011 the top eight list was Portugal at 19.8%, Iran, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Spain, Greenland, and Greece at 17.7%. The rear was brought up by Mali at 8.7%, and Mauritania at 9.1%. The world averaged 12.8%.
