Discover the top 50 most common phobias by country, with unique fears ranging from social anxiety and fear of snakes to public speaking and flying. This global ranking reveals the distinct phobias that define each country’s culture and environment, offering insights into how these fears vary across the world. Explore the fascinating reasons behind regional differences in common phobias in this comprehensive guide.
Ranking of the Most Common Phobias by Country: A Global Look at Unique Fears:
🇯🇵 Japan: Nuclear Weapon Fears
🇺🇸 United States: Social Anxiety
🇫🇷 France: Arachnophobia (Fear of Spiders)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Claustrophobia (Fear of Small Spaces)
🇨🇦 Canada: Agoraphobia (Fear of Crowds)
🇧🇷 Brazil: Nyctophobia (Fear of Darkness)
🇦🇺 Australia: Ophidiophobia (Fear of Snakes)
🇨🇳 China: Mysophobia (Fear of Germs)
🇮🇳 India: Trypanophobia (Fear of Needles)
🇩🇪 Germany: Aerophobia (Fear of Flying)
🇷🇺 Russia: Acrophobia (Fear of Heights)
🇮🇹 Italy: Thanatophobia (Fear of Death)
🇪🇸 Spain: Xenophobia (Fear of Strangers)
🇳🇴 Norway: Astraphobia (Fear of Thunderstorms)
🇸🇪 Sweden: Entomophobia (Fear of Insects)
🇳🇱 Netherlands: Emetophobia (Fear of Vomiting)
🇵🇱 Poland: Cynophobia (Fear of Dogs)
🇦🇷 Argentina: Siderodromophobia (Fear of Trains)
🇲🇽 Mexico: Hydrophobia (Fear of Water)
🇰🇷 South Korea: Spectrophobia (Fear of Mirrors)
🇹🇷 Turkey: Necrophobia (Fear of Dead Things)
🇨🇱 Chile: Nosophobia (Fear of Illness)
🇧🇪 Belgium: Glossophobia (Fear of Public Speaking)
🇿🇦 South Africa: Zoophobia (Fear of Animals)
🇮🇪 Ireland: Triskaidekaphobia (Fear of the Number 13)
🇫🇮 Finland: Autophobia (Fear of Being Alone)
🇮🇱 Israel: Philophobia (Fear of Love)
🇵🇹 Portugal: Aichmophobia (Fear of Sharp Objects)
🇨🇭 Switzerland: Carcinophobia (Fear of Cancer)
🇳🇿 New Zealand: Basiphobia (Fear of Falling)
🇵🇭 Philippines: Aquaphobia (Fear of Drowning)
🇮🇩 Indonesia: Erythrophobia (Fear of Blushing)
🇸🇬 Singapore: Nomophobia (Fear of Being Without a Phone)
🇲🇾 Malaysia: Phasmophobia (Fear of Ghosts)
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: Nosocomephobia (Fear of Hospitals)
🇬🇷 Greece: Heliophobia (Fear of the Sun)
🇪🇬 Egypt: Ophthalmophobia (Fear of Being Watched)
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates: Chronophobia (Fear of Time Passing)
🇮🇸 Iceland: Kakorrhaphiophobia (Fear of Failure)
🇨🇴 Colombia: Cleithrophobia (Fear of Being Trapped)
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Ataxophobia (Fear of Disorder)
🇳🇬 Nigeria: Pteromerhanophobia (Fear of Flying)
🇵🇪 Peru: Taphephobia (Fear of Being Buried Alive)
🇻🇳 Vietnam: Pagophobia (Fear of Ice/Cold)
🇭🇺 Hungary: Mechanophobia (Fear of Machines)
🇨🇿 Czech Republic: Haphephobia (Fear of Touch)
🇳🇴 Norway: Thanatophobia (Fear of Death)
🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Dentophobia (Fear of Dentists)
🇷🇴 Romania: Peniaphobia (Fear of Poverty)
🇪🇪 Estonia: Anthropophobia (Fear of People)
Note on the Ranking:
This ranking highlights the most common phobias across 50 countries, each influenced by local culture, environment, and social factors. For example, regions with high wildlife exposure may have prevalent animal-related phobias, while densely populated urban areas often see higher social anxiety or claustrophobia cases. This ranking provides insights into the unique fears that define various societies, from fears of death and crowds to specific anxieties about machines, hospitals, and flying.
Sources:
- World Atlas: Reports on global phobias based on regional and cultural impacts, detailing common phobias across countries.
- Visual Capitalist: Provides insights into regional data on anxiety and fear patterns globally.
- Psych News Daily: Highlights prevalent phobias in the United States and around the world, covering fears like social anxiety and claustrophobia based on recent studies
These sources provide a cross-section of common fears influenced by both global and local factors, shedding light on how phobias vary around the world.
