Which phobia is the most common?
arachnophobia
claustrophobia
agoraphobia
fear of heights
Some statistics show that 50% of women and 10% of men show symptoms of arachnophobia. The reasons are unclear, as a huge majority of modern spiders are harmless. It is speculated, that early humans might have lived in areas where poisonous spiders were a real threat.
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Answers by country
arachnophobia
claustrophobia
agoraphobia
fear of heights
answers
Pakistan
47
the Netherlands
26
Republic of Ireland
43
Australia
37
Greece
31
the United Kingdom
175
Switzerland
52
Poland
12965
Germany
517
the United States
343
Belarus
85
Kazakhstan
83
Austria
79
Russia
785
Ukraine
413
Canada
45
KG
29
the Philippines
26
Uzbekistan
31
India
185