Also, education and the ability to learn are very important in the element. Countries with high individualism are typically very wealthy, promote personal achievement, and enforce individual rights. The United States, Canada, Sweden, and Germany were all ranked high on Hofstede's scale for individualistic countries. In contrast, collectivism is the idea that the life of the individual does not belong to him but to the group or society. Furthermore, people who practice collectivism tend to care for each other in exchange for loyalty, and individuals' opinions or votes depend on the group to which one belongs. High collectivism countries tend to be very poor and GDP per capita is also likely to be low. Countries include: Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica and