Canada vs United Kingdom: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"

Canada
46.7%
in 2022
United Kingdom
43.3%
in 2022
Canada rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
10th

Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" over time

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 46.7% against 43.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Globally, Canada ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 39 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"
Unit
%
Source
Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 225 data points, 1984–2022
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% of respondents replying "Most people can be trusted" when asked "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?" Possible answers include "Most people can be trusted", "Do not know" and "Need to be very careful".