Chile vs Mexico: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"

Chile
12.9%
in 2022
Mexico
10.5%
in 2022
Chile rank
35th
Mexico rank
37th

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

  • Chile
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 12.9% against 10.5% in Mexico, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Mexico ahead.

Globally, Chile ranks 35th and Mexico ranks 37th 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
Last refreshed

% 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".