China vs Sweden: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"

China
63.5%
in 2022
Sweden
62.8%
in 2022
China rank
4th
Sweden rank
5th

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

  • China
  • Sweden
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How they compare

China currently reports 63.5% against 62.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, China ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 5th 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".