Denmark vs Norway: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"

Denmark
73.9%
in 2022
Norway
72.1%
in 2022
Denmark rank
1st
Norway rank
2nd

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

  • Denmark
  • Norway
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 73.9% against 72.1% in Norway, a difference of 1.8%.

Globally, Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd 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".