Finland vs Iceland: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"

Finland
68.4%
in 2022
Iceland
62.3%
in 2022
Finland rank
3rd
Iceland rank
6th

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

  • Finland
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 68.4% against 62.3% in Iceland, a difference of 6.1%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

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

Globally, Finland ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 6th 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".