France vs South Africa: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"

France
26.3%
in 2022
South Africa
23.3%
in 2014
France rank
23rd
South Africa rank
26th

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

  • France
  • South Africa
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How they compare

France currently reports 26.3% against 23.3% in South Africa, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Globally, France ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 26th 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".