Germany vs Spain: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"

Germany
41.6%
in 2022
Spain
41.0%
in 2022
Germany rank
11th
Spain rank
12th

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

  • Germany
  • Spain
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 41.6% against 41.0% in Spain, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Spain ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 11th and Spain ranks 12th 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".