Germany vs United States: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"
Germany
41.6%
in 2022
United States
37.0%
in 2022
Germany rank
11th
United States rank
14th
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
Germany currently reports 41.6% against 37.0% in United States, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1984 it was United States ahead.
Globally, Germany ranks 11th and United States ranks 14th of 39 countries.
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About this data
% 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".