India vs Nigeria: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"

India
16.9%
in 2022
Nigeria
13.0%
in 2022
India rank
32nd
Nigeria rank
34th

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

  • India
  • Nigeria
10203040199320072022

How they compare

India currently reports 16.9% against 13.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 3.9%.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

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

Globally, India ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 34th 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".