Japan vs South Korea: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"

Japan
33.7%
in 2022
South Korea
32.9%
in 2022
Japan rank
16th
South Korea rank
17th

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

  • Japan
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 33.7% against 32.9% in South Korea, a difference of 0.8%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Globally, Japan ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 17th 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".