Japan vs United States: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"
Japan
33.7%
in 2022
United States
37.0%
in 2022
Japan rank
16th
United States rank
14th
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 37.0% against 33.7% in Japan, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1984 it was United States ahead.
Globally, Japan ranks 16th 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".