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

South Korea
32.9%
in 2022
United States
37.0%
in 2022
South Korea rank
17th
United States rank
14th

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

  • South Korea
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 37.0% against 32.9% in South Korea, a difference of 4.1%.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

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

Globally, South Korea ranks 17th and United States ranks 14th 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".