Mexico vs Peru: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"

Mexico
10.5%
in 2022
Peru
4.2%
in 2022
Mexico rank
37th
Peru rank
39th

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

  • Mexico
  • Peru
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 10.5% against 4.2% in Peru, a difference of 6.3%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 2.5 times Peru's.

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

Globally, Mexico ranks 37th and Peru ranks 39th 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
Last refreshed

% 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".