Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Iceland
Iceland: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" was 62.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Iceland, 1984–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Iceland stood at 62.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Iceland peaked at 62.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2004.
Iceland ranks 6th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.6% | 40.6% | 40.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.7% | 41.7% | 41.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 39.3% | 39.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 62.3% | 62.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More social development data for Iceland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,459 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 0 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 5.16 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 5 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 660 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 9,119 (2025)
- Press freedom 2 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 7.54 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Iceland?
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Iceland was 62.3% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"?
- Iceland ranks 6th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted". Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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".