Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" was 31.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Lithuania, 1993–2022
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 Lithuania stood at 31.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Lithuania peaked at 31.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1998.
Lithuania ranks 18th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 21.3% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Lithuania?
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Lithuania was 31.7% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1998.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"?
- Lithuania ranks 18th 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 Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.
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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".