Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Mexico
Mexico: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" was 10.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Mexico, 1984–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 10.5% for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Mexico peaked at 30.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2022.
That places Mexico 37th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 26.4% | 30.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.4% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 41,307 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.24 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 236,812 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 173,532 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 779,694 (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.97 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 390,000 (2025)
- Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 64,160 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Mexico?
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Mexico was 10.5% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"?
- Mexico ranks 37th 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 Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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".