Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Spain
Spain: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" was 41.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Spain, 1984–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 41.0% for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Spain peaked at 41.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2014.
Spain ranks 12th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 28.7% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 34.5% | 34.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 19.0% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 41.0% | 41.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Spain?
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Spain was 41.0% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"?
- Spain ranks 12th 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 Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain 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".