Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" was 28.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Ukraine, 1998–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Ukraine is 28.3%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Ukraine peaked at 28.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2014.
That places Ukraine 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 23.1% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5.22 million (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score -0.7681 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 26,583 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 443 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 3.71 million (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 4.66 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 3.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Ukraine?
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Ukraine was 28.3% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2014.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"?
- Ukraine ranks 19th 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 Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ukraine 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".