Japan vs United States: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"
Japan
33.7%
in 2022
United States
37.0%
in 2022
Japan rank
16th
United States rank
14th
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 37.0% against 33.7% in Japan, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1984 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 16th and United States ranks 14th of 39 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.4% | 39.2% | 1.8% | United States |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 42.5% | 3.8% | United States |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 35.5% | 4.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 37.0% | 0.7% | United States |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 37.0% | 3.3% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted", Japan or United States?
- United States, at 37.0% against 33.7% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" between Japan and United States?
- 3.3%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"?
- Japan ranks 16th and United States ranks 14th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted". Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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".