Nigeria vs Turkey: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"
Nigeria
13.0%
in 2022
Turkey
14.0%
in 2022
Nigeria rank
34th
Turkey rank
33rd
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" over time
- Nigeria
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 14.0% against 13.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 34th and Turkey ranks 33rd of 39 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 8.1% | 10.9% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 15.5% | 9.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 11.6% | 3.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 14.0% | 1.0% | Turkey |
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", Nigeria or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 14.0% against 13.0% in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" between Nigeria and Turkey?
- 1.0%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkey?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Turkey rank globally for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"?
- Nigeria ranks 34th and Turkey ranks 33rd 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".