Bulgaria vs Türkiye: Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of
Bulgaria
17.1%
in 2022
Türkiye
14.0%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
31st
Türkiye rank
33rd
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of over time
- Bulgaria
- Türkiye
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 17.1% against 14.0% in Türkiye, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Türkiye's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Türkiye ranks 33rd of 39 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 8.1% | 18.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 15.5% | 9.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 8.8% | 9.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 14.0% | 3.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of, Bulgaria or Türkiye?
- Bulgaria, at 17.1% against 14.0% in Türkiye as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of between Bulgaria and Türkiye?
- 3.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Türkiye?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Türkiye rank globally for share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and Türkiye 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 who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of. 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".