Canada vs Netherlands: Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of
Canada
46.7%
in 2022
Netherlands
57.0%
in 2022
Canada rank
9th
Netherlands rank
7th
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 57.0% against 46.7% in Canada, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 39 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.7% | 38.1% | 9.6% | Canada |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 50.3% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 59.4% | 21.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 54.1% | 12.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 57.0% | 10.3% | Netherlands |
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, Canada or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 57.0% against 46.7% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of between Canada and Netherlands?
- 10.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of?
- Canada ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 7th 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".