Japan vs Lithuania: Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of
Japan
33.7%
in 2022
Lithuania
31.7%
in 2022
Japan rank
16th
Lithuania rank
18th
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 33.7% against 31.7% in Lithuania, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 16th and Lithuania ranks 18th of 39 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 26.1% | 12.6% | Japan |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 23.4% | 16.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 27.8% | 8.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 31.7% | 2.0% | Japan |
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, Japan or Lithuania?
- Japan, at 33.7% against 31.7% in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of between Japan and Lithuania?
- 2.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of?
- Japan ranks 16th and Lithuania ranks 18th 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".