Nigeria vs Romania: Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of
Nigeria
13.0%
in 2022
Romania
12.1%
in 2022
Nigeria rank
34th
Romania rank
36th
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of over time
- Nigeria
- Romania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 13.0% against 12.1% in Romania, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 34th and Romania ranks 36th of 39 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 16.8% | 2.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 9.9% | 15.5% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 7.7% | 7.3% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.1% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
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, Nigeria or Romania?
- Nigeria, at 13.0% against 12.1% in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of between Nigeria and Romania?
- 0.9%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Romania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Romania rank globally for share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of?
- Nigeria ranks 34th and Romania ranks 36th 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".