Canada vs Iceland: Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations
Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 47.3% against 39.6% in Canada, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 27th and Iceland ranks 24th of 38 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.3% | 71.3% | 2.0% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 67.4% | 4.1% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 64.2% | 6.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 63.4% | 6.0% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 47.3% | 7.7% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who trust churches and religious organizations, Canada or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 47.3% against 39.6% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who trust churches and religious organizations between Canada and Iceland?
- 7.7%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for share of people who trust churches and religious organizations?
- Canada ranks 27th and Iceland ranks 24th of 38 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 trust churches and religious organizations. 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 that they "trust completely" or "trust somewhat" when asked "I am going to name a number of organisations. For each one, could you tell me how much confidence you have in them: is it a great deal of confidence, quite a lot of confidence, not very much confidence or none at all?" in the organization "The Churches (mosque, temple, etc.)".