Japan vs Netherlands: Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations
Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 22.1% against 7.9% in Japan, a difference of 14.2%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.8 times Japan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 38th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 38 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1% | 40.6% | 25.5% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 31.9% | 21.0% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 28.4% | 19.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 26.8% | 18.7% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 22.1% | 14.2% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who trust churches and religious organizations, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 22.1% against 7.9% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who trust churches and religious organizations between Japan and Netherlands?
- 14.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for share of people who trust churches and religious organizations?
- Japan ranks 38th and Netherlands ranks 37th 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 organizations. 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.)".