Nigeria vs Turkey: Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations
Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations over time
- Nigeria
- Turkey
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 88.2% against 70.4% in Turkey, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Turkey's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Turkey ranks 4th of 38 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.8% | 66.4% | 17.4% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 69.7% | 25.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 72.3% | 19.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 70.4% | 17.8% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who trust churches and religious organizations, Nigeria or Turkey?
- Nigeria, at 88.2% against 70.4% in Turkey as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who trust churches and religious organizations between Nigeria and Turkey?
- 17.8%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkey?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Turkey rank globally for share of people who trust churches and religious organizations?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Turkey ranks 4th 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.)".