Romania vs Ukraine: Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations
Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations over time
- Romania
- Ukraine
How they compare
Romania currently reports 69.3% against 65.9% in Ukraine, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 5th and Ukraine ranks 8th of 38 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.9% | 60.6% | 17.3% | Romania |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 61.3% | 20.6% | Romania |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 73.1% | 6.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 65.9% | 3.3% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who trust churches and religious organizations, Romania or Ukraine?
- Romania, at 69.3% against 65.9% in Ukraine as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who trust churches and religious organizations between Romania and Ukraine?
- 3.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Ukraine?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Romania and Ukraine rank globally for share of people who trust churches and religious organizations?
- Romania ranks 5th and Ukraine ranks 8th 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.)".