Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be in Brazil
Brazil: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be was 6.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Brazil, 1993–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Brazil stood at 6.5%.
That represents a change of down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Brazil peaked at 9.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1998.
Brazil ranks 38th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6.6% | — |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -57.6% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +230.0% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -7.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 6.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.5%, 62% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 6.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.2%, 34% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 2.8% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.1% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More social development data for Brazil
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 278,966 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,306 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,306 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0013 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Brazil?
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Brazil was 6.5% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1998.
- How does Brazil rank for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"?
- Brazil ranks 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted". Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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% 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".