Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Belarus
Belarus: Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of was 40.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Belarus, 1993–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Belarus stood at 40.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Belarus peaked at 41.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1998.
Belarus ranks 13th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 25.0% | — |
| 1998 | 23.0% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +65.3% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +22.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 40.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.2%, 2.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 40.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.3%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 32.6% | 41.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Belarus?
- Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Belarus was 40.0% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1998.
- How does Belarus rank for share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of?
- Belarus ranks 13th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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 who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of. 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".