Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of was 57.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Netherlands, 1984–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 57.0% for share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Netherlands peaked at 66.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 1984.
Netherlands ranks 7th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 38.1% | — |
| 1993 | 50.3% | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 59.4% | 59.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 54.1% | 66.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Netherlands?
- Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Netherlands was 57.0% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 1984.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of?
- Netherlands ranks 7th 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 Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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".