Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of was 13.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Nigeria, 1993–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 13.0% for share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Nigeria peaked at 25.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2022.
That places Nigeria 34th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 21.7% | — |
| 1998 | 16.4% | -24.4% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | +54.6% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -40.7% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 16.4% | 21.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Nigeria?
- Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of in Nigeria was 13.0% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2022.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of?
- Nigeria ranks 34th 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 Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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".