Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations by country
% of respondents replying that they "trust completely" or "trust somewhat" when asked "I am going to name a number of organisations. 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...
What the numbers show
Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 89.1% in India; the lowest is 7.9% in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 50.9%, and the mean is 50.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 20.5%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 46.0%).
Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 89.1% | 2022 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 2 | Nigeria | 88.2% | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 3 | South Africa | 77.0% | 2014 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 4 | Turkey | 70.4% | 2022 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 69.3% | 2022 | down 19.7% | flat |
| 6 | Lithuania | 68.1% | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 7 | Brazil | 66.9% | 2022 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 8 | Ukraine | 65.9% | 2022 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 61.7% | 2022 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 10 | Peru | 60.9% | 2022 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 11 | Denmark | 59.1% | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 12 | Russia | 58.4% | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 13 | Belarus | 58.3% | 2022 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 57.9% | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 55.2% | 2022 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 16 | Finland | 55.0% | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 53.1% | 2022 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 52.6% | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 19 | South Korea | 51.7% | 2022 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 20 | Norway | 50.2% | 2022 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 49.8% | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 22 | Latvia | 47.9% | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 47.4% | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 24 | Iceland | 47.3% | 2022 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 44.6% | 2022 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 26 | Hungary | 40.1% | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 27 | Canada | 39.6% | 2022 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 28 | France | 38.9% | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 36.9% | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 35.1% | 2022 | down 24.0% | flat |
| 31 | Estonia | 34.0% | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 32 | Spain | 32.6% | 2022 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 33 | Germany | 31.5% | 2022 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 34 | Australia | 31.3% | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 35 | Czechia | 22.8% | 2022 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 22.5% | 2022 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 37 | Netherlands | 22.1% | 2022 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 38 | Japan | 7.9% | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
About this data
% of respondents replying that they "trust completely" or "trust somewhat" when asked "I am going to name a number of organisations. 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.)".