Trust Survey International Comparisons 2023

Trust Survey 2023: International Comparisons

Percentage of respondents who indicate trust¹ in most people

OECD Participant Countries²- 62.2%

Ireland - 82.5%

Finland - 77.5%

United Kingdom - 70.1%

Canada - 65.6%

Switzerland - 64.6%

Czechia - 47.4%

Costa Rica - 42.8%

Percentage of respondents who indicate trust¹ in national government

OECD Participant Countries²- 39.3%

Ireland - 46.6%

Finland - 47.0%

United Kingdom - 26.7%

Canada - 48.5%

Switzerland - 61.9%

Czechia - 18.6%

Costa Rica - 34.8%

¹On a 0-10-point scale from ‘0 Not at all’ to ‘10 Completely’, respondents with a trust score of 6 or higher are reported as having a high or moderately high level of trust.

²Unweighted average across the 30 OECD countries that participated in the survey.