Trust in others by sex, age and educational attainment by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
7.8
Romania
Lowest
3.6
France
Median
6.15
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
303
What the numbers show
Trust in others by sex, age and educational attainment is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 7.8 in Romania; the lowest is 3.6 in France.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.15, and the mean is 6.03.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 36.8%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 38.1%).
Trust in others by sex, age and educational attainment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 7.8 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 7.8 | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 7.8 | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 7.5 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 7.5 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 6 | Slovakia | 7.1 | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 6 | Slovakia | 7.1 | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 7 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 9 | Montenegro | 6.9 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 10 | Albania | 6.8 | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 6.7 | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 6.7 | 2025 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 11 | Latvia | 6.7 | 2025 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 14 | Belgium | 6.6 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 14 | Serbia | 6.6 | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 14 | Serbia | 6.6 | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 6.6 | 2025 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 6.5 | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands | 6.4 | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands | 6.4 | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 6.4 | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 6.2 | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 6.1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Greece | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 5.9 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 5.9 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 27 | Germany | 5.8 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 5.7 | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 5.7 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 28 | Estonia | 5.7 | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 31 | Hungary | 5.6 | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 32 | Portugal | 5.5 | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 33 | Norway | 5.4 | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 34 | Austria | 5.3 | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 35 | Denmark | 5.2 | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 36 | Sweden | 4.9 | 2025 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 36 | Lithuania | 4.9 | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 36 | Malta | 4.9 | 2025 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 36 | Lithuania | 4.9 | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 4.5 | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 4.5 | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 42 | Türkiye | 3.7 | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 3.7 | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 44 | France | 3.6 | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.