Korea vs United States of America: Interpersonal trust vs. GDP per capita
Interpersonal trust vs. GDP per capita over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 37.0% against 32.9% in Korea, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 14th of 39 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.0% | 39.2% | 3.3% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 42.5% | 10.6% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 35.5% | 8.2% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 37.0% | 9.7% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 37.0% | 4.1% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interpersonal trust vs. gdp per capita, Korea or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 37.0% against 32.9% in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in interpersonal trust vs. gdp per capita between Korea and United States of America?
- 4.1%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for interpersonal trust vs. gdp per capita?
- Korea ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 14th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Interpersonal trust vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
% 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".