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Trust and polls

1 question, with yearly data from 1997 to 2026.

Questions

QuestionYearsTrust
What share of people trust their national government in each country?57 countries % of adults who say they trust their national government, as each survey asks itTrust and polls · World1997–202656 Low
Recorded changes in how sources report (12)
  • 2023, OECD Trust: The OECD's survey provider changed from YouGov in the 2021 wave to Ipsos in 2023; both used online panels with quotas. source · page
  • 2023, OECD Trust: The OECD leaves Finland out of its 2021-2023 trend average because the response scale in 2021 deviated from the 0-10 scale. source · page
  • 2023, OECD Trust: 2021 used a Labour Force Survey subsample who opted in to online invitations, which the OECD calls similar to online panels; response 22%. 2023: 5,000 people drawn from the CSO census register and emailed. Limit: the OECD describes the sample as matched to a non-probability sample. source · page
  • 2023, OECD Trust: 2021 drew on people who had completed the Labour Force Survey, Opinions and Lifestyle Survey or European Health Interview Survey and agreed to further contact; 78% of about 4,000 replied. 2023: 4,135 adults invited: earlier Labour Force Survey participants in Great Britain, and a random address register in Northern Ireland. 1,919 responses, 46%; 1.7% by telephone. Limit: ONS says people without internet access may be underrepresented. source · page
  • 2021, OECD Trust: The OECD says its 2021 sample in Colombia was mainly representative of the urban population. source · page
  • 2021, OECD Trust: The point the OECD reports under 2021 was fielded 1-19 August 2020. source · page
  • 2021, OECD Trust: Finland's 2021-wave question used a 1-10 scale, not 0-10. The OECD counted 5-6 as neutral and the values above and below as high and low, so the 2021 point is the share choosing 7-10. source · page
  • 2021, Eurobarometer: Standard Eurobarometer 94: the Commission's Irish report says Kantar interviewed 1,094 respondents aged 15+ online between 17 February and 3 March 2021. source · page
  • 2021, OECD Trust: The point the OECD reports under 2021 was fielded 11-19 February 2022. source · page
  • 2021, OECD Trust: The point the OECD reports under 2021 was fielded 6 May to 16 August 2020. source · page
  • 2021, OECD Trust: The point the OECD reports under 2021 was fielded 11 March to 11 April 2022. source · page
  • 2021, OECD Trust: The point the OECD reports under 2021 was fielded 11-27 March 2022. source · page