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Question: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?
Scale: 1 "You can't be too careful" - 5 "Most people can be trusted"
Data: Average score
Period:
Area:
20 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Norway3.91
2 Iceland3.88
3 Denmark3.76
4 Sweden3.40
5 Austria 3.39
5 New Zealand3.39
7 Finland3.26
8 Australia3.19
9 Switzerland3.18
10 Republic of Korea3.01
11 Germany2.94
12 United States2.85
13 Spain2.81
14 Lithuania2.78
15 France2.73
16 Slovenia2.66
17 Japan2.62
18 Hungary2.60
19 Italy2.55
20 Slovakia2.14

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 18 countries.

Source
ISSP 2020

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 0.886385 X +4.109
Correlation coefficient (r)0.804
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.646

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 33893.220518 X -51397.406
Correlation coefficient (r)0.710
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.504

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 2.171284 X +74.582
Correlation coefficient (r)0.403
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.162

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = 0.052429 X +1.277
Correlation coefficient (r)0.110
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.012

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -0.335070 X +12.368
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.039
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002