Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Canada
Canada: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 46.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Canada, 1984–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Canada stood at 46.7%.
The figure is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Canada peaked at 50.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2004.
That places Canada 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.7% | 47.7% | 47.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More poverty & inequality data for Canada
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,695 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.052 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0822 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0822 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0978 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1598 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Canada?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Canada was 46.7% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2004.
- How does Canada rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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% 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".