Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in France
France: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 26.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in France, 1984–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 26.3% for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in France peaked at 26.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1993.
France ranks 23rd of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
More poverty & inequality data for France
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,281 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 43.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.034 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0761 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0761 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0966 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1789 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in France?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in France was 26.3% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1993.
- How does France rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- France ranks 23rd out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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".