Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in South Korea
South Korea: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 32.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in South Korea, 1984–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 32.9% for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in 2022.
The figure is up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in South Korea peaked at 36.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2014.
South Korea ranks 17th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 30.3% | 33.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 26.5% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More poverty & inequality data for South Korea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,615 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.038 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0683 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0683 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0778 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1642 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in South Korea?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in South Korea was 32.9% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2014.
- How does South Korea rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- South Korea ranks 17th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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".