Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Poland
Poland: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 24.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Poland, 1993–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Poland is 24.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Poland peaked at 28.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1998.
Poland ranks 25th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 16.9% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 22.2% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- 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 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,895 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.1% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.081 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0842 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0842 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1132 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.198 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Poland?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Poland was 24.1% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1998.
- How does Poland rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- Poland ranks 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland 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".