Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Sweden
Sweden: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 62.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Sweden, 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 Sweden stood at 62.8%.
The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Sweden peaked at 63.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1984.
Sweden ranks 5th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 58.1% | 56.6% | 59.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 63.7% | 63.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 60.1% | 63.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 62.8% | 62.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- 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 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,456 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.007 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 28.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0725 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0725 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0823 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1694 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Sweden?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Sweden was 62.8% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1984.
- How does Sweden rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- Sweden ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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".