Trust in Government (OECD countries): Number 34

Mar 2

When looking internationally, one of the inescapable conclusions is that national governments that work effectively to lessen inequality, promote the well-being of their citizens, and deliver on those promises enjoy a higher level of trust from their citizens. Here the US ranks poorly.

Citizens in Switzerland have the highest percentage of trust in government (83.3 percent), followed by Finland (77.5), Sweden (68.8), Norway (63.6), and Denmark (63.5). The United ranks 34th with just 31.0 percent of citizens trusting the government.

Source: “Trust in Government,” OECD (2023),

https://data.oecd.org/gga/trust-in-government.htm#indicator-chart. Luxembourg, ranking second, was left off this table.

Sadie Cornelius

Sadie K Cornelius is a proud Longhorn and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody School of Communications with a Bachelor's in Advertising and a minor in Business.

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