TRUST IN GOVERNMENT INCREASES IN 18 OF 27 COUNTRIES - 0 + Percent trust Distrust Neutral Trust Change, 2020 to 2021 Distrusted in 13 countries 79 80 82 82 76 65 69 70 59 59 61 53 48 50 50 51 51 42 44 45 34 34 37 38 39 30 33 24 27 +3 n/a +7 -4 0 +1 +4 -6 +4 +2 +3 0 +9 +7 +15 -1 +10 -9 +9 +14 +17 +7 +10 -5 +6 -2 +4 -8 +4 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_INS. [Government in general] Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how much you trust that institution to do what is right. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. General population, 27-mkt avg. 48 *Nigeria not included in the global average
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