Trust in Scientists, 2018

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Trust in Scientists, 2018: every country, as published by Wellcome Trust.

Country	Trust scientists in this country a lot (%)	Trust scientists in this country some (%)
SpainESPSouthern Europe	67.140	27.295
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	65.557	28.034
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	63.202	28.366
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	59.460	23.107
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	59.029	31.969
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	58.824	32.843
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	57.389	32.815
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	54.626	27.236
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	54.562	32.006
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	52.222	39.670
FranceFRAWestern Europe	51.911	38.976
IranIRNSouthern Asia	50.378	32.104
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	50.290	43.209
CanadaCANNorthern America	49.844	35.969
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	49.095	39.798
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	48.522	38.926
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	48.160	32.383
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	47.261	37.409
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	47.121	40.681
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	45.058	39.340
NigerNERWestern Africa	44.729	18.430
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	43.773	43.113
ItalyITASouthern Europe	43.769	46.409
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	43.536	35.811
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	43.243	19.887

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 25.688. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Trust scientists in this country some (%)

  HighestJapan67.174

  LowestBurundi11.879

  Middle country: 38.097

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