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New data from 32 countries reveals a massive divide in who we actually believe. Doctors and scientists remain our "gold standard," while politicians and influencers are tied for the bottom spot at just 15%.
Where do you place your trust? Do these percentages match your personal experience? Who is the most trustworthy person in your professional circle?
Drop your thoughts in the comments below! 👇

Who Do People Trust the Most? 🤝

1) 👨‍⚕️ Doctors → 58%
2) 🔬 Scientists → 56%
3) 👩‍🏫 Teachers → 54%
4) 🍽️ Restaurant serving staff → 44%
5) 🪖 Armed Forces → 43%
6) 👮 Police → 38%
7) 👥 Ordinary men/women → 38%
⚖️ Judges → 38%
9) 👨‍💼 Lawyers → 31%
10) 📺 TV news anchors → 30%
11) 📊 Pollsters → 29%
12) ⛪ Clergy / Priests → 29%
13) 🚕 Taxi drivers → 28%
14) 🏛️ Civil servants → 28%
15) 📰 Journalists → 27%
16) 🏦 Bankers → 27%
17) 💼 Business leaders → 26%
18) 🏛️ Government ministers → 20%
19) 📢 Advertising executives → 19%
20) 📱 Social media influencers → 15%
21) 🗳️ Politicians (generally) → 15%

Note: Based on a survey of 23,530 online adults under age 75 across 32 countries.

Source: Ipsos Global Trustworthiness Index 2024

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Police suppose be 1% those guys na criminals

Police are your friends.
If you see them, give them something

In Nigeria, some people Believe the Clergy more Dr

And u trust a person that say if u kpai urself u will get 72 virgins wey no dey mentrate lia lia lolz

Trust lawyers at your own peril

Police na your mate trust me

How Police take score high? For me, I don't trust them 1%.

Trust Nigerian police at your own peril

I trust myself and nobody

They don't have respect for teachers in Nigeria

Sharp doctor go turn influencer straight!!

Wear your white coat and begin content creator and hammer

Scientist should top the list - because they continue to break new frontiers everyday.

Doctors have lost that trust they once wield - they're now competing with lawyers and tailors in sharp practices.

Police should be 2% if we want to be truthful.

I trust no one except God.

People trust their clergy men most than their doctor

Trust no one 100% but God 101%

Thi is NOT Nigeria at all! (Except for politicians and bloggers).
In Nigeria bottom will include Police, lawyers, judges, army, prophesy pastors, anything government

Everyone knows that politicians are professional liars

Politicians supposed be zero. This list no
Correct.

Kharol1234:
Police suppose be 1% those guys na criminals

That's in Nigeria. The report is not based on Nigeria. It's based on 32 countries and I'm not sure Nigeria is included.

Police should be the last.. (for naija ooh) other countries trust their police tho

123yes:
People trust their clergy men most than their doctor

That only applies in religious countries especially in Africa

How did judges ,lawyers and police score above 6%

This ranking is false. Nobody trusts the police....not even themselves!

In Nigeria, yes but in other countries, I think they are rated quite high

Kharol1234:
Police suppose be 1% those guys na criminals

I guess the police that got 38% doesn't include the Nigerian police.
Even 31% for lawyers wouldn't have included lawyers in Nigeria.

If you carry the label pastor, prophet, priest, bishop, imam, religious leader or you're a highly religious person, you're at the bottom of my trust index. These set of people are usually the most dangerous, manipulative and hypocritical set of humans. Ws laughing when my landlord said he's never renting to any pastor ever, was vindicated in knowing my experience was bot just me.

In Nigeria, the order will be

Pastor / Imam. -100%

Politicians - 99% once you’re an Apc zombie

Teachers: 15%

Police (law enforcement officers) : 0.005%

Trust Africans to mention God
Yet when things go wrong God simply absolves himself of any blame he is only a glory hunter when things go seemingly right

This survey gets K-leg. I know in Nigeria people trust clergy men more than their spouses at home, or parents that is why we have so many churches with enough customers. Same with Islam with their boko people.

noobody:
Sharp doctor go turn influencer straight!!

Wear your white coat and begin content creator and hammer

You mean like Aproko Doctor abi?