According to a survey from 2021, 78 percent of Australians were very or somewhat confident regarding their national government handling the coronavirus (COVID-19) effectively. That was an increase of eight percentage points compared to the previous year. On the other hand, the other surveyed countries showed decreased trust in their national governments. Only 24 percent of the Japanese respondents were confident that the government would deal with the virus effectively, compared to 63 percent in February 2020.
Confidence in national government to effectively deal with the coronavirus worldwide in 2021, by country
(compared to 2020)
Worldwide, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
February 7-10, 2020 and January 28-31, 2021
Number of respondents
ca. 1,000 per country
Age group
16-74 years
Special properties
very/somewhat confident
Method of interview
Online omnibus survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Based on what you have seen, read or heard, how confident are you the following are prepared and can effectively deal with the coronavirus: Your national government?"
For each of Australia, Canada, France,
Germany, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S.,
the samples of each survey wave have a
size of 1,000 and can be taken as
representative of the country’s general
adult population aged 16-74 or, for the
US and Canada, aged 18-74.
For Russia, the samples of all survey
waves conducted between February and
July 2020 size have a size of
approximately 1,000 while those of waves
conducted since August 2020 have a
size of approximately 500. The samples
in Russia are more urban, more educated
and/or more affluent than the general
population and should be viewed as
reflecting the views of the more
“connected” segment of the population.
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Ipsos. (March 5, 2021). Confidence in national government to effectively deal with the coronavirus worldwide in 2021, by country (compared to 2020) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222610/confidence-in-governments-to-effectively-deal-with-the-coronavirus-by-country/
Ipsos. "Confidence in national government to effectively deal with the coronavirus worldwide in 2021, by country (compared to 2020)." Chart. March 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222610/confidence-in-governments-to-effectively-deal-with-the-coronavirus-by-country/
Ipsos. (2021). Confidence in national government to effectively deal with the coronavirus worldwide in 2021, by country (compared to 2020). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222610/confidence-in-governments-to-effectively-deal-with-the-coronavirus-by-country/
Ipsos. "Confidence in National Government to Effectively Deal with The Coronavirus Worldwide in 2021, by Country (Compared to 2020)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222610/confidence-in-governments-to-effectively-deal-with-the-coronavirus-by-country/
Ipsos, Confidence in national government to effectively deal with the coronavirus worldwide in 2021, by country (compared to 2020) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222610/confidence-in-governments-to-effectively-deal-with-the-coronavirus-by-country/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Confidence in national government to effectively deal with the coronavirus worldwide in 2021, by country (compared to 2020) [Graph], Ipsos, March 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222610/confidence-in-governments-to-effectively-deal-with-the-coronavirus-by-country/
