According to a survey conducted in 28 countries, armed forces are among the world's most trusted professions. As of 2022, India recorded the highest percentage of respondents who indicated members of the armed forces as trustworthy, with around two-thirds of the interviewees. On the contrary, trust in armed forces in South Africa and South Korea was the lowest.
Trust in members of the armed forces as of 2022, by country
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Please look at this list of different types of people. In general, do you think each is trustworthy or untrustworthy in your country? Please use a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is very trustworthy and 5 is very untrustworthy."
The source adds the following information: "Online samples in Brazil, Chile, mainland China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Turkey tend to be more urban, educated, and/or affluent than the general population"
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Ipsos. (July 29, 2022). Trust in members of the armed forces as of 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274274/trust-in-members-of-the-armed-forces-worldwide-by-country/
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Ipsos. (2022). Trust in members of the armed forces as of 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274274/trust-in-members-of-the-armed-forces-worldwide-by-country/
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Trust in members of the armed forces as of 2022, by country [Graph], Ipsos, July 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274274/trust-in-members-of-the-armed-forces-worldwide-by-country/
