This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in 2017 on the trust in the Swedish Armed Forces' ability to defend country's borders. During the survey period, 14 percent of the respondents stated that they had great trust in the armed forces' ability to defend country's borders.
To what extent do you trust that the armed force is able to defend Sweden's borders?
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Har du litet eller stort förtroende för försvarets förmåga att försvara Sveriges gränser mot intrång och kränkningar av främmande makt? / Do you have little or great confidence in the defense's ability to defend Sweden's borders against infiltration and infringement of a foreign power?"
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Ipsos. (January 8, 2018). To what extent do you trust that the armed force is able to defend Sweden's borders? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696407/survey-on-trust-in-armed-force-s-ability-to-defend-sweden-s-borders/
Ipsos. "To what extent do you trust that the armed force is able to defend Sweden's borders?." Chart. January 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696407/survey-on-trust-in-armed-force-s-ability-to-defend-sweden-s-borders/
Ipsos. (2018). To what extent do you trust that the armed force is able to defend Sweden's borders?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696407/survey-on-trust-in-armed-force-s-ability-to-defend-sweden-s-borders/
Ipsos. "To What Extent Do You Trust That The Armed Force Is Able to Defend Sweden's Borders?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696407/survey-on-trust-in-armed-force-s-ability-to-defend-sweden-s-borders/
Ipsos, To what extent do you trust that the armed force is able to defend Sweden's borders? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696407/survey-on-trust-in-armed-force-s-ability-to-defend-sweden-s-borders/ (last visited April 12, 2025)
To what extent do you trust that the armed force is able to defend Sweden's borders? [Graph], Ipsos, January 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696407/survey-on-trust-in-armed-force-s-ability-to-defend-sweden-s-borders/
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