{"id":38607,"date":"2023-09-15T09:10:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T13:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?p=38607"},"modified":"2023-09-15T09:10:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T13:10:23","slug":"trust-in-government-lower-in-the-u-s-than-in-many-other-democracies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/trust-in-government-lower-in-the-u-s-than-in-many-other-democracies\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust in government lower in the U.S. than in many other democracies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The United Nations has declared Sept. 15 the International Day of Democracy<\/a>, in part due to threats to democratic principles around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a fitting time to mark this day given the threats to democracy in our own country, which are driven in part by breakdowns in the relationship between our government and the public that foster a greater distrust of our nation\u2019s core institutions.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent research shows that the U.S. ranks behind many other democracies when it comes to public trust in government, specifically\u2014a sign that rebuilding faith in our own federal government is both possible and urgently necessary.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trust around the world<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In late 2022, research by the Partnership for Public Service showed that only 35% of the American public<\/a> trusted the government compared with 46% who did not and 16% who were neutral. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A comparison of these survey results with those from a 2021 survey<\/a> by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development<\/a>, or OECD, which asked the same question on trust that we did in 2022, suggests the U.S. would rank 14th out of 21 countries measured.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While these two surveys were conducted a year apart and the U.S. chose not to participate in the 2021 OECD survey, the results offer a unique worldwide context.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 35%, U.S. trust levels ranked higher than some democracies, such as Belgium (32%), France (28%) and Japan (24%), but lower than most, including Finland (62%), Ireland (51%), Korea (49%), Canada (45%) and Australia (38%), and roughly equal to one, the United Kingdom. According to the OECD survey, Norway had the highest level of trust in government at 64%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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