According to a survey by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads one of the world’s most-trusted governments with close to three out of four Indians saying they have confidence in the government.
Factors that influence trust in governments include the state of the economy, political upheaval, and events such as major corruption cases, and India’s recent anti-corruption and tax-reform drive could help explain the high levels of confidence in the government, reports News18.
The Gallup World Poll, the body that conducted the survey, uses a sample of 1000 people, and measures the trust on the basis of a single direct question: whether or not the people have confidence in their government, without specifying any part of the national government.
Percentages based on people’s confidence in their national government for 2016 are as follows:
Switzerland – 82 percent
Indonesia – 82 percent
India – 73 percent
Luxembourg – 68 percent
Norway – 66 percent
Canada – 64 percent
Pew Research said the public’s “positive assessment” of Modi is buoyed by “growing contentment” with the Indian economy.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
