This chart from Pew Research Center shows the level of public trust across 25 countries. There's a clear correlation between wealth and trust.
BUT, the U.S. deviates from many of its fellow rich nations:
"While the U.S. has the highest per-capita gross domestic product (GDP) of the countries surveyed, the share of Americans who say most people can be trusted is similar to that in less wealthy nations like Indonesia and Spain."









