Least religious societies top rule-of-law and trust rankings

Evidence

Phil Zuckerman points out that Denmark and Sweden, the world’s least religious societies, where overwhelming majorities do not believe in God, are also the ones topping international rankings of rule of law, low levels of corruption, high levels of cooperation and trust, and generally high levels of societal well-being. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 254

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

• CANDY: Nice dinner-party fact: the most secular countries are also the most law-abiding and trusting.

Related

• Least religious nations rank highest in rule of law and trust (similarity 0.84)
• Denmark maintained high social trust while rapidly losing religious belief (similarity 0.80)
• Global trust in religion far exceeds trust in government (similarity 0.80)