Bulgaria vs Latvia: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"
Bulgaria
17.1%
in 2022
Latvia
22.2%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
31st
Latvia rank
28th
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 22.2% against 17.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 28th of 39 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 21.5% | 4.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 16.7% | 8.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 24.9% | 6.7% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 22.2% | 5.1% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted", Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 22.2% against 17.1% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 5.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 28th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted". Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
% of respondents replying "Most people can be trusted" when asked "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?" Possible answers include "Most people can be trusted", "Do not know" and "Need to be very careful".