Argentina vs Latvia: Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of
Argentina
19.2%
in 2022
Latvia
22.2%
in 2022
Argentina rank
30th
Latvia rank
28th
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of over time
- Argentina
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 22.2% against 19.2% in Argentina, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 30th and Latvia ranks 28th of 39 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 21.5% | 1.8% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 16.7% | 1.7% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 24.9% | 7.6% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 22.2% | 3.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of, Argentina or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 22.2% against 19.2% in Argentina as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of between Argentina and Latvia?
- 3.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latvia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Latvia rank globally for share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of?
- Argentina ranks 30th 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 who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of. 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".