People in the Neighbourhood Are Trustworthy (AmericasBarometer)
Share who say people in their community are very or somewhat trustworthy. AmericasBarometer, 2004–2026.
Period: AmericasBarometer Grand Merge 2004–2023 (free, v1.0) and 2025/26 merged file (v1.0). Method: Weighted by wt, the within-country weight. Share of substantive answers; don't know, refused and not asked are left out of the base. A country needs 300 answers to be shown. Counted as yes: answers 1–2 on the 1–4 scale (IT1).
Say people in their community are very or somewhat trustworthy (%)
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2004–2025–2026.
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 83% | +83.0pp |
| 🇺🇸 USA | 80.8% | +80.8pp |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 74.8% | +74.8pp |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 72.1% | +72.1pp |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 69.6% | +69.6pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 0% | -87.0pp |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | 0% | -79.6pp |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 0% | -77.8pp |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 0% | -70.8pp |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 0% | -66.8pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 20 | 61.4% | +0.10pp |
People in the Neighbourhood Are Trustworthy (AmericasBarometer) — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Say people in their community are very or somewhat trustworthy (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 83% | — |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 USA | 80.8% | — |
| 3 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 74.8% | — |
| 4 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 72.1% | — |
| 5 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 69.6% | — |
| 6 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 69.2% | +3.6pp |
| 7 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 69.1% | +3.3pp |
| 8 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 66.7% | +7.5pp |
| 9 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 66.6% | — |
| 10 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 62.5% | -0.60pp |
| 11 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 60.5% | +1.8pp |
| 12 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 58.1% | +6.1pp |
| 13 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 57.1% | +1.7pp |
| 14 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 56.4% | +2.0pp |
| 15 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 54.5% | +12.0pp |
| 16 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 53.9% | -2.0pp |
| 17 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 46.7% | +0.90pp |
| 18 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 43.7% | — |
| 19 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 42% | -10.2pp |
| 20 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 41.1% | -4.3pp |