Trust in Congress (AmericasBarometer)
Share who trust the national legislature. 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: 5–7 on the 1–7 trust scale (B13).
Trust the national legislature (5–7 on a 1–7 scale, %)
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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 | 53.3% | +53.3pp |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 46.9% | +46.9pp |
| 🇺🇸 USA | 39.9% | +39.9pp |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 29.9% | +29.9pp |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 29.8% | +29.8pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 0% | -48.1pp |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | 0% | -47.0pp |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 0% | -32.9pp |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 0% | -21.3pp |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 0% | -20.4pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 19 | 33.1% | +2.3pp |
Trust in Congress (AmericasBarometer) — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Trust the national legislature (5–7 on a 1–7 scale, %) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 55.5% | +26.3pp |
| 2 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 55.1% | -1.9pp |
| 3 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 53.3% | — |
| 4 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 46.9% | — |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 45.9% | -3.3pp |
| 6 | 🇺🇸 USA | 39.9% | — |
| 7 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 37.3% | -1.1pp |
| 8 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 34% | +6.9pp |
| 9 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 29.9% | — |
| 10 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 29.8% | — |
| 11 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 28.3% | -15.5pp |
| 12 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 26.5% | — |
| 13 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 26% | +2.0pp |
| 14 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 25.9% | — |
| 15 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 25.2% | +1.3pp |
| 16 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 21.7% | +2.9pp |
| 17 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 21.2% | -4.3pp |
| 18 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 19.9% | -1.6pp |
| 19 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 7.1% | -0.40pp |