Latinobarómetro — extended dashboard

Weighted attitudes across Latin America from the Latinobarómetro microdata, broken down by country, sex and age with 95% confidence intervals. The main site carries the long 1995–2024 trend; this view adds the demographic detail the published report leaves out.

Significance of the men–women gap: · n/s · ** p<0.05 · *** p<0.01. Cells with fewer than 30 respondents are hidden.

Politics & democracy

Support for democracy 52%±0.8-3.6 pp vs 2020

Democracy is preferable to any other kind of government. Regional average across 17 countries, weighted, 2023. Bars show 95% confidence intervals.

By country

Uruguay72±2.6
Argentina65±2.9
Venezuela61±3.4
Chile60±6.4
Costa Rica59±3.1
Bolivia56±2.9
Peru54±2.9
El Salvador53±3.3
Brazil52±3.0
Colombia52±3.3
Panama51±3.2
Dominican Rep.50±3.2
Paraguay43±2.9
Ecuador40±2.9
Honduras37±3.4
Mexico36±2.9
Guatemala31±3.0

By sex gap sig.: ***

Men54±1.2
Women ***49±1.2

By age

16–2546±1.9
26–4048±1.7
41–6055±1.4
61+61±1.9

Satisfaction with democracy 29%±0.7+2.3 pp vs 2020

Very or fairly satisfied with the way democracy works. Regional average across 17 countries, weighted, 2023. Bars show 95% confidence intervals.

By country

El Salvador67±3.0
Uruguay60±2.8
Costa Rica43±3.1
Argentina38±2.9
Mexico38±2.9
Dominican Rep.37±3.0
Brazil32±2.7
Chile29±5.9
Guatemala23±2.7
Bolivia22±2.4
Honduras21±2.7
Paraguay19±2.2
Colombia18±2.4
Panama15±2.3
Venezuela14±2.4
Ecuador12±1.8
Peru8±1.5

By sex gap sig.: ***

Men30±1.1
Women ***28±1.0

By age

16–2529±1.6
26–4026±1.4
41–6029±1.2
61+34±1.8

Society & values

Interpersonal trust 16%±0.6+3.6 pp vs 2020

One can trust most people (vs. can never be too careful). Regional average across 17 countries, weighted, 2023. Bars show 95% confidence intervals.

By country

Mexico31±2.7
Argentina28±2.7
Dominican Rep.21±2.6
Uruguay21±2.3
Honduras20±2.7
El Salvador19±2.5
Colombia17±2.4
Chile16±4.8
Paraguay16±2.1
Panama15±2.3
Ecuador14±2.0
Guatemala14±2.2
Bolivia12±1.9
Peru12±1.9
Costa Rica11±1.9
Venezuela9±1.9
Brazil4±1.1

By sex gap sig.: ***

Men18±0.9
Women ***15±0.8

By age

16–2517±1.4
26–4015±1.1
41–6016±1.0
61+19±1.5

Progress against corruption 32%±0.8-67.8 pp vs 2020

A lot or some progress reducing corruption in state institutions. Regional average across 17 countries, weighted, 2023. Bars show 95% confidence intervals.

By country

El Salvador73±2.8
Dominican Rep.50±3.1
Uruguay45±2.9
Costa Rica41±3.1
Mexico35±2.8
Venezuela33±3.2
Bolivia33±2.7
Honduras30±3.0
Colombia29±2.9
Panama29±2.8
Brazil28±2.6
Guatemala26±2.8
Paraguay23±2.4
Chile23±5.5
Ecuador23±2.4
Peru22±2.3
Argentina14±2.1

By sex gap sig.: ·

Men32±1.1
Women ·32±1.1

By age

16–2534±1.7
26–4032±1.5
41–6031±1.2
61+33±1.8

Media

Trust in television 35%±0.8

A lot or some trust that television works to improve quality of life. Regional average across 17 countries, weighted, 2023. Bars show 95% confidence intervals.

By country

Dominican Rep.49±3.1
Panama44±3.1
Paraguay40±2.8
Guatemala40±3.1
Bolivia40±2.8
Mexico37±2.8
Honduras37±3.2
El Salvador37±3.0
Venezuela35±3.2
Argentina35±2.9
Chile33±6.0
Uruguay32±2.7
Costa Rica30±2.9
Ecuador29±2.6
Brazil28±2.6
Colombia28±2.8
Peru24±2.4

By sex gap sig.: ***

Men34±1.1
Women ***36±1.1

By age

16–2538±1.7
26–4034±1.5
41–6033±1.3
61+37±1.8

Trust in social media 33%±0.8

A lot or some trust in social media. Regional average across 17 countries, weighted, 2023. Bars show 95% confidence intervals.

By country

Mexico43±2.9
Dominican Rep.41±3.1
Chile40±6.4
Venezuela38±3.3
Peru37±2.8
Argentina37±3.0
Bolivia35±2.8
Guatemala35±3.0
Panama34±3.0
Paraguay34±2.8
El Salvador34±3.0
Ecuador32±2.7
Honduras31±3.1
Colombia27±2.8
Costa Rica24±2.7
Uruguay23±2.4
Brazil23±2.4

By sex gap sig.: ·

Men33±1.1
Women ·34±1.1

By age

16–2541±1.8
26–4035±1.5
41–6030±1.2
61+26±1.7

Economy & consumption

Economy rated good 12%±0.5-8.1 pp vs 2020

Rate the country’s current economic situation as good or very good. Regional average across 17 countries, weighted, 2023. Bars show 95% confidence intervals.

By country

Uruguay30±2.6
El Salvador25±2.7
Mexico21±2.4
Panama18±2.4
Brazil13±1.9
Bolivia12±1.8
Dominican Rep.11±1.9
Costa Rica10±1.9
Guatemala9±1.8
Ecuador9±1.6
Honduras8±1.8
Paraguay8±1.5
Colombia8±1.7
Peru7±1.5
Chile6±3.1
Argentina5±1.4
Venezuela4±1.3

By sex gap sig.: ***

Men14±0.8
Women ***10±0.7

By age

16–2512±1.2
26–4011±1.0
41–6012±0.9
61+14±1.3

Income covers needs 56%±0.8

Household income is enough to live on (can save or no major problems). Regional average across 17 countries, weighted, 2023. Bars show 95% confidence intervals.

By country

Chile74±5.7
Uruguay72±2.6
Paraguay67±2.7
Costa Rica66±2.9
Brazil63±2.8
Guatemala62±3.1
Ecuador60±2.8
Argentina59±2.9
Bolivia59±2.8
El Salvador53±3.1
Mexico53±2.9
Peru51±2.8
Panama50±3.2
Colombia45±3.1
Honduras42±3.4
Dominican Rep.40±3.1
Venezuela26±3.0

By sex gap sig.: ***

Men60±1.2
Women ***52±1.1

By age

16–2564±1.7
26–4057±1.6
41–6052±1.3
61+50±1.9

Wellbeing & lifestyle

Satisfaction with life 78%±0.7+1.6 pp vs 2020

Very or quite satisfied with the life they lead. Regional average across 17 countries, weighted, 2023. Bars show 95% confidence intervals.

By country

Guatemala88±2.0
Costa Rica87±2.1
El Salvador87±2.1
Dominican Rep.86±2.1
Panama84±2.3
Uruguay82±2.2
Paraguay82±2.2
Colombia80±2.5
Brazil78±2.4
Argentina77±2.5
Venezuela77±2.9
Honduras76±2.8
Ecuador75±2.5
Mexico74±2.6
Chile71±5.9
Peru69±2.6
Bolivia59±2.8

By sex gap sig.: ·

Men78±1.0
Women ·77±0.9

By age

16–2582±1.4
26–4080±1.3
41–6076±1.1
61+73±1.7

Source: Latinobarómetro 2020 & 2023 microdata · aggregated by BullDozer · weighted (WT), Kish effective N for intervals.