Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Latvia
Latvia: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 22.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Latvia, 1993–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Latvia stood at 22.2%.
That represents a change of down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Latvia peaked at 24.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2004.
Latvia ranks 28th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 19.0% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.34 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,558 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.117 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 31.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0904 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0904 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1213 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1903 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Latvia?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Latvia was 22.2% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2004.
- How does Latvia rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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% 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".