level of trust in the elections in all the Latin American and Caribbean countries surveyed.
A survey conducted in 2021 showed that nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of respondents in Paraguay believed that the rich always buy the elections in their country. On the end of the spectrum, 55 percent of Uruguayans respondents claimed that wealthy people never buy the elections. Uruguay was also the country with the highest Share of respondents that believed the rich buy elections in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2021, by country
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Vanderbilt University. (May 13, 2021). Share of respondents that believed the rich buy elections in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1313258/latin-america-wealthy-people-buying-elections-by-country/
Vanderbilt University. "Share of respondents that believed the rich buy elections in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2021, by country." Chart. May 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1313258/latin-america-wealthy-people-buying-elections-by-country/
Vanderbilt University. (2021). Share of respondents that believed the rich buy elections in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1313258/latin-america-wealthy-people-buying-elections-by-country/
Vanderbilt University. "Share of Respondents That Believed The Rich Buy Elections in Latin America and The Caribbean as of 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2021, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1313258/latin-america-wealthy-people-buying-elections-by-country/
Vanderbilt University, Share of respondents that believed the rich buy elections in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2021, by country Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1313258/latin-america-wealthy-people-buying-elections-by-country/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of respondents that believed the rich buy elections in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2021, by country [Graph], Vanderbilt University, May 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1313258/latin-america-wealthy-people-buying-elections-by-country/