As individuals from different nations increasingly interact with
each other, research on national in-group favoritism becomes
particularly vital. In a cross-national, large-scale study (N = 915)
including representative samples from four Latin American nations
(Chile, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela) and the USA, we explore
differences regarding nationality-based in-group
favoritism. In-group favoritism is assessed through differences in
prosocial behavior towards persons from the own nation as compared
to persons from other nations in fully incentivized one-shot
dictator games. We find strong evidence for national in-group
favoritism for the overall sample, but also significant differences
among national subsamples. Latin Americans show more national
in-group favoritism compared to US Americans (interacting with Latin
Americans). While US Americans mainly follow an equal split norm
(for both in- and out-group interactions), Latin Americans do so
only in in-group interactions. The magnitude of in-group favoritism
increases with social distance towards the out-group.