Bahamas vs Latvia: Electoral democracy
Bahamas
1
in 2025
Latvia
1
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Bahamas
- Latvia
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 against 1 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Latvia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Bahamas or Latvia?
- Bahamas, at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bahamas and Latvia?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Latvia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Latvia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).