Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Latvia or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 0.739 against 0.73 in Latvia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Netherlands?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Netherlands: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Latvia

0.73

in 2025

Netherlands

0.739

in 2025

Latvia rank

14th

Netherlands rank

13th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Latvia
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.739 against 0.73 in Latvia, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.

Latvia ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 175 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.043	0.2743	0.2313	Netherlands
1910s	0.0726	0.2999	0.2273	Netherlands
1920s	0.4756	0.5063	0.0307	Netherlands
1930s	0.3332	0.5144	0.1812	Netherlands
1940s	0.1875	0.3786	0.1911	Netherlands
1950s	0.2142	0.6622	0.448	Netherlands
1960s	0.2195	0.707	0.4875	Netherlands
1970s	0.2232	0.7606	0.5374	Netherlands
1980s	0.2246	0.7784	0.5538	Netherlands
1990s	0.5973	0.781	0.1837	Netherlands
2000s	0.6651	0.7918	0.1267	Netherlands
2010s	0.7101	0.8008	0.0907	Netherlands
2020s	0.7185	0.756	0.0375	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Latvia or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.739 against 0.73 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Latvia and Netherlands?: 0.009, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Netherlands?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Netherlands rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Latvia ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.