Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Latvia or New Zealand?

Latvia, at 0.73 against 0.726 in New Zealand as of 2025.

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

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 New Zealand: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Latvia

0.73

in 2025

New Zealand

0.726

in 2025

Latvia rank

14th

New Zealand rank

16th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Latvia
New Zealand

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.73 against 0.726 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.

Latvia ranks 14th and New Zealand ranks 16th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.043	0.5685	0.5255	New Zealand
1910s	0.0726	0.5601	0.4875	New Zealand
1920s	0.4756	0.5877	0.1121	New Zealand
1930s	0.3332	0.6179	0.2847	New Zealand
1940s	0.1875	0.6553	0.4678	New Zealand
1950s	0.2142	0.6677	0.4535	New Zealand
1960s	0.2195	0.7022	0.4827	New Zealand
1970s	0.2232	0.7276	0.5044	New Zealand
1980s	0.2246	0.7326	0.508	New Zealand
1990s	0.5973	0.7473	0.15	New Zealand
2000s	0.6651	0.7787	0.1136	New Zealand
2010s	0.7101	0.7837	0.0736	New Zealand
2020s	0.7185	0.7565	0.038	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Latvia or New Zealand?: Latvia, at 0.73 against 0.726 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Latvia and New Zealand?: 0.004, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Zealand?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Latvia and New Zealand rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Latvia ranks 14th and New Zealand ranks 16th 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: 28 August 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.