Latvia vs Spain: Full democracy
Latvia
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Latvia
- Spain
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 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 full democracy, Latvia or Spain?
- Latvia, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Latvia and Spain?
- 0, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Spain?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Spain rank globally for full democracy?
- Latvia ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).