Germany vs Latvia: Human rights index vdem

Germany
0.94
in 2025
Latvia
0.94
in 2025
Germany rank
14th
Latvia rank
14th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Germany
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.94 against 0.94 in Latvia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 14th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 19 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Latvia Difference Ahead
1780s 0.226 0.143 0.083 Germany
1790s 0.226 0.1338 0.0922 Germany
1800s 0.2324 0.1619 0.0705 Germany
1810s 0.274 0.162 0.112 Germany
1820s 0.274 0.1464 0.1276 Germany
1830s 0.274 0.1349 0.1391 Germany
1840s 0.3053 0.1294 0.1759 Germany
1850s 0.391 0.1717 0.2193 Germany
1860s 0.4342 0.2613 0.1729 Germany
1870s 0.5932 0.286 0.3072 Germany
1880s 0.605 0.2509 0.3541 Germany
1890s 0.6224 0.2696 0.3528 Germany
1900s 0.6482 0.2969 0.3513 Germany
1910s 0.6235 0.2721 0.3514 Germany
1920s 0.7603 0.8444 0.0841 Latvia
1930s 0.2678 0.7359 0.4681 Latvia
1940s 0.032 0.0164 0.0156 Germany
1990s 0.967 0.905 0.062 Germany
2000s 0.9671 0.922 0.0451 Germany
2010s 0.963 0.9416 0.0214 Germany
2020s 0.9478 0.9397 0.0082 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Germany or Latvia?
Germany, at 0.94 against 0.94 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Germany and Latvia?
0, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Latvia?
191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Germany and Latvia rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Germany ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 14th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed