Which has higher human rights index, Latvia or Spain?

Spain, at 0.942 against 0.94 in Latvia as of 2025.

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

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Latvia vs Spain: Human Rights Index

Latvia

0.94

in 2025

Spain

0.942

in 2025

Latvia rank

14th

Spain rank

13th

Human Rights Index over time

Latvia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.942 against 0.94 in Latvia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Latvia ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.143	0.261	0.118	Spain
1790s	0.1338	0.261	0.1272	Spain
1800s	0.1619	0.275	0.1131	Spain
1810s	0.162	0.2939	0.1319	Spain
1820s	0.1464	0.333	0.1866	Spain
1830s	0.1349	0.3178	0.1829	Spain
1840s	0.1294	0.3963	0.2669	Spain
1850s	0.1717	0.4098	0.2381	Spain
1860s	0.2613	0.423	0.1617	Spain
1870s	0.286	0.4777	0.1917	Spain
1880s	0.2509	0.4786	0.2277	Spain
1890s	0.2696	0.484	0.2144	Spain
1900s	0.2969	0.4864	0.1895	Spain
1910s	0.2721	0.488	0.2159	Spain
1920s	0.8444	0.3556	0.4888	Latvia
1930s	0.7359	0.5474	0.1885	Latvia
1940s	0.0169	0.1333	0.1164	Spain
1950s	0.0886	0.1624	0.0738	Spain
1960s	0.1468	0.2126	0.0658	Spain
1970s	0.148	0.4102	0.2622	Spain
1980s	0.2045	0.9033	0.6988	Spain
1990s	0.8932	0.956	0.0628	Spain
2000s	0.922	0.96	0.038	Spain
2010s	0.9416	0.9534	0.0118	Spain
2020s	0.9397	0.9442	0.0045	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Latvia or Spain?: Spain, at 0.942 against 0.94 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Latvia and Spain?: 0.002, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Spain?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Spain rank globally for human rights index?: Latvia ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. 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
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.