Which has higher liberal democracy index, Austria or Latvia?

Austria, at 0.757 against 0.751 in Latvia as of 2025.

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

218 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Latvia: Liberal Democracy Index

Austria

0.757

in 2025

Latvia

0.751

in 2025

Austria rank

19th

Latvia rank

20th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Austria
Latvia

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.757 against 0.751 in Latvia, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 218 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 20th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 24 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.05	0.014	0.036	Austria
1790s	0.0487	0.014	0.0347	Austria
1800s	0.049	0.0149	0.0341	Austria
1810s	0.0508	0.015	0.0358	Austria
1820s	0.053	0.0142	0.0388	Austria
1830s	0.053	0.0147	0.0383	Austria
1840s	0.0631	0.0152	0.0479	Austria
1850s	0.0449	0.0221	0.0228	Austria
1860s	0.1105	0.0595	0.051	Austria
1870s	0.2191	0.0839	0.1353	Austria
1880s	0.2189	0.0411	0.1778	Austria
1890s	0.2348	0.0433	0.1915	Austria
1900s	0.2369	0.0499	0.187	Austria
1910s	0.237	0.0618	0.1752	Austria
1920s	0.5249	0.5081	0.0168	Austria
1930s	0.2595	0.3861	0.1266	Latvia
1940s	0.6034	0.0148	0.5886	Austria
1950s	0.6485	0.0196	0.6289	Austria
1960s	0.6944	0.0232	0.6712	Austria
1970s	0.738	0.0247	0.7133	Austria
1980s	0.7671	0.0352	0.7319	Austria
1990s	0.7803	0.6252	0.1551	Austria
2000s	0.7897	0.7016	0.0881	Austria
2010s	0.7958	0.7378	0.058	Austria
2020s	0.771	0.7482	0.0228	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Austria or Latvia?: Austria, at 0.757 against 0.751 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Austria and Latvia?: 0.006, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Latvia?: 218 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and Latvia rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Austria ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.