Which has higher liberal democracy index, Latvia or Spain?

Latvia, at 0.751 against 0.741 in Spain 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Spain: Liberal Democracy Index

Latvia

0.751

in 2025

Spain

0.741

in 2025

Latvia rank

20th

Spain rank

21st

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Latvia
Spain

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.751 against 0.741 in Spain, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Latvia ranks 20th and Spain ranks 21st 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	0.014	0.07	0.056	Spain
1790s	0.014	0.07	0.056	Spain
1800s	0.0149	0.0704	0.0555	Spain
1810s	0.015	0.0948	0.0798	Spain
1820s	0.0142	0.109	0.0948	Spain
1830s	0.0147	0.1165	0.1018	Spain
1840s	0.0152	0.1339	0.1187	Spain
1850s	0.0215	0.1343	0.1128	Spain
1860s	0.0637	0.1401	0.0764	Spain
1870s	0.0866	0.1687	0.0821	Spain
1880s	0.0411	0.1525	0.1114	Spain
1890s	0.0433	0.1636	0.1203	Spain
1900s	0.0499	0.1638	0.1139	Spain
1910s	0.0618	0.1624	0.1006	Spain
1920s	0.5081	0.1093	0.3988	Latvia
1930s	0.3371	0.2732	0.0639	Latvia
1940s	0.0144	0.055	0.0406	Spain
1950s	0.0196	0.061	0.0414	Spain
1960s	0.0232	0.0673	0.0441	Spain
1970s	0.0247	0.228	0.2033	Spain
1980s	0.0352	0.8014	0.7662	Spain
1990s	0.6252	0.8167	0.1915	Spain
2000s	0.7016	0.8126	0.111	Spain
2010s	0.7378	0.7859	0.0481	Spain
2020s	0.7482	0.7643	0.0162	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Latvia or Spain?: Latvia, at 0.751 against 0.741 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Latvia and Spain?: 0.01, with Latvia 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 liberal democracy index?: Latvia ranks 20th and Spain ranks 21st 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.