Austria vs Latvia: Liberal democracy
Austria
3
in 2025
Latvia
3
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Austria
- Latvia
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3 against 3 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Latvia ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 10 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Austria |
| 1920s | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.7778 | 1 | 0.2222 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Austria |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | Austria |
| 1960s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Austria |
| 1970s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Austria |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Austria |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Austria |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | Austria |
| 2010s | 3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | Austria |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Austria or Latvia?
- Austria, at 3 against 3 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Austria and Latvia?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Latvia?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Latvia rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.