Czechia vs Latvia: Liberal democracy

Czechia
3
in 2025
Latvia
3
in 2025
Czechia rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st

Liberal democracy over time

  • Czechia
  • Latvia
0123178919072025

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 3 against 3 in Latvia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Latvia ahead.

Czechia ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 6 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia 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 0.1 0.1 Latvia
1920s 2 1.7 0.3 Czechia
1930s 1.8 0.9 0.9 Czechia
1940s 0.2 0 0.2 Czechia
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 3 2 1 Czechia
2000s 3 2.1 0.9 Czechia
2010s 3 2.8 0.2 Czechia
2020s 2.67 3 0.3333 Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy, Czechia or Latvia?
Czechia, at 3 against 3 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy between Czechia and Latvia?
0, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Latvia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Latvia rank globally for liberal democracy?
Czechia 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

Indicator
Liberal democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.