France vs Latvia: Liberal democracy
France
3
in 2025
Latvia
3
in 2025
France rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- France
- Latvia
How they compare
France currently reports 3 against 3 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Latvia ahead.
France ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | France |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | France |
| 1850s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | France |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | France |
| 1880s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1910s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | France |
| 1920s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | France |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | France |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | France |
| 1950s | 3 | 0 | 3 | France |
| 1960s | 3 | 0 | 3 | France |
| 1970s | 3 | 0 | 3 | France |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 | 3 | France |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 | 1 | France |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | France |
| 2010s | 3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | France |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, France or Latvia?
- France, at 3 against 3 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between France and Latvia?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latvia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Latvia rank globally for liberal democracy?
- France 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.