Which has higher participatory democracy index, Germany or Latvia?

Latvia, at 0.595 against 0.593 in Germany as of 2025.

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

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

Germany vs Latvia: Participatory Democracy Index

Germany

0.593

in 2025

Latvia

0.595

in 2025

Germany rank

15th

Latvia rank

14th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Germany
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.595 against 0.593 in Germany, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 15th and Latvia ranks 14th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 19 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.03	0.023	0.007	Germany
1790s	0.03	0.022	0.008	Germany
1800s	0.0314	0.022	0.0094	Germany
1810s	0.04	0.022	0.018	Germany
1820s	0.04	0.022	0.018	Germany
1830s	0.04	0.022	0.018	Germany
1840s	0.0474	0.022	0.0254	Germany
1850s	0.075	0.0225	0.0525	Germany
1860s	0.0949	0.0732	0.0217	Germany
1870s	0.1442	0.0769	0.0673	Germany
1880s	0.146	0.077	0.069	Germany
1890s	0.1588	0.03	0.1288	Germany
1900s	0.1669	0.0347	0.1322	Germany
1910s	0.1863	0.0384	0.1479	Germany
1920s	0.4243	0.4294	0.0051	Latvia
1930s	0.1574	0.3019	0.1445	Latvia
1940s	0.0344	0.019	0.0154	Germany
1990s	0.6474	0.497	0.1504	Germany
2000s	0.6527	0.5813	0.0714	Germany
2010s	0.6444	0.6368	0.0076	Germany
2020s	0.611	0.6022	0.0088	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Germany or Latvia?: Latvia, at 0.595 against 0.593 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Germany and Latvia?: 0.002, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Latvia?: 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Germany and Latvia rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Germany ranks 15th and Latvia ranks 14th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 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, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.