Chile vs Latvia: Sovereign state

Chile
1
in 2025
Latvia
1
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Chile
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 1 against 1 in Latvia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Latvia ahead.

Chile ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Latvia Difference Ahead
1810s 0.5 0 0.5 Chile
1820s 1 0 1 Chile
1830s 1 0 1 Chile
1840s 1 0 1 Chile
1850s 1 0 1 Chile
1860s 1 0 1 Chile
1870s 1 0 1 Chile
1880s 1 0 1 Chile
1890s 1 0 1 Chile
1900s 1 0 1 Chile
1910s 1 0.2 0.8 Chile
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 0 1 Chile
1950s 1 0 1 Chile
1960s 1 0 1 Chile
1970s 1 0 1 Chile
1980s 1 0 1 Chile
1990s 1 0.9 0.1 Chile
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sovereign state, Chile or Latvia?
Chile, at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Chile and Latvia?
0, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Latvia?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Chile and Latvia rank globally for sovereign state?
Chile ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,740 data points, 1816–2025
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.