Which has higher varieties of democracy, Latvia or Netherlands?

Latvia, at 0.834 against 0.832 in Netherlands as of 2025.

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

237 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 Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Netherlands: Varieties of democracy

Latvia

0.834

in 2025

Netherlands

0.832

in 2025

Latvia rank

19th

Netherlands rank

20th

Varieties of democracy over time

Latvia
Netherlands

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.834 against 0.832 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.

Latvia ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 20th of 176 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.029	0.077	0.048	Netherlands
1790s	0.019	0.1107	0.0917	Netherlands
1800s	0.019	0.1052	0.0862	Netherlands
1810s	0.019	0.0884	0.0694	Netherlands
1820s	0.0186	0.098	0.0794	Netherlands
1830s	0.018	0.1083	0.0903	Netherlands
1840s	0.0176	0.1423	0.1247	Netherlands
1850s	0.0222	0.3704	0.3482	Netherlands
1860s	0.032	0.3733	0.3413	Netherlands
1870s	0.0329	0.3749	0.342	Netherlands
1880s	0.0344	0.3837	0.3493	Netherlands
1890s	0.0356	0.4248	0.3892	Netherlands
1900s	0.0735	0.4504	0.3769	Netherlands
1910s	0.1084	0.4787	0.3703	Netherlands
1920s	0.6365	0.7316	0.0951	Netherlands
1930s	0.3945	0.7346	0.3401	Netherlands
1940s	0.0959	0.3816	0.2857	Netherlands
1950s	0.1043	0.7751	0.6708	Netherlands
1960s	0.0951	0.8066	0.7115	Netherlands
1970s	0.1068	0.8447	0.7379	Netherlands
1980s	0.1225	0.8608	0.7383	Netherlands
1990s	0.7399	0.8598	0.1199	Netherlands
2000s	0.8105	0.8624	0.0519	Netherlands
2010s	0.8265	0.8755	0.049	Netherlands
2020s	0.8327	0.847	0.0143	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher varieties of democracy, Latvia or Netherlands?: Latvia, at 0.834 against 0.832 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in varieties of democracy between Latvia and Netherlands?: 0.002, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Netherlands?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Netherlands rank globally for varieties of democracy?: Latvia ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.