Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Latvia
Latvia: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.3921 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Latvia, 1991–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded -0.3921 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Latvia peaked at -0.3777 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.39, in 2010.
Latvia ranks 91st of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.13 | -1.25 | -0.9645 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.07 | -1.33 | -0.9145 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.782 | -1.39 | -0.3777 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3921 | -0.3921 | -0.3921 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Latvia?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Latvia was -0.3921 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3777 in 2018.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.39 in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Latvia ranks 91st out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.