Citizen support for democracy in Latvia
Latvia: Citizen support for democracy was -0.4722 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen support for democracy in Latvia, 1995–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded -0.4722 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Latvia peaked at -0.1695 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.5047, in 2011.
Latvia ranks 79th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3382 | -0.4553 | -0.2454 | 5 |
| 2000s | -0.3132 | -0.5028 | -0.1695 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4845 | -0.5047 | -0.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4722 | -0.4722 | -0.4722 | 1 |
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- Key features of democracy 0.834 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.932 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.888 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.834 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.595 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.751 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Latvia?
- Citizen support for democracy in Latvia was -0.4722 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1695 in 2004.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5047 in 2011.
- How does Latvia rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Latvia ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for 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 support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.