What is electoral democracy index in Latvia?

Electoral democracy index in Latvia was 0.834 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Latvia?

The highest recorded value was 0.846 in 2023.

What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Latvia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 1848.

How does Latvia rank for electoral democracy index?

Latvia ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Latvia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Latvia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Electoral Democracy Index in Latvia

Name: Electoral Democracy Index in Latvia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Latvia: Electoral Democracy Index was 0.834 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.834

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

19th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.846

in 2023

All-time low

0.016

in 1848

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Electoral Democracy Index in Latvia, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, electoral democracy index in Latvia stood at 0.834.

That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electoral democracy index in Latvia peaked at 0.846 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.016, in 1848.

Latvia ranks 19th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Electoral Democracy Index in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Electoral Democracy Index in Latvia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.029	—
1790	0.019	-34.5%
1791	0.019	+0.0%
1792	0.019	+0.0%
1793	0.019	+0.0%
1794	0.019	+0.0%
1795	0.019	+0.0%
1796	0.019	+0.0%
1797	0.019	+0.0%
1798	0.019	+0.0%
1799	0.019	+0.0%
1800	0.019	+0.0%
1801	0.019	+0.0%
1802	0.019	+0.0%
1803	0.019	+0.0%
1804	0.019	+0.0%
1805	0.019	+0.0%
1806	0.019	+0.0%
1807	0.019	+0.0%
1808	0.019	+0.0%
1809	0.019	+0.0%
1810	0.019	+0.0%
1811	0.019	+0.0%
1812	0.019	+0.0%
1813	0.019	+0.0%
1814	0.019	+0.0%
1815	0.019	+0.0%
1816	0.019	+0.0%
1817	0.019	+0.0%
1818	0.019	+0.0%
1819	0.019	+0.0%
1820	0.019	+0.0%
1821	0.019	+0.0%
1822	0.019	+0.0%
1823	0.019	+0.0%
1824	0.019	+0.0%
1825	0.019	+0.0%
1826	0.018	-5.3%
1827	0.018	+0.0%
1828	0.018	+0.0%
1829	0.018	+0.0%
1830	0.018	+0.0%
1831	0.018	+0.0%
1832	0.018	+0.0%
1833	0.018	+0.0%
1834	0.018	+0.0%
1835	0.018	+0.0%
1836	0.018	+0.0%
1837	0.018	+0.0%
1838	0.018	+0.0%
1839	0.018	+0.0%
1840	0.018	+0.0%
1841	0.018	+0.0%
1842	0.018	+0.0%
1843	0.018	+0.0%
1844	0.018	+0.0%
1845	0.018	+0.0%
1846	0.018	+0.0%
1847	0.018	+0.0%
1848	0.016	-11.1%
1849	0.016	+0.0%
1850	0.016	+0.0%
1851	0.016	+0.0%
1852	0.016	+0.0%
1853	0.016	+0.0%
1854	0.016	+0.0%
1855	0.026	+62.5%
1856	0.029	+11.5%
1857	0.029	+0.0%
1858	0.029	+0.0%
1859	0.029	+0.0%
1860	0.029	+0.0%
1861	0.029	+0.0%
1862	0.029	+0.0%
1863	0.029	+0.0%
1864	0.029	+0.0%
1865	0.035	+20.7%
1866	0.035	+0.0%
1867	0.035	+0.0%
1868	0.035	+0.0%
1869	0.035	+0.0%
1870	0.035	+0.0%
1871	0.035	+0.0%
1872	0.035	+0.0%
1873	0.032	-8.6%
1874	0.032	+0.0%
1875	0.032	+0.0%
1876	0.032	+0.0%
1877	0.032	+0.0%
1878	0.032	+0.0%
1879	0.032	+0.0%
1880	0.032	+0.0%
1881	0.032	+0.0%
1882	0.035	+9.4%
1883	0.035	+0.0%
1884	0.035	+0.0%
1885	0.035	+0.0%
1886	0.035	+0.0%
1887	0.035	+0.0%
1888	0.035	+0.0%
1889	0.035	+0.0%
1890	0.035	+0.0%
1891	0.035	+0.0%
1892	0.035	+0.0%
1893	0.037	+5.7%
1894	0.037	+0.0%
1895	0.037	+0.0%
1896	0.037	+0.0%
1897	0.037	+0.0%
1898	0.033	-10.8%
1899	0.033	+0.0%
1900	0.048	+45.5%
1901	0.047	-2.1%
1902	0.047	+0.0%
1903	0.047	+0.0%
1904	0.048	+2.1%
1905	0.067	+39.6%
1906	0.108	+61.2%
1907	0.109	+0.9%
1908	0.107	-1.8%
1909	0.107	+0.0%
1910	0.107	+0.0%
1911	0.107	+0.0%
1912	0.108	+0.9%
1913	0.108	+0.0%
1914	0.106	-1.9%
1915	0.105	-0.9%
1916	0.105	+0.0%
1917	0.098	-6.7%
1918	0.126	+28.6%
1919	0.114	-9.5%
1920	0.374	+228.1%
1921	0.374	+0.0%
1922	0.43	+15.0%
1923	0.741	+72.3%
1924	0.745	+0.5%
1925	0.744	-0.1%
1926	0.742	-0.3%
1927	0.742	+0.0%
1928	0.74	-0.3%
1929	0.733	-0.9%
1930	0.733	+0.0%
1931	0.734	+0.1%
1932	0.737	+0.4%
1933	0.737	+0.0%
1934	0.329	-55.4%
1935	0.135	-59.0%
1936	0.133	-1.5%
1937	0.135	+1.5%
1938	0.136	+0.7%
1939	0.136	+0.0%
1940	0.096	-29.4%
1941	0.093	-3.1%
1942	0.093	+0.0%
1943	0.093	+0.0%
1944	0.093	+0.0%
1945	0.093	+0.0%
1946	0.1	+7.5%
1947	0.1	+0.0%
1948	0.099	-1.0%
1949	0.099	+0.0%
1950	0.102	+3.0%
1951	0.103	+1.0%
1952	0.103	+0.0%
1953	0.103	+0.0%
1954	0.105	+1.9%
1955	0.105	+0.0%
1956	0.105	+0.0%
1957	0.105	+0.0%
1958	0.106	+1.0%
1959	0.106	+0.0%
1960	0.106	+0.0%
1961	0.106	+0.0%
1962	0.095	-10.4%
1963	0.092	-3.2%
1964	0.092	+0.0%
1965	0.092	+0.0%
1966	0.092	+0.0%
1967	0.092	+0.0%
1968	0.092	+0.0%
1969	0.092	+0.0%
1970	0.101	+9.8%
1971	0.109	+7.9%
1972	0.108	-0.9%
1973	0.108	+0.0%
1974	0.107	-0.9%
1975	0.107	+0.0%
1976	0.107	+0.0%
1977	0.107	+0.0%
1978	0.107	+0.0%
1979	0.107	+0.0%
1980	0.107	+0.0%
1981	0.107	+0.0%
1982	0.107	+0.0%
1983	0.107	+0.0%
1984	0.106	-0.9%
1985	0.109	+2.8%
1986	0.117	+7.3%
1987	0.144	+23.1%
1988	0.145	+0.7%
1989	0.176	+21.4%
1990	0.562	+219.3%
1991	0.594	+5.7%
1992	0.674	+13.5%
1993	0.749	+11.1%
1994	0.8	+6.8%
1995	0.799	-0.1%
1996	0.788	-1.4%
1997	0.808	+2.5%
1998	0.809	+0.1%
1999	0.816	+0.9%
2000	0.816	+0.0%
2001	0.816	+0.0%
2002	0.815	-0.1%
2003	0.822	+0.9%
2004	0.822	+0.0%
2005	0.822	+0.0%
2006	0.814	-1.0%
2007	0.793	-2.6%
2008	0.792	-0.1%
2009	0.793	+0.1%
2010	0.798	+0.6%
2011	0.816	+2.3%
2012	0.82	+0.5%
2013	0.83	+1.2%
2014	0.832	+0.2%
2015	0.838	+0.7%
2016	0.84	+0.2%
2017	0.833	-0.8%
2018	0.832	-0.1%
2019	0.826	-0.7%
2020	0.822	-0.5%
2021	0.831	+1.1%
2022	0.829	-0.2%
2023	0.846	+2.1%
2024	0.834	-1.4%
2025	0.834	+0.0%

Latvia compared with similar countries

Latvia's 0.834 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Latvia's 0.834 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.029	0.029	0.029	1
1790s	0.019	0.019	0.019	10
1800s	0.019	0.019	0.019	10
1810s	0.019	0.019	0.019	10
1820s	0.0186	0.018	0.019	10
1830s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1840s	0.0176	0.016	0.018	10
1850s	0.0222	0.016	0.029	10
1860s	0.032	0.029	0.035	10
1870s	0.0329	0.032	0.035	10
1880s	0.0344	0.032	0.035	10
1890s	0.0356	0.033	0.037	10
1900s	0.0735	0.047	0.109	10
1910s	0.1084	0.098	0.126	10
1920s	0.6365	0.374	0.745	10
1930s	0.3945	0.133	0.737	10
1940s	0.0959	0.093	0.1	10
1950s	0.1043	0.102	0.106	10
1960s	0.0951	0.092	0.106	10
1970s	0.1068	0.101	0.109	10
1980s	0.1225	0.106	0.176	10
1990s	0.7399	0.562	0.816	10
2000s	0.8105	0.792	0.822	10
2010s	0.8265	0.798	0.84	10
2020s	0.8327	0.822	0.846	6

Countries ranked near Latvia

16 Canada 0.84 compare
17 Austria 0.839 compare
17 Chile 0.839 compare
20 Netherlands 0.832 compare
21 Germany 0.828 compare
22 Portugal 0.822 compare
22 Spain 0.822 compare

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 32,454 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 189 (2025)
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Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is electoral democracy index in Latvia?: Electoral democracy index in Latvia was 0.834 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Latvia?: The highest recorded value was 0.846 in 2023.
What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Latvia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 1848.
How does Latvia rank for electoral democracy index?: Latvia ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Latvia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latvia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 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.