Key features of electoral democracy in Latvia
Latvia: Key features of electoral democracy 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
Key features of electoral democracy in Latvia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of electoral democracy in Latvia is 0.834, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of electoral democracy 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.
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
More social development data for Latvia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 32,454 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 189 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.94 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.751 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.834 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.888 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.932 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.595 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of electoral democracy in Latvia?
- Key features of electoral democracy in Latvia was 0.834 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.846 in 2023.
- What is the lowest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 1848.
- How does Latvia rank for key features of electoral democracy?
- Latvia ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of electoral democracy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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