What is key features of human rights in Latvia?

Key features of human rights in Latvia was 0.94 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Latvia?

The highest recorded value was 0.948 in 2014.

What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Latvia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1940.

How does Latvia rank for key features of human rights?

Latvia ranks 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Latvia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of human rights in Latvia

Name: Key features of human rights in Latvia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Latvia: Key features of human rights was 0.94 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.94

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

14th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.948

in 2014

All-time low

0.014

in 1940

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Key features of human rights in Latvia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of human rights in Latvia is 0.94, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Latvia peaked at 0.948 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1940.

That places Latvia 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Key features of human rights in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Key features of human rights in Latvia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.143	—
1790	0.127	-11.2%
1791	0.127	+0.0%
1792	0.127	+0.0%
1793	0.127	+0.0%
1794	0.127	+0.0%
1795	0.127	+0.0%
1796	0.127	+0.0%
1797	0.127	+0.0%
1798	0.161	+26.8%
1799	0.161	+0.0%
1800	0.161	+0.0%
1801	0.162	+0.6%
1802	0.162	+0.0%
1803	0.162	+0.0%
1804	0.162	+0.0%
1805	0.162	+0.0%
1806	0.162	+0.0%
1807	0.162	+0.0%
1808	0.162	+0.0%
1809	0.162	+0.0%
1810	0.162	+0.0%
1811	0.162	+0.0%
1812	0.162	+0.0%
1813	0.162	+0.0%
1814	0.162	+0.0%
1815	0.162	+0.0%
1816	0.162	+0.0%
1817	0.162	+0.0%
1818	0.162	+0.0%
1819	0.162	+0.0%
1820	0.162	+0.0%
1821	0.162	+0.0%
1822	0.131	-19.1%
1823	0.131	+0.0%
1824	0.131	+0.0%
1825	0.131	+0.0%
1826	0.154	+17.6%
1827	0.154	+0.0%
1828	0.154	+0.0%
1829	0.154	+0.0%
1830	0.122	-20.8%
1831	0.122	+0.0%
1832	0.154	+26.2%
1833	0.154	+0.0%
1834	0.123	-20.1%
1835	0.154	+25.2%
1836	0.154	+0.0%
1837	0.122	-20.8%
1838	0.122	+0.0%
1839	0.122	+0.0%
1840	0.122	+0.0%
1841	0.122	+0.0%
1842	0.122	+0.0%
1843	0.122	+0.0%
1844	0.122	+0.0%
1845	0.122	+0.0%
1846	0.122	+0.0%
1847	0.122	+0.0%
1848	0.159	+30.3%
1849	0.159	+0.0%
1850	0.159	+0.0%
1851	0.159	+0.0%
1852	0.159	+0.0%
1853	0.159	+0.0%
1854	0.159	+0.0%
1855	0.178	+11.9%
1856	0.186	+4.5%
1857	0.186	+0.0%
1858	0.186	+0.0%
1859	0.186	+0.0%
1860	0.184	-1.1%
1861	0.234	+27.2%
1862	0.234	+0.0%
1863	0.269	+15.0%
1864	0.269	+0.0%
1865	0.29	+7.8%
1866	0.254	-12.4%
1867	0.293	+15.4%
1868	0.293	+0.0%
1869	0.293	+0.0%
1870	0.293	+0.0%
1871	0.293	+0.0%
1872	0.293	+0.0%
1873	0.283	-3.4%
1874	0.283	+0.0%
1875	0.283	+0.0%
1876	0.283	+0.0%
1877	0.283	+0.0%
1878	0.283	+0.0%
1879	0.283	+0.0%
1880	0.283	+0.0%
1881	0.242	-14.5%
1882	0.248	+2.5%
1883	0.248	+0.0%
1884	0.248	+0.0%
1885	0.248	+0.0%
1886	0.248	+0.0%
1887	0.248	+0.0%
1888	0.248	+0.0%
1889	0.248	+0.0%
1890	0.248	+0.0%
1891	0.248	+0.0%
1892	0.248	+0.0%
1893	0.259	+4.4%
1894	0.301	+16.2%
1895	0.301	+0.0%
1896	0.301	+0.0%
1897	0.266	-11.6%
1898	0.255	-4.1%
1899	0.269	+5.5%
1900	0.281	+4.5%
1901	0.28	-0.4%
1902	0.276	-1.4%
1903	0.281	+1.8%
1904	0.279	-0.7%
1905	0.295	+5.7%
1906	0.313	+6.1%
1907	0.321	+2.6%
1908	0.317	-1.2%
1909	0.326	+2.8%
1910	0.336	+3.1%
1911	0.34	+1.2%
1912	0.34	+0.0%
1913	0.34	+0.0%
1914	0.324	-4.7%
1915	0.314	-3.1%
1916	0.297	-5.4%
1917	0.304	+2.4%
1918	0.068	-77.6%
1919	0.058	-14.7%
1920	0.835	+1339.7%
1921	0.843	+1.0%
1922	0.845	+0.2%
1923	0.845	+0.0%
1924	0.846	+0.1%
1925	0.846	+0.0%
1926	0.846	+0.0%
1927	0.846	+0.0%
1928	0.846	+0.0%
1929	0.846	+0.0%
1930	0.846	+0.0%
1931	0.846	+0.0%
1932	0.846	+0.0%
1933	0.846	+0.0%
1934	0.733	-13.4%
1935	0.649	-11.5%
1936	0.649	+0.0%
1937	0.648	-0.2%
1938	0.648	+0.0%
1939	0.648	+0.0%
1940	0.014	-97.8%
1941	0.017	+21.4%
1942	0.017	+0.0%
1943	0.017	+0.0%
1944	0.017	+0.0%
1945	0.019	+11.8%
1946	0.02	+5.3%
1947	0.017	-15.0%
1948	0.016	-5.9%
1949	0.015	-6.3%
1950	0.014	-6.7%
1951	0.014	+0.0%
1952	0.014	+0.0%
1953	0.017	+21.4%
1954	0.124	+629.4%
1955	0.125	+0.8%
1956	0.132	+5.6%
1957	0.148	+12.1%
1958	0.148	+0.0%
1959	0.15	+1.4%
1960	0.147	-2.0%
1961	0.146	-0.7%
1962	0.148	+1.4%
1963	0.146	-1.4%
1964	0.146	+0.0%
1965	0.148	+1.4%
1966	0.148	+0.0%
1967	0.147	-0.7%
1968	0.147	+0.0%
1969	0.145	-1.4%
1970	0.149	+2.8%
1971	0.149	+0.0%
1972	0.146	-2.0%
1973	0.146	+0.0%
1974	0.149	+2.1%
1975	0.15	+0.7%
1976	0.148	-1.3%
1977	0.148	+0.0%
1978	0.148	+0.0%
1979	0.147	-0.7%
1980	0.149	+1.4%
1981	0.148	-0.7%
1982	0.149	+0.7%
1983	0.147	-1.3%
1984	0.147	+0.0%
1985	0.172	+17.0%
1986	0.246	+43.0%
1987	0.284	+15.4%
1988	0.289	+1.8%
1989	0.314	+8.7%
1990	0.787	+150.6%
1991	0.85	+8.0%
1992	0.891	+4.8%
1993	0.896	+0.6%
1994	0.918	+2.5%
1995	0.918	+0.0%
1996	0.918	+0.0%
1997	0.918	+0.0%
1998	0.918	+0.0%
1999	0.918	+0.0%
2000	0.918	+0.0%
2001	0.918	+0.0%
2002	0.918	+0.0%
2003	0.918	+0.0%
2004	0.918	+0.0%
2005	0.918	+0.0%
2006	0.922	+0.4%
2007	0.93	+0.9%
2008	0.93	+0.0%
2009	0.93	+0.0%
2010	0.941	+1.2%
2011	0.941	+0.0%
2012	0.942	+0.1%
2013	0.947	+0.5%
2014	0.948	+0.1%
2015	0.948	+0.0%
2016	0.931	-1.8%
2017	0.935	+0.4%
2018	0.937	+0.2%
2019	0.946	+1.0%
2020	0.948	+0.2%
2021	0.948	+0.0%
2022	0.943	-0.5%
2023	0.921	-2.3%
2024	0.938	+1.8%
2025	0.94	+0.2%

Latvia compared with similar countries

Latvia's 0.94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Latvia's 0.94 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.143	0.143	0.143	1
1790s	0.1338	0.127	0.161	10
1800s	0.1619	0.161	0.162	10
1810s	0.162	0.162	0.162	10
1820s	0.1464	0.131	0.162	10
1830s	0.1349	0.122	0.154	10
1840s	0.1294	0.122	0.159	10
1850s	0.1717	0.159	0.186	10
1860s	0.2613	0.184	0.293	10
1870s	0.286	0.283	0.293	10
1880s	0.2509	0.242	0.283	10
1890s	0.2696	0.248	0.301	10
1900s	0.2969	0.276	0.326	10
1910s	0.2721	0.058	0.34	10
1920s	0.8444	0.835	0.846	10
1930s	0.7359	0.648	0.846	10
1940s	0.0169	0.014	0.02	10
1950s	0.0886	0.014	0.15	10
1960s	0.1468	0.145	0.148	10
1970s	0.148	0.146	0.15	10
1980s	0.2045	0.147	0.314	10
1990s	0.8932	0.787	0.918	10
2000s	0.922	0.918	0.93	10
2010s	0.9416	0.931	0.948	10
2020s	0.9397	0.921	0.948	6

Countries ranked near Latvia

12 Luxembourg 0.946 compare
13 Spain 0.942 compare
14 Germany 0.94 compare
16 Uruguay 0.932 compare
17 Costa Rica 0.931 compare

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More social development data for Latvia

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)
Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 189 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of human rights in Latvia?: Key features of human rights in Latvia was 0.94 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Latvia?: The highest recorded value was 0.948 in 2014.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Latvia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1940.
How does Latvia rank for key features of human rights?: Latvia ranks 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Latvia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.