Political rights score fh in Latvia
Latvia: Political rights score fh was 37 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 197 countries
All-time high
37
in 2019
All-time low
33
in 2009
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Latvia, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Latvia is 37, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Latvia peaked at 37 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2009.
Latvia ranks 34th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 36 | — |
| 2003 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.25 | 33 | 36 | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.4 | 33 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37 | 37 | 37 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Latvia?
- Political rights score fh in Latvia was 37 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2019.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2009.
- How does Latvia rank for political rights score fh?
- Latvia ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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