Latvia vs Panama: Elite Consultations Score
Latvia
1.43
in 2025
Panama
1.35
in 2025
Latvia rank
51st
Panama rank
54th
Elite Consultations Score over time
- Latvia
- Panama
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.43 against 1.35 in Panama, a difference of 0.08.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 51st and Panama ranks 54th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.39 | -1.23 | 0.1554 | Panama |
| 1910s | -0.9845 | -1.05 | 0.0663 | Latvia |
| 1920s | 0.909 | -0.59 | 1.5 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.1054 | -0.6418 | 0.7472 | Latvia |
| 1940s | -2.02 | -0.6285 | 1.4 | Panama |
| 1950s | -0.982 | -0.3364 | 0.6456 | Panama |
| 1960s | -0.502 | -0.2434 | 0.2586 | Panama |
| 1970s | -0.556 | -0.2893 | 0.2667 | Panama |
| 1980s | -0.3866 | -1.3 | 0.9125 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.18 | 1.19 | 0.012 | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.27 | 2.03 | 0.7588 | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.82 | 1.83 | 0.0148 | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.56 | 1.49 | 0.0682 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elite consultations score, Latvia or Panama?
- Latvia, at 1.43 against 1.35 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elite consultations score between Latvia and Panama?
- 0.08, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Panama rank globally for elite consultations score?
- Latvia ranks 51st and Panama ranks 54th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.