South Korea vs Latvia: Free and Fair Elections Index
South Korea
0.935
in 2025
Latvia
0.92
in 2025
South Korea rank
28th
Latvia rank
31st
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- South Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.935 against 0.92 in Latvia, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Latvia ahead.
South Korea ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 31st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Latvia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.0732 | 0.0732 | Latvia |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8587 | 0.8587 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.3802 | 0.3802 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.0309 | 0.2234 | 0.1925 | Latvia |
| 1950s | 0.1576 | 0.2719 | 0.1143 | Latvia |
| 1960s | 0.2333 | 0.19 | 0.0433 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.2216 | 0.2878 | 0.0662 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.3765 | 0.2999 | 0.0766 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.8141 | 0.7935 | 0.0206 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9394 | 0.8768 | 0.0626 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9284 | 0.8929 | 0.0355 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9442 | 0.9127 | 0.0315 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, South Korea or Latvia?
- South Korea, at 0.935 against 0.92 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between South Korea and Latvia?
- 0.015, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Latvia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Latvia rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- South Korea ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 31st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. 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 registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.