Germany vs Latvia: Free and fair elections
Germany
1
in 2025
Latvia
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Germany
- Latvia
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.75 | 1 | 0.25 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Germany or Latvia?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Germany and Latvia?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Latvia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Latvia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Germany ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.