Italy vs Latvia: Free and fair elections
Italy
1
in 2025
Latvia
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Italy
- Latvia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Latvia ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Italy |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 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, Italy or Latvia?
- Italy, at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Italy and Latvia?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Latvia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Italy 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.