Bhutan vs Latvia: Justified Political Positions Score
Bhutan
1.4
in 2025
Latvia
1.44
in 2025
Bhutan rank
46th
Latvia rank
45th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Bhutan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.44 against 1.4 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Latvia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 46th and Latvia ranks 45th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.24 | -1.41 | 0.8249 | Latvia |
| 1910s | -2.24 | -0.4555 | 1.78 | Latvia |
| 1920s | -1.99 | 1.02 | 3.01 | Latvia |
| 1930s | -1.62 | 0.0463 | 1.67 | Latvia |
| 1940s | -1.62 | 0.2658 | 1.89 | Latvia |
| 1950s | -0.3592 | 0.2656 | 0.6248 | Latvia |
| 1960s | 0.13 | 0.292 | 0.162 | Latvia |
| 1970s | 0.13 | 0.292 | 0.162 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.3436 | 0.7613 | 0.4177 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.4226 | 0.8089 | 0.3863 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.4613 | 1.17 | 0.7064 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.57 | 0.0019 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 1.44 | 0.5922 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Bhutan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.44 against 1.4 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Bhutan and Latvia?
- 0.04, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Latvia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Latvia rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Bhutan ranks 46th and Latvia ranks 45th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions 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 provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.