Chile vs Latvia: Justified Political Positions Score
Chile
1.48
in 2025
Latvia
1.44
in 2025
Chile rank
44th
Latvia rank
45th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Chile
- Latvia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.48 against 1.44 in Latvia, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 44th and Latvia ranks 45th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 8 and Latvia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.686 | -1.41 | 0.7261 | Chile |
| 1910s | -0.499 | -0.4555 | 0.0435 | Latvia |
| 1920s | -0.3903 | 1.02 | 1.41 | Latvia |
| 1930s | -0.6099 | 0.0463 | 0.6562 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.538 | 0.2658 | 0.2722 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.2795 | 0.2656 | 0.0139 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.9996 | 0.292 | 0.7076 | Chile |
| 1970s | -1.25 | 0.292 | 1.55 | Latvia |
| 1980s | -1.75 | 0.7613 | 2.51 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.45 | 0.8089 | 0.6447 | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.09 | 1.17 | 0.9219 | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 1.57 | 0.5974 | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.55 | 1.44 | 0.1163 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Chile or Latvia?
- Chile, at 1.48 against 1.44 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Chile and Latvia?
- 0.04, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Latvia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Latvia rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Chile ranks 44th and Latvia ranks 45th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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.