Cyprus vs Latvia: Justified Political Positions Score

Cyprus
1.49
in 2025
Latvia
1.44
in 2025
Cyprus rank
43rd
Latvia rank
45th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Cyprus
  • Latvia
-2-10123190019622025

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 1.49 against 1.44 in Latvia, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 43rd and Latvia ranks 45th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 8 and Latvia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Latvia Difference Ahead
1900s -0.857 -1.41 0.5551 Cyprus
1910s -0.6635 -0.4555 0.208 Latvia
1920s -0.1232 1.02 1.15 Latvia
1930s -1.37 0.0463 1.42 Latvia
1940s -0.9962 0.2658 1.26 Latvia
1950s -0.876 0.2656 1.14 Latvia
1960s 0.673 0.292 0.381 Cyprus
1970s 0.788 0.292 0.496 Cyprus
1980s 1.63 0.7613 0.8727 Cyprus
1990s 1.83 0.8089 1.02 Cyprus
2000s 2.58 1.17 1.41 Cyprus
2010s 1.79 1.57 0.2189 Cyprus
2020s 1.46 1.44 0.02 Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Cyprus or Latvia?
Cyprus, at 1.49 against 1.44 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Cyprus and Latvia?
0.05, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Latvia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Latvia rank globally for justified political positions score?
Cyprus ranks 43rd 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

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.