Iceland vs Latvia: Justified political positions score

Iceland
1.36
in 2025
Latvia
1.44
in 2025
Iceland rank
47th
Latvia rank
45th

Justified political positions score over time

  • Iceland
  • Latvia
-2-10123190019622025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.44 against 1.36 in Iceland, a difference of 0.08.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 47th and Latvia ranks 45th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 12 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Latvia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.783 -1.41 2.2 Iceland
1910s 0.783 -0.4555 1.24 Iceland
1920s 0.783 1.02 0.239 Latvia
1930s 0.9351 0.0463 0.8888 Iceland
1940s 1.68 0.2658 1.42 Iceland
1950s 1.93 0.2656 1.66 Iceland
1960s 1.93 0.292 1.64 Iceland
1970s 1.93 0.292 1.64 Iceland
1980s 1.93 0.7613 1.17 Iceland
1990s 2.54 0.8089 1.73 Iceland
2000s 2.52 1.17 1.35 Iceland
2010s 2.28 1.57 0.7067 Iceland
2020s 2.31 1.44 0.8738 Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Iceland or Latvia?
Latvia, at 1.44 against 1.36 in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Iceland and Latvia?
0.08, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Latvia rank globally for justified political positions score?
Iceland ranks 47th and Latvia ranks 45th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed