Latvia vs Taiwan: Justified Political Positions Score
Latvia
1.44
in 2025
Taiwan
1.55
in 2025
Latvia rank
45th
Taiwan rank
42nd
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Latvia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1.55 against 1.44 in Latvia, a difference of 0.11.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 45th and Taiwan ranks 42nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 9 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.41 | -2.63 | 1.22 | Latvia |
| 1910s | -0.4555 | -2.58 | 2.13 | Latvia |
| 1920s | 1.02 | -2.15 | 3.18 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.0463 | -2.12 | 2.16 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.2658 | -1.66 | 1.93 | Latvia |
| 1950s | 0.2656 | -1.01 | 1.28 | Latvia |
| 1960s | 0.292 | -1.01 | 1.3 | Latvia |
| 1970s | 0.292 | -0.7292 | 1.02 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.7613 | -0.0702 | 0.8315 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.8089 | 1.06 | 0.2487 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.17 | 2.43 | 1.26 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 2.04 | 0.4687 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1.44 | 2.05 | 0.6108 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Latvia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 1.55 against 1.44 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Latvia and Taiwan?
- 0.11, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Taiwan rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Latvia ranks 45th and Taiwan ranks 42nd 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.