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
-202190019622025

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) – 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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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.