Austria vs Latvia: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Austria
0.909
in 2025
Latvia
0.908
in 2025
Austria rank
19th
Latvia rank
22nd
Liberal Political Institutions Index over time
- Austria
- Latvia
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.909 against 0.908 in Latvia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 218 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 24 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.188 | 0.053 | 0.135 | Austria |
| 1790s | 0.1848 | 0.0532 | 0.1316 | Austria |
| 1800s | 0.186 | 0.0558 | 0.1302 | Austria |
| 1810s | 0.195 | 0.056 | 0.139 | Austria |
| 1820s | 0.204 | 0.0544 | 0.1496 | Austria |
| 1830s | 0.204 | 0.0564 | 0.1476 | Austria |
| 1840s | 0.2282 | 0.0574 | 0.1708 | Austria |
| 1850s | 0.1733 | 0.0852 | 0.0881 | Austria |
| 1860s | 0.361 | 0.23 | 0.131 | Austria |
| 1870s | 0.677 | 0.3277 | 0.3493 | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.677 | 0.1577 | 0.5193 | Austria |
| 1890s | 0.677 | 0.167 | 0.51 | Austria |
| 1900s | 0.677 | 0.1748 | 0.5022 | Austria |
| 1910s | 0.6608 | 0.2051 | 0.4557 | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.7684 | 0.744 | 0.0244 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 0.6596 | 0.1596 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.7458 | 0.0316 | 0.7142 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.8054 | 0.0472 | 0.7582 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.824 | 0.0637 | 0.7603 | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.8683 | 0.0649 | 0.8034 | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.9028 | 0.0965 | 0.8063 | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.9178 | 0.8293 | 0.0885 | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.9248 | 0.8645 | 0.0603 | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.9283 | 0.8978 | 0.0305 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.919 | 0.9053 | 0.0137 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Austria or Latvia?
- Austria, at 0.909 against 0.908 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Austria and Latvia?
- 0.001, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Latvia?
- 218 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Latvia rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Austria ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. 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 of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.