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
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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

Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.