Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Latvia or Spain?

Spain, at 0.909 against 0.908 in Latvia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Spain?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

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.

Latvia vs Spain: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Latvia

0.908

in 2025

Spain

0.909

in 2025

Latvia rank

22nd

Spain rank

19th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

Latvia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.909 against 0.908 in Latvia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Latvia ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.053	0.276	0.223	Spain
1790s	0.0532	0.276	0.2228	Spain
1800s	0.0558	0.2744	0.2186	Spain
1810s	0.056	0.3555	0.2995	Spain
1820s	0.0544	0.3858	0.3314	Spain
1830s	0.0564	0.4177	0.3613	Spain
1840s	0.0574	0.4565	0.3991	Spain
1850s	0.083	0.4626	0.3796	Spain
1860s	0.2468	0.466	0.2192	Spain
1870s	0.3386	0.505	0.1664	Spain
1880s	0.1577	0.505	0.3473	Spain
1890s	0.167	0.516	0.349	Spain
1900s	0.1748	0.5162	0.3414	Spain
1910s	0.2051	0.517	0.3119	Spain
1920s	0.744	0.3824	0.3616	Latvia
1930s	0.6239	0.5425	0.0814	Latvia
1940s	0.0312	0.1992	0.168	Spain
1950s	0.0472	0.2212	0.174	Spain
1960s	0.0637	0.241	0.1773	Spain
1970s	0.0649	0.4258	0.3609	Spain
1980s	0.0965	0.9074	0.8109	Spain
1990s	0.8293	0.9181	0.0888	Spain
2000s	0.8645	0.9244	0.0599	Spain
2010s	0.8978	0.9087	0.0109	Spain
2020s	0.9053	0.9072	0.0018	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Latvia or Spain?: Spain, at 0.909 against 0.908 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Latvia and Spain?: 0.001, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Spain?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Spain rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: Latvia ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th 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: 07 August 2026

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