Korea, Rep. vs Latvia: Liberal political institutions

Korea, Rep.
1
in 2025
Latvia
1
in 2025
Korea, Rep. rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st

Liberal political institutions over time

  • Korea, Rep.
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Korea, Rep. currently reports 1 against 1 in Latvia, a difference of 0.

Across all 237 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Korea, Rep. ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Rep. Latvia Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0 β€”
1790s 0 0 0 β€”
1800s 0 0 0 β€”
1810s 0 0 0 β€”
1820s 0 0 0 β€”
1830s 0 0 0 β€”
1840s 0 0 0 β€”
1850s 0 0 0 β€”
1860s 0 0 0 β€”
1870s 0 0 0 β€”
1880s 0 0 0 β€”
1890s 0 0 0 β€”
1900s 0 0 0 β€”
1910s 0 0 0 β€”
1920s 0 0.7 0.7 Latvia
1930s 0 0.4 0.4 Latvia
1940s 0 0 0 β€”
1950s 0 0 0 β€”
1960s 0 0 0 β€”
1970s 0 0 0 β€”
1980s 0 0 0 β€”
1990s 0.7 0.9 0.2 Latvia
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions, Korea, Rep. or Latvia?
Korea, Rep., at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Korea, Rep. and Latvia?
0, with Korea, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Rep. and Latvia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Korea, Rep. and Latvia rank globally for liberal political institutions?
Korea, Rep. ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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
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 whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions