China vs Latvia: Multi-party elections for legislature

China
1
in 1949
Latvia
1
in 2025
China rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • China
  • Latvia
00.20.40.60.81191219682025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Latvia ahead.

China ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Latvia Difference Ahead
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 0.5 1 0.5 Latvia
1940s 1 0 1 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, China or Latvia?
China, at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 1949.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between China and Latvia?
0, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latvia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 1949.
How do China and Latvia rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
China ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Multi-party elections for legislature
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,136 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.