Latvia vs Sri Lanka: Multi-party elections for legislature

Latvia
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Latvia
  • Sri Lanka
00.20.40.60.81191119682025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 104 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1910s 1 0 1 Latvia
1920s 1 0 1 Latvia
1930s 1 0.8 0.2 Latvia
1940s 0 1 1 Sri Lanka
1950s 0 1 1 Sri Lanka
1960s 0 1 1 Sri Lanka
1970s 0 1 1 Sri Lanka
1980s 0.1 1 0.9 Sri Lanka
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
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 multi-party elections for legislature, Latvia or Sri Lanka?
Latvia, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Latvia and Sri Lanka?
0, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sri Lanka?
104 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Sri Lanka rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Latvia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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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About this data

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.