Latvia vs Slovenia: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Latvia
0.659
in 2025
Slovenia
0.699
in 2025
Latvia rank
11th
Slovenia rank
8th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Latvia
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 0.699 against 0.659 in Latvia, a difference of 0.04.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1837 it was Slovenia ahead.
Latvia ranks 11th and Slovenia ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.086 | 0.123 | 0.037 | Slovenia |
| 1840s | 0.086 | 0.1591 | 0.0731 | Slovenia |
| 1850s | 0.086 | 0.1442 | 0.0582 | Slovenia |
| 1860s | 0.2844 | 0.4079 | 0.1235 | Slovenia |
| 1870s | 0.2987 | 0.4843 | 0.1856 | Slovenia |
| 1880s | 0.299 | 0.5148 | 0.2158 | Slovenia |
| 1890s | 0.114 | 0.5536 | 0.4396 | Slovenia |
| 1900s | 0.1172 | 0.574 | 0.4568 | Slovenia |
| 1910s | 0.117 | 0.5186 | 0.4016 | Slovenia |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 0.2432 | 0.3568 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.558 | 0.224 | 0.334 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.049 | 0.1945 | 0.1455 | Slovenia |
| 1950s | 0.049 | 0.224 | 0.175 | Slovenia |
| 1960s | 0.1659 | 0.224 | 0.0581 | Slovenia |
| 1970s | 0.2132 | 0.224 | 0.0108 | Slovenia |
| 1980s | 0.2289 | 0.2698 | 0.0409 | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 0.5832 | 0.6817 | 0.0985 | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 0.6698 | 0.8108 | 0.141 | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 0.737 | 0.761 | 0.024 | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 0.6737 | 0.6877 | 0.014 | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Latvia or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 0.699 against 0.659 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Latvia and Slovenia?
- 0.04, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovenia?
- 189 years are reported by both, from 1837 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Slovenia rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Latvia ranks 11th and Slovenia ranks 8th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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
Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.