Latvia vs Sweden: Participatory political institutions index
Latvia
0.659
in 2025
Sweden
0.651
in 2025
Latvia rank
11th
Sweden rank
13th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.659 against 0.651 in Sweden, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Latvia ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.086 | 0.11 | 0.024 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.086 | 0.11 | 0.024 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.086 | 0.11 | 0.024 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.086 | 0.11 | 0.024 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.086 | 0.11 | 0.024 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.086 | 0.11 | 0.024 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.086 | 0.2309 | 0.1449 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.086 | 0.257 | 0.171 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.2844 | 0.4808 | 0.1964 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.2987 | 0.56 | 0.2613 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.299 | 0.57 | 0.271 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.114 | 0.57 | 0.456 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.1172 | 0.596 | 0.4788 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.117 | 0.6045 | 0.4875 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 0.6559 | 0.0559 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.558 | 0.6514 | 0.0934 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.049 | 0.66 | 0.611 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.049 | 0.6825 | 0.6335 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.1659 | 0.6942 | 0.5283 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.2132 | 0.6667 | 0.4535 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.2289 | 0.7045 | 0.4756 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.5832 | 0.691 | 0.1078 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.6698 | 0.6923 | 0.0225 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.737 | 0.6592 | 0.0778 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.6737 | 0.652 | 0.0217 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Latvia or Sweden?
- Latvia, at 0.659 against 0.651 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.008, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Latvia ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 13th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.