Japan vs Latvia: Percentage of territory controlled by government
Japan
96.25
in 2025
Latvia
96.67
in 2025
Japan rank
76th
Latvia rank
75th
Percentage of territory controlled by government over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 96.67 against 96.25 in Japan, a difference of 0.42.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 76th and Latvia ranks 75th of 174 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 17 and Latvia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 85.5 | 70 | 15.5 | Japan |
| 1790s | 85.5 | 70 | 15.5 | Japan |
| 1800s | 85.5 | 70 | 15.5 | Japan |
| 1810s | 85.5 | 69.5 | 16 | Japan |
| 1820s | 85.5 | 70 | 15.5 | Japan |
| 1830s | 85.5 | 73 | 12.5 | Japan |
| 1840s | 85.5 | 75.5 | 10 | Japan |
| 1850s | 77.75 | 79.4 | 1.65 | Latvia |
| 1860s | 74.75 | 84.5 | 9.75 | Latvia |
| 1870s | 98.86 | 89.5 | 9.36 | Japan |
| 1880s | 99.29 | 98.25 | 1.04 | Japan |
| 1890s | 99.29 | 99.17 | 0.119 | Japan |
| 1900s | 99.29 | 96.68 | 2.6 | Japan |
| 1910s | 99.29 | 85.33 | 13.95 | Japan |
| 1920s | 99.29 | 98.72 | 0.566 | Japan |
| 1930s | 99.29 | 100 | 0.714 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 91.41 | 94.7 | 3.29 | Latvia |
| 1950s | 95.45 | 100 | 4.55 | Latvia |
| 1960s | 99.4 | 100 | 0.6 | Latvia |
| 1970s | 98.1 | 100 | 1.9 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 97.53 | 100 | 2.47 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 97.53 | 97.03 | 0.4984 | Japan |
| 2000s | 97.53 | 95.25 | 2.28 | Japan |
| 2010s | 97.53 | 97.16 | 0.3693 | Japan |
| 2020s | 96.68 | 95.27 | 1.4 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of territory controlled by government, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 96.67 against 96.25 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory controlled by government between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.42, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for percentage of territory controlled by government?
- Japan ranks 76th and Latvia ranks 75th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory controlled by government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.