Estonia vs Latvia: Democracy
Estonia
5
in 2025
Latvia
5
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 5 against 5 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 128 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 5 against 5 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for democracy?
- Estonia ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).