Argentina vs Latvia: Democracy
Argentina
7
in 2025
Latvia
7
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Argentina
- Latvia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 7 against 7 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 8 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 5 | Argentina |
| 1920s | 5 | 6 | 1 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0.1 | Argentina |
| 1940s | 3.2 | 1 | 2.2 | Argentina |
| 1950s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Argentina |
| 1960s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Argentina |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | Argentina |
| 1980s | 4.6 | 1 | 3.6 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 7 | 6.4 | 0.6 | Argentina |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Latvia?
- Argentina, at 7 against 7 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and Latvia?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latvia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Latvia rank globally for democracy?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical 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 non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).