Armenia vs Latvia: Democracy

Armenia
2
in 2018
Latvia
2
in 2018
Armenia rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Armenia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Armenia currently reports 2 against 2 in Latvia, a difference of 0.

Across all 97 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Armenia ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Latvia Difference Ahead
1920s 0 2 2 Latvia
1930s 0 0.8 0.8 Latvia
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.1 0.1 0
1990s 1.2 1.9 0.7 Latvia
2000s 1 2 1 Latvia
2010s 1.11 2 0.8889 Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Armenia or Latvia?
Armenia, at 2 against 2 in Latvia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Armenia and Latvia?
0, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Latvia?
97 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2018.
How do Armenia and Latvia rank globally for democracy?
Armenia ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).