Australia vs Latvia: Democracy
Australia
2
in 2018
Latvia
2
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Australia
- Latvia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 99 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Latvia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Australia |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Australia |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Australia |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Australia or Latvia?
- Australia, at 2 against 2 in Latvia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Australia and Latvia?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latvia?
- 99 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Latvia rank globally for democracy?
- Australia 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
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).