Bolivia vs Latvia: Democracy

Bolivia
2
in 2018
Latvia
2
in 2018
Bolivia rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bolivia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 99 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Latvia ahead.

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

Across the 10 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 7 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Latvia Difference Ahead
1920s 1 2 1 Latvia
1930s 1 0.8 0.2 Bolivia
1940s 1 0 1 Bolivia
1950s 1 0 1 Bolivia
1960s 1 0 1 Bolivia
1970s 0.3 0 0.3 Bolivia
1980s 1.6 0.1 1.5 Bolivia
1990s 2 1.9 0.1 Bolivia
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bolivia or Latvia?
Bolivia, at 2 against 2 in Latvia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and Latvia?
0, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Latvia?
99 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2018.
How do Bolivia and Latvia rank globally for democracy?
Bolivia 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).