Croatia vs Latvia: Democracy
Croatia
2
in 2018
Latvia
2
in 2018
Croatia rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Croatia
- Latvia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 2 against 2 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Latvia ahead.
Croatia ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.8889 | 2 | 1.11 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Croatia |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Croatia |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Croatia or Latvia?
- Croatia, at 2 against 2 in Latvia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Croatia and Latvia?
- 0, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Latvia?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2018.
- How do Croatia and Latvia rank globally for democracy?
- Croatia 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).