Estonia vs Latvia: Democracy
Estonia
2
in 2018
Latvia
2
in 2018
Estonia rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia 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.
Estonia ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 2 against 2 in Latvia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 99 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2018.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for democracy?
- Estonia 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).