Finland vs Latvia: Democracy
Finland
2
in 2018
Latvia
2
in 2018
Finland rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Finland 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.
Finland ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | Finland |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Finland |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Finland |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Finland |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Finland or Latvia?
- Finland, at 2 against 2 in Latvia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Finland and Latvia?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 99 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for democracy?
- Finland 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).