Indonesia vs Latvia: Democracy

Indonesia
2
in 2018
Latvia
2
in 2018
Indonesia rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Indonesia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Indonesia ahead.

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

Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Latvia Difference Ahead
1940s 1 0 1 Indonesia
1950s 1 0 1 Indonesia
1960s 0.6 0 0.6 Indonesia
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 Latvia
1990s 0.3 1.9 1.6 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, Indonesia or Latvia?
Indonesia, at 2 against 2 in Latvia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Indonesia and Latvia?
0, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Latvia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Latvia rank globally for democracy?
Indonesia 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).