Latvia vs Sweden: Democracy
Latvia
2
in 2018
Sweden
2
in 2018
Latvia rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 99 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Latvia or Sweden?
- Latvia, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 99 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2018.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for democracy?
- Latvia ranks 1st and Sweden 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).