Estonia vs Latvia: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Estonia
3.32
in 2025
Latvia
3.53
in 2025
Estonia rank
5th
Latvia rank
3rd
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 3.53 against 3.32 in Estonia, a difference of 0.21.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 5th and Latvia ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.87 | -1.87 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | -1.87 | -1.87 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | -1.87 | -1.87 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | -1.87 | -1.87 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | -1.87 | -1.87 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | -1.87 | -1.87 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | -1.87 | -1.87 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | -1.23 | -1.23 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | -0.1025 | -0.1025 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1.19 | 1.19 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | -0.2389 | -0.2389 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | -0.308 | -0.308 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | -0.2772 | -0.2772 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1149 | -0.5447 | 0.6596 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 1.46 | 0.396 | 1.06 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 1.3 | 0.2081 | 1.09 | Estonia |
| 1940s | -1.7 | -1.7 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | -1.64 | -1.64 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | -1.22 | -1.22 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | -1.23 | -1.23 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | -1.22 | -1.22 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.69 | 1.15 | 0.5433 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 2.56 | 1.83 | 0.7316 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 3.19 | 2.18 | 1.01 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 3.32 | 3.19 | 0.1243 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 3.53 against 3.32 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.21, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Estonia ranks 5th and Latvia ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.