Austria vs Latvia: Transparent laws
Austria
1
in 2025
Latvia
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Austria
- Latvia
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Latvia ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Austria |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1840s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Austria |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Austria |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.3333 | 0 | 0.3333 | Austria |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Austria |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Austria |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Austria |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Austria or Latvia?
- Austria, at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Austria and Latvia?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Latvia?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Latvia rank globally for transparent laws?
- Austria ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. 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 whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.