South Korea vs Latvia: Transparent laws
South Korea
1
in 2025
Latvia
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- South Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Latvia ahead.
South Korea ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 1 | 0.1667 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, South Korea or Latvia?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between South Korea and Latvia?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Latvia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Latvia rank globally for transparent laws?
- South Korea 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.