Latvia vs Malawi: Transparent laws
Latvia
1
in 2025
Malawi
1
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Latvia
- Malawi
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1 against 1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malawi ahead.
Latvia ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Latvia or Malawi?
- Latvia, at 1 against 1 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Latvia and Malawi?
- 0, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malawi?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Malawi rank globally for transparent laws?
- Latvia ranks 1st and Malawi 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.