Latvia vs United Arab Emirates: Transparent laws
Latvia
1
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Latvia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1 against 1 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.
Across all 55 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 176 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Latvia or United Arab Emirates?
- Latvia, at 1 against 1 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Latvia and United Arab Emirates?
- 0, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United Arab Emirates?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for transparent laws?
- Latvia ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates 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.