Civil Society Participation Index in Latvia
Latvia: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.892 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Civil Society Participation Index in Latvia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil society participation index in Latvia stood at 0.892.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Latvia peaked at 0.904 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.044, in 1970.
That places Latvia 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Civil Society Participation Index in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.213 | — |
| 1790 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.236 | +10.8% |
| 1901 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.25 | +5.9% |
| 1906 | 0.285 | +14.0% |
| 1907 | 0.285 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.285 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.285 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.285 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.285 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.285 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.285 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.277 | -2.8% |
| 1915 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.265 | -4.3% |
| 1918 | 0.132 | -50.2% |
| 1919 | 0.102 | -22.7% |
| 1920 | 0.693 | +579.4% |
| 1921 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.731 | +5.5% |
| 1925 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.781 | +6.8% |
| 1929 | 0.735 | -5.9% |
| 1930 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.713 | -3.0% |
| 1934 | 0.418 | -41.4% |
| 1935 | 0.242 | -42.1% |
| 1936 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.061 | -74.8% |
| 1941 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.044 | -27.9% |
| 1971 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.044 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.09 | +104.5% |
| 1987 | 0.143 | +58.9% |
| 1988 | 0.166 | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 0.179 | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.55 | +207.3% |
| 1991 | 0.704 | +28.0% |
| 1992 | 0.677 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.647 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.684 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.711 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.713 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.742 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.795 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.762 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.755 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.785 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.808 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.798 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.805 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.824 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.832 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.801 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.81 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.804 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.871 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.866 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.88 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.904 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.882 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.892 | +1.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.892 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.831, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.892 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7645, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.257 | 0.236 | 0.285 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.247 | 0.102 | 0.285 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7212 | 0.693 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4546 | 0.242 | 0.735 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.061 | 0.061 | 0.061 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.061 | 0.061 | 0.061 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.061 | 0.061 | 0.061 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0842 | 0.044 | 0.179 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6854 | 0.55 | 0.742 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7628 | 0.742 | 0.808 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8121 | 0.798 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8825 | 0.866 | 0.904 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil society participation index in Latvia?
- Civil society participation index in Latvia was 0.892 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.904 in 2023.
- What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.044 in 1970.
- How does Latvia rank for civil society participation index?
- Latvia ranks 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which major civil society organizations are routinely consulted by policymakers, how many people are involved in them, women can participate, and candidate nomination for the legislature within parties is decentralized or made through primaries.