Equal Access to Power Index in Latvia
Latvia: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.876 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Equal Access to Power Index in Latvia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal access to power index in Latvia is 0.876, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Latvia peaked at 0.876 in 1919 and was at its lowest, 0.062, in 1789.
That places Latvia 27th 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.
Equal Access to Power Index in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.062 | — |
| 1790 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.088 | +41.9% |
| 1893 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.185 | +110.2% |
| 1906 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.151 | -18.4% |
| 1908 | 0.14 | -7.3% |
| 1909 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.369 | +163.6% |
| 1918 | 0.854 | +131.4% |
| 1919 | 0.876 | +2.6% |
| 1920 | 0.648 | -26.0% |
| 1921 | 0.648 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.628 | -3.1% |
| 1923 | 0.628 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.607 | -3.3% |
| 1925 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.512 | -15.7% |
| 1935 | 0.325 | -36.5% |
| 1936 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.326 | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 0.815 | +150.0% |
| 1941 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.818 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.855 | +4.5% |
| 1955 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.867 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.85 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.783 | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.783 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.783 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.739 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.787 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.726 | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.726 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.734 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.722 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.731 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.74 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.751 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.748 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.759 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.816 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.807 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.833 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.814 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.823 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.833 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.842 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.876 | +4.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.876 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.844, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.876 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8185, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0828 | 0.062 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1241 | 0.088 | 0.185 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3079 | 0.14 | 0.876 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6194 | 0.607 | 0.648 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4566 | 0.325 | 0.607 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.815 | 0.815 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8396 | 0.815 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8542 | 0.85 | 0.867 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8299 | 0.783 | 0.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7411 | 0.722 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7312 | 0.722 | 0.751 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7794 | 0.748 | 0.833 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8383 | 0.814 | 0.876 | 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 equal access to power index in Latvia?
- Equal access to power index in Latvia was 0.876 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.876 in 1919.
- What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 1789.
- How does Latvia rank for equal access to power index?
- Latvia ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.