Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Latvia
Latvia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.974 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.974
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.974
in 2024
All-time low
0.005
in 1940
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Latvia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.974 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Latvia peaked at 0.974 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.005, in 1940.
Latvia ranks 10th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.026 | — |
| 1790 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.029 | +11.5% |
| 1799 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.033 | +13.8% |
| 1802 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.028 | -15.2% |
| 1823 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.029 | +3.6% |
| 1827 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.025 | -13.8% |
| 1831 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.029 | +16.0% |
| 1833 | 0.04 | +37.9% |
| 1834 | 0.035 | -12.5% |
| 1835 | 0.04 | +14.3% |
| 1836 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.034 | -15.0% |
| 1838 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.05 | +47.1% |
| 1849 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.068 | +36.0% |
| 1856 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.064 | -5.9% |
| 1861 | 0.115 | +79.7% |
| 1862 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.129 | +12.2% |
| 1864 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.198 | +53.5% |
| 1866 | 0.208 | +5.1% |
| 1867 | 0.224 | +7.7% |
| 1868 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.247 | +10.3% |
| 1871 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.274 | +10.9% |
| 1875 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.222 | -19.0% |
| 1879 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.186 | -16.2% |
| 1882 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.267 | +43.5% |
| 1895 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.251 | -6.0% |
| 1898 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.257 | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.256 | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.258 | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 0.262 | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 0.263 | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.225 | -14.4% |
| 1906 | 0.266 | +18.2% |
| 1907 | 0.271 | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.302 | +11.4% |
| 1909 | 0.315 | +4.3% |
| 1910 | 0.316 | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.319 | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.325 | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 0.327 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.316 | -3.4% |
| 1915 | 0.279 | -11.7% |
| 1916 | 0.263 | -5.7% |
| 1917 | 0.279 | +6.1% |
| 1918 | 0.03 | -89.2% |
| 1919 | 0.024 | -20.0% |
| 1920 | 0.84 | +3400.0% |
| 1921 | 0.852 | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.778 | -8.7% |
| 1935 | 0.732 | -5.9% |
| 1936 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.005 | -99.3% |
| 1941 | 0.006 | +20.0% |
| 1942 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.007 | +16.7% |
| 1946 | 0.008 | +14.3% |
| 1947 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.007 | -12.5% |
| 1949 | 0.006 | -14.3% |
| 1950 | 0.005 | -16.7% |
| 1951 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.008 | +60.0% |
| 1954 | 0.06 | +650.0% |
| 1955 | 0.063 | +5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.077 | +22.2% |
| 1957 | 0.086 | +11.7% |
| 1958 | 0.087 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.089 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.092 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.091 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.092 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.101 | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.096 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.094 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.096 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.097 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.096 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.093 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.097 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.099 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.097 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.09 | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.109 | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 0.152 | +39.4% |
| 1987 | 0.158 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.172 | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.173 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.754 | +335.8% |
| 1991 | 0.857 | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.871 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.894 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.918 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.922 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.924 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.924 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.927 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.935 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.939 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.936 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.955 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.957 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.959 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.954 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.957 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.958 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.932 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.948 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.949 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.954 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.971 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.973 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.96 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.974 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.974 | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.974 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.932, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.974 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.899, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0266 | 0.026 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.0326 | 0.029 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.033 | 0.033 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0294 | 0.028 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0336 | 0.025 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0372 | 0.034 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.059 | 0.05 | 0.068 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.163 | 0.064 | 0.224 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2528 | 0.222 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1896 | 0.186 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2304 | 0.186 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2675 | 0.225 | 0.315 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2478 | 0.024 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8508 | 0.84 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7846 | 0.732 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0065 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0483 | 0.005 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0929 | 0.089 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0957 | 0.093 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1237 | 0.09 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8884 | 0.754 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9273 | 0.922 | 0.939 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9517 | 0.932 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9677 | 0.954 | 0.974 | 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index in Latvia?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Latvia was 0.974 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.974 in 2024.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 in 1940.
- How does Latvia rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Latvia ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.