What is political centralization index in Latvia?

Political centralization index in Latvia was 0.044 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Latvia?

The highest recorded value was 0.976 in 1918.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Latvia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.039 in 2019.

How does Latvia rank for political centralization index?

Latvia ranks 161st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index rising or falling in Latvia?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Latvia data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political centralization index in Latvia

Name: Political centralization index in Latvia
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Latvia: Political centralization index was 0.044 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.044

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

161st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.976

in 1918

All-time low

0.039

in 2019

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political centralization index in Latvia, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political centralization index in Latvia is 0.044, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Latvia peaked at 0.976 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.039, in 2019.

Latvia ranks 161st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Political centralization index in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Latvia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.93	—
1790	0.93	+0.0%
1791	0.93	+0.0%
1792	0.93	+0.0%
1793	0.93	+0.0%
1794	0.93	+0.0%
1795	0.93	+0.0%
1796	0.93	+0.0%
1797	0.93	+0.0%
1798	0.93	+0.0%
1799	0.93	+0.0%
1800	0.93	+0.0%
1801	0.93	+0.0%
1802	0.93	+0.0%
1803	0.93	+0.0%
1804	0.93	+0.0%
1805	0.93	+0.0%
1806	0.93	+0.0%
1807	0.93	+0.0%
1808	0.93	+0.0%
1809	0.93	+0.0%
1810	0.93	+0.0%
1811	0.93	+0.0%
1812	0.93	+0.0%
1813	0.93	+0.0%
1814	0.93	+0.0%
1815	0.93	+0.0%
1816	0.93	+0.0%
1817	0.93	+0.0%
1818	0.93	+0.0%
1819	0.93	+0.0%
1820	0.93	+0.0%
1821	0.93	+0.0%
1822	0.93	+0.0%
1823	0.93	+0.0%
1824	0.93	+0.0%
1825	0.93	+0.0%
1826	0.93	+0.0%
1827	0.93	+0.0%
1828	0.93	+0.0%
1829	0.93	+0.0%
1830	0.93	+0.0%
1831	0.93	+0.0%
1832	0.93	+0.0%
1833	0.93	+0.0%
1834	0.93	+0.0%
1835	0.93	+0.0%
1836	0.93	+0.0%
1837	0.93	+0.0%
1838	0.93	+0.0%
1839	0.93	+0.0%
1840	0.93	+0.0%
1841	0.93	+0.0%
1842	0.93	+0.0%
1843	0.93	+0.0%
1844	0.93	+0.0%
1845	0.93	+0.0%
1846	0.93	+0.0%
1847	0.93	+0.0%
1848	0.93	+0.0%
1849	0.93	+0.0%
1850	0.93	+0.0%
1851	0.93	+0.0%
1852	0.93	+0.0%
1853	0.93	+0.0%
1854	0.93	+0.0%
1855	0.881	-5.3%
1856	0.881	+0.0%
1857	0.881	+0.0%
1858	0.881	+0.0%
1859	0.881	+0.0%
1860	0.881	+0.0%
1861	0.881	+0.0%
1862	0.881	+0.0%
1863	0.881	+0.0%
1864	0.597	-32.2%
1865	0.508	-14.9%
1866	0.373	-26.6%
1867	0.373	+0.0%
1868	0.373	+0.0%
1869	0.373	+0.0%
1870	0.373	+0.0%
1871	0.373	+0.0%
1872	0.373	+0.0%
1873	0.373	+0.0%
1874	0.373	+0.0%
1875	0.373	+0.0%
1876	0.373	+0.0%
1877	0.373	+0.0%
1878	0.77	+106.4%
1879	0.77	+0.0%
1880	0.77	+0.0%
1881	0.876	+13.8%
1882	0.876	+0.0%
1883	0.876	+0.0%
1884	0.876	+0.0%
1885	0.852	-2.7%
1886	0.852	+0.0%
1887	0.852	+0.0%
1888	0.852	+0.0%
1889	0.852	+0.0%
1890	0.852	+0.0%
1891	0.852	+0.0%
1892	0.852	+0.0%
1893	0.852	+0.0%
1894	0.852	+0.0%
1895	0.852	+0.0%
1896	0.852	+0.0%
1897	0.852	+0.0%
1898	0.852	+0.0%
1899	0.852	+0.0%
1900	0.892	+4.7%
1901	0.892	+0.0%
1902	0.892	+0.0%
1903	0.892	+0.0%
1904	0.892	+0.0%
1905	0.892	+0.0%
1906	0.884	-0.9%
1907	0.818	-7.5%
1908	0.807	-1.3%
1909	0.798	-1.1%
1910	0.805	+0.9%
1911	0.805	+0.0%
1912	0.805	+0.0%
1913	0.805	+0.0%
1914	0.807	+0.2%
1915	0.809	+0.2%
1916	0.814	+0.6%
1917	0.802	-1.5%
1918	0.976	+21.7%
1919	0.969	-0.7%
1920	0.235	-75.7%
1921	0.235	+0.0%
1922	0.215	-8.5%
1923	0.13	-39.5%
1924	0.13	+0.0%
1925	0.13	+0.0%
1926	0.13	+0.0%
1927	0.13	+0.0%
1928	0.13	+0.0%
1929	0.13	+0.0%
1930	0.13	+0.0%
1931	0.13	+0.0%
1932	0.13	+0.0%
1933	0.13	+0.0%
1934	0.3	+130.8%
1935	0.459	+53.0%
1936	0.484	+5.4%
1937	0.484	+0.0%
1938	0.484	+0.0%
1939	0.484	+0.0%
1940	0.971	+100.6%
1941	0.971	+0.0%
1942	0.971	+0.0%
1943	0.971	+0.0%
1944	0.971	+0.0%
1945	0.971	+0.0%
1946	0.971	+0.0%
1947	0.971	+0.0%
1948	0.971	+0.0%
1949	0.971	+0.0%
1950	0.971	+0.0%
1951	0.971	+0.0%
1952	0.971	+0.0%
1953	0.971	+0.0%
1954	0.964	-0.7%
1955	0.964	+0.0%
1956	0.964	+0.0%
1957	0.964	+0.0%
1958	0.964	+0.0%
1959	0.964	+0.0%
1960	0.964	+0.0%
1961	0.964	+0.0%
1962	0.964	+0.0%
1963	0.964	+0.0%
1964	0.964	+0.0%
1965	0.964	+0.0%
1966	0.964	+0.0%
1967	0.964	+0.0%
1968	0.964	+0.0%
1969	0.964	+0.0%
1970	0.964	+0.0%
1971	0.964	+0.0%
1972	0.964	+0.0%
1973	0.964	+0.0%
1974	0.964	+0.0%
1975	0.964	+0.0%
1976	0.964	+0.0%
1977	0.964	+0.0%
1978	0.964	+0.0%
1979	0.964	+0.0%
1980	0.963	-0.1%
1981	0.963	+0.0%
1982	0.963	+0.0%
1983	0.963	+0.0%
1984	0.963	+0.0%
1985	0.963	+0.0%
1986	0.96	-0.3%
1987	0.943	-1.8%
1988	0.942	-0.1%
1989	0.922	-2.1%
1990	0.24	-74.0%
1991	0.129	-46.2%
1992	0.129	+0.0%
1993	0.125	-3.1%
1994	0.117	-6.4%
1995	0.119	+1.7%
1996	0.084	-29.4%
1997	0.084	+0.0%
1998	0.084	+0.0%
1999	0.084	+0.0%
2000	0.083	-1.2%
2001	0.083	+0.0%
2002	0.075	-9.6%
2003	0.075	+0.0%
2004	0.075	+0.0%
2005	0.079	+5.3%
2006	0.079	+0.0%
2007	0.08	+1.3%
2008	0.071	-11.3%
2009	0.063	-11.3%
2010	0.066	+4.8%
2011	0.066	+0.0%
2012	0.063	-4.5%
2013	0.045	-28.6%
2014	0.049	+8.9%
2015	0.049	+0.0%
2016	0.047	-4.1%
2017	0.047	+0.0%
2018	0.042	-10.6%
2019	0.039	-7.1%
2020	0.041	+5.1%
2021	0.04	-2.4%
2022	0.041	+2.5%
2023	0.05	+22.0%
2024	0.044	-12.0%
2025	0.044	+0.0%

Latvia compared with similar countries

Latvia's 0.044 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.09, 49% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Latvia's 0.044 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.93	0.93	0.93	1
1790s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1800s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1810s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1820s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1830s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1840s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
1850s	0.9055	0.881	0.93	10
1860s	0.6121	0.373	0.881	10
1870s	0.4524	0.373	0.77	10
1880s	0.8534	0.77	0.876	10
1890s	0.852	0.852	0.852	10
1900s	0.8659	0.798	0.892	10
1910s	0.8397	0.802	0.976	10
1920s	0.1595	0.13	0.235	10
1930s	0.3215	0.13	0.484	10
1940s	0.971	0.971	0.971	10
1950s	0.9668	0.964	0.971	10
1960s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
1970s	0.964	0.964	0.964	10
1980s	0.9545	0.922	0.963	10
1990s	0.1195	0.084	0.24	10
2000s	0.0763	0.063	0.083	10
2010s	0.0513	0.039	0.066	10
2020s	0.0433	0.04	0.05	6

Countries ranked near Latvia

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Latvia?: Political centralization index in Latvia was 0.044 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Latvia?: The highest recorded value was 0.976 in 1918.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Latvia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.039 in 2019.
How does Latvia rank for political centralization index?: Latvia ranks 161st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Latvia?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political centralization index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026