Belarus vs Latvia

Belarus vs Latvia: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.22 of 1 in Belarus and 0.94 of 1 in Latvia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Latvia, by 0.72 of 1, or 4.25 times that in Belarus.

Belarus vs Latvia: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.22 of 1 in Belarus and 0.94 of 1 in Latvia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Latvia, by 0.72 of 1, or 4.25 times that in Belarus.
BelarusLatvia

Latest figures

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025
Belarus0.22 20250.59160 of 175
Latvia0.94 20250.9514 of 175
World0.65 20250.69

What the numbers say

  • Latvia has been higher since 1990.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearBelarusLatviaWorld
20250.220.940.65
20240.210.940.65
20230.210.920.66
20220.20.940.66
20210.190.950.67
20200.230.950.67
20190.640.950.68
20180.640.940.68
20170.630.940.68
20160.620.930.68
20150.590.950.69
20140.590.950.69
20130.590.950.7
20120.560.940.7
20110.560.940.7
20100.550.940.7
20090.570.930.69
20080.570.930.69
20070.560.930.69
20060.560.920.69
20050.580.920.69
20040.580.920.69
20030.580.920.69
20020.590.920.68
20010.60.920.68
20000.490.920.67
19990.470.920.66
19980.630.920.65
19970.640.920.65
19960.620.920.65
19950.750.920.65
19940.790.920.64
19930.810.90.63
19920.810.890.62
19910.720.850.6
19900.670.790.57
19890.310.310.51
19880.290.290.5
19870.280.280.5
19860.250.250.49
19850.170.170.48
19840.150.150.47
19830.150.150.47
19820.150.150.46
19810.150.150.46
19800.150.150.46
19790.150.150.45
19780.150.150.44
19770.150.150.44
19760.150.150.44
19750.150.150.44
19740.150.150.43
19730.150.150.43
19720.150.150.44
19710.150.150.44
19700.150.150.44
19690.150.150.44
19680.150.150.45
19670.150.150.45
19660.150.150.46
19650.150.150.46
19640.150.150.46
19630.150.150.46
19620.150.150.46
19610.150.150.46
19600.150.150.46
19590.150.150.44
19580.150.150.44
19570.150.150.43
19560.130.130.43
19550.130.130.43
19540.120.120.43
19530.020.020.43
19520.010.010.43
19510.010.010.43
19500.010.010.42
19490.020.020.42
19480.020.020.42
19470.020.020.42
19460.020.020.42
19450.020.020.38
19440.020.020.35
19430.020.020.35
19420.020.020.35
19410.020.020.35
19400.010.010.36
19390.010.650.38
19380.010.650.39
19370.010.650.39
19360.020.650.39
19350.020.650.4
19340.020.730.4
19330.020.850.4
19320.020.850.41
19310.020.850.41
19300.020.850.41
19290.030.850.41
19280.030.850.41
19270.030.850.41
19260.030.850.41
19250.040.850.41
19240.040.850.42
19230.050.850.41
19220.060.850.42
19210.050.840.42
19200.060.840.42
19190.060.060.41
19180.070.070.4
19170.30.30.39
19160.30.30.39
19150.310.310.4
19140.320.320.4
19130.340.340.41
19120.340.340.41
19110.340.340.41
19100.340.340.41
19090.330.330.41
19080.320.320.41
19070.320.320.41
19060.310.310.41
19050.30.30.41
19040.280.280.41
19030.280.280.41
19020.280.280.41
19010.280.280.41
19000.280.280.41
18990.270.270.47
18980.260.260.47
18970.270.270.46
18960.30.30.47
18950.30.30.46
18940.30.30.46
18930.260.260.46
18920.250.250.45
18910.250.250.45
18900.250.250.45
18890.250.250.45
18880.250.250.45
18870.250.250.45
18860.250.250.44
18850.250.250.44
18840.250.250.44
18830.250.250.44
18820.250.250.44
18810.240.240.44
18800.280.280.44
18790.280.280.45
18780.280.280.45
18770.280.280.44
18760.280.280.45
18750.280.280.45
18740.280.280.45
18730.280.280.45
18720.290.290.44
18710.290.290.45
18700.290.290.44
18690.290.290.44
18680.290.290.43
18670.290.290.44
18660.250.250.43
18650.290.290.43
18640.270.270.42
18630.270.270.43
18620.230.230.43
18610.230.230.42
18600.180.180.41
18590.190.190.4
18580.190.190.4
18570.190.190.4
18560.190.190.4
18550.180.180.4
18540.160.160.4
18530.160.160.4
18520.160.160.39
18510.160.160.39
18500.160.160.39
18490.160.160.41
18480.160.160.4
18470.120.120.38
18460.120.120.38
18450.120.120.37
18440.120.120.37
18430.120.120.37
18420.120.120.37
18410.120.120.37
18400.120.120.36
18390.120.120.36
18380.120.120.36
18370.120.120.36
18360.150.150.36
18350.150.150.36
18340.120.120.35
18330.150.150.35
18320.150.150.35
18310.120.120.35
18300.120.120.35
18290.150.150.35
18280.150.150.35
18270.150.150.35
18260.150.150.35
18250.130.130.35
18240.130.130.34
18230.130.130.35
18220.130.130.34
18210.160.160.34
18200.160.160.33
18190.160.160.32
18180.160.160.31
18170.160.160.31
18160.160.160.32
18150.160.160.32
18140.160.160.3
18130.160.160.29
18120.160.160.28
18110.160.160.28
18100.160.160.29
18090.160.160.29
18080.160.160.28
18070.160.160.28
18060.160.160.27
18050.160.160.27
18040.160.160.27
18030.160.160.27
18020.160.160.27
18010.160.160.27
18000.160.160.27
17990.160.160.28
17980.160.160.27
17970.130.130.27
17960.130.130.27
17950.130.130.27
1794–0.130.27
1793–0.130.27
1792–0.130.27
1791–0.130.27
1790–0.130.27
1789–0.140.27

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time