Estonia vs Latvia

Estonia vs Latvia: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.96 of 1 in Estonia and 0.94 of 1 in Latvia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Estonia, by 0.02 of 1, or 1.02 times that in Latvia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Estonia vs Latvia: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.96 of 1 in Estonia and 0.94 of 1 in Latvia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Estonia, by 0.02 of 1, or 1.02 times that in Latvia.
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What the numbers say

  • Estonia has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Latvia.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearEstoniaLatviaWorld
20250.960.940.65
20240.960.940.65
20230.960.920.66
20220.960.940.66
20210.960.950.67
20200.960.950.67
20190.960.950.68
20180.960.940.68
20170.960.940.68
20160.960.930.68
20150.960.950.69
20140.960.950.69
20130.960.950.7
20120.960.940.7
20110.960.940.7
20100.960.940.7
20090.960.930.69
20080.950.930.69
20070.950.930.69
20060.950.920.69
20050.950.920.69
20040.950.920.69
20030.950.920.69
20020.950.920.68
20010.950.920.68
20000.950.920.67
19990.940.920.66
19980.940.920.65
19970.940.920.65
19960.940.920.65
19950.930.920.65
19940.920.920.64
19930.920.90.63
19920.920.890.62
19910.90.850.6
19900.870.790.57
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
19390.680.650.38
19380.690.650.39
19370.660.650.39
19360.680.650.39
19350.680.650.4
19340.740.730.4
19330.860.850.4
19320.890.850.41
19310.90.850.41
19300.90.850.41
19290.90.850.41
19280.90.850.41
19270.90.850.41
19260.90.850.41
19250.890.850.41
19240.90.850.42
19230.90.850.41
19220.90.850.42
19210.90.840.42
19200.860.840.42
19190.810.060.41
19180.810.070.4
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
17940.130.130.27
17930.130.130.27
17920.130.130.27
17910.130.130.27
17900.130.130.27
17890.140.140.27

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.

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