Latvia vs Maldives: Competitive elections
Latvia
1
in 2025
Maldives
1
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Latvia
- Maldives
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1 against 1 in Maldives, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Maldives ahead.
Latvia ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Latvia or Maldives?
- Latvia, at 1 against 1 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Latvia and Maldives?
- 0, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Maldives?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Maldives rank globally for competitive elections?
- Latvia ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.