Germany vs Latvia: Universal right to vote in practice
Germany
2
in 2025
Latvia
2
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Germany
- Latvia
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2 against 2 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Latvia ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1920s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Germany or Latvia?
- Germany, at 2 against 2 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Germany and Latvia?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Latvia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Latvia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Germany ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).