Estonia vs Latvia: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Estonia
0.953
in 2025
Latvia
0.947
in 2025
Estonia rank
6th
Latvia rank
7th
Women's Civil Liberties Index over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.953 against 0.947 in Latvia, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 7th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.0314 | 0.0314 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.032 | 0.032 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.032 | 0.032 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.032 | 0.032 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.038 | 0.038 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.085 | 0.085 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.141 | 0.141 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.163 | 0.163 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.1972 | 0.1972 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.2383 | 0.2383 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.3923 | 0.2185 | 0.1738 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 0.899 | 0.88 | 0.019 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.8847 | 0.8368 | 0.0479 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0.0104 | 0.0104 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.0543 | 0.0543 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.0942 | 0.0942 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.096 | 0.096 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1115 | 0.1115 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.888 | 0.8998 | 0.0118 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.93 | 0.932 | 0.002 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.9434 | 0.9403 | 0.0031 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.9528 | 0.9453 | 0.0075 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 0.953 against 0.947 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.006, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for women's civil liberties index?
- Estonia ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 7th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.