Estonia vs Latvia: Women's Political Empowerment Index
Estonia
0.941
in 2025
Latvia
0.95
in 2025
Estonia rank
6th
Latvia rank
3rd
Women's Political Empowerment Index over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.95 against 0.941 in Estonia, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.158 | 0.158 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.1589 | 0.1589 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.159 | 0.159 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.1558 | 0.1558 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.151 | 0.151 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.1532 | 0.1532 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.1915 | 0.1915 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.2118 | 0.2118 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.2154 | 0.2154 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.2258 | 0.2258 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.2372 | 0.2372 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.3316 | 0.2657 | 0.0659 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 0.637 | 0.625 | 0.012 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.6082 | 0.5605 | 0.0477 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0.3382 | 0.3382 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.4054 | 0.4054 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.4749 | 0.4749 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.4816 | 0.4816 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.4991 | 0.4991 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.8699 | 0.8814 | 0.0115 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.9117 | 0.9289 | 0.0172 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.9309 | 0.9381 | 0.0072 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.9432 | 0.9493 | 0.0062 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's political empowerment index, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.95 against 0.941 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's political empowerment index between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.009, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for women's political empowerment index?
- Estonia ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Empowerment 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 enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.