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Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Latvia

Latvia: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.93 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.93
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.936
in 2022
All-time low
0.241
in 1826
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Latvia, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.93 for women's civil society participation index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Latvia peaked at 0.936 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.241, in 1826.

That places Latvia 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Latvia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.306 —
1790 0.261 -14.7%
1791 0.261 +0.0%
1792 0.261 +0.0%
1793 0.261 +0.0%
1794 0.261 +0.0%
1795 0.261 +0.0%
1796 0.261 +0.0%
1797 0.261 +0.0%
1798 0.261 +0.0%
1799 0.261 +0.0%
1800 0.261 +0.0%
1801 0.261 +0.0%
1802 0.261 +0.0%
1803 0.261 +0.0%
1804 0.261 +0.0%
1805 0.261 +0.0%
1806 0.261 +0.0%
1807 0.261 +0.0%
1808 0.261 +0.0%
1809 0.261 +0.0%
1810 0.261 +0.0%
1811 0.261 +0.0%
1812 0.261 +0.0%
1813 0.261 +0.0%
1814 0.261 +0.0%
1815 0.261 +0.0%
1816 0.261 +0.0%
1817 0.261 +0.0%
1818 0.261 +0.0%
1819 0.261 +0.0%
1820 0.261 +0.0%
1821 0.261 +0.0%
1822 0.261 +0.0%
1823 0.261 +0.0%
1824 0.261 +0.0%
1825 0.261 +0.0%
1826 0.241 -7.7%
1827 0.241 +0.0%
1828 0.241 +0.0%
1829 0.241 +0.0%
1830 0.241 +0.0%
1831 0.241 +0.0%
1832 0.241 +0.0%
1833 0.241 +0.0%
1834 0.241 +0.0%
1835 0.241 +0.0%
1836 0.241 +0.0%
1837 0.241 +0.0%
1838 0.241 +0.0%
1839 0.241 +0.0%
1840 0.241 +0.0%
1841 0.241 +0.0%
1842 0.241 +0.0%
1843 0.241 +0.0%
1844 0.241 +0.0%
1845 0.241 +0.0%
1846 0.241 +0.0%
1847 0.241 +0.0%
1848 0.241 +0.0%
1849 0.241 +0.0%
1850 0.241 +0.0%
1851 0.241 +0.0%
1852 0.241 +0.0%
1853 0.241 +0.0%
1854 0.241 +0.0%
1855 0.304 +26.1%
1856 0.304 +0.0%
1857 0.304 +0.0%
1858 0.304 +0.0%
1859 0.304 +0.0%
1860 0.304 +0.0%
1861 0.304 +0.0%
1862 0.304 +0.0%
1863 0.304 +0.0%
1864 0.304 +0.0%
1865 0.304 +0.0%
1866 0.304 +0.0%
1867 0.304 +0.0%
1868 0.304 +0.0%
1869 0.304 +0.0%
1870 0.304 +0.0%
1871 0.304 +0.0%
1872 0.304 +0.0%
1873 0.304 +0.0%
1874 0.304 +0.0%
1875 0.304 +0.0%
1876 0.304 +0.0%
1877 0.304 +0.0%
1878 0.304 +0.0%
1879 0.304 +0.0%
1880 0.304 +0.0%
1881 0.307 +1.0%
1882 0.307 +0.0%
1883 0.307 +0.0%
1884 0.307 +0.0%
1885 0.307 +0.0%
1886 0.307 +0.0%
1887 0.307 +0.0%
1888 0.307 +0.0%
1889 0.307 +0.0%
1890 0.307 +0.0%
1891 0.307 +0.0%
1892 0.307 +0.0%
1893 0.307 +0.0%
1894 0.307 +0.0%
1895 0.307 +0.0%
1896 0.307 +0.0%
1897 0.307 +0.0%
1898 0.307 +0.0%
1899 0.307 +0.0%
1900 0.265 -13.7%
1901 0.276 +4.2%
1902 0.276 +0.0%
1903 0.276 +0.0%
1904 0.276 +0.0%
1905 0.283 +2.5%
1906 0.288 +1.8%
1907 0.288 +0.0%
1908 0.288 +0.0%
1909 0.288 +0.0%
1910 0.288 +0.0%
1911 0.288 +0.0%
1912 0.288 +0.0%
1913 0.288 +0.0%
1914 0.288 +0.0%
1915 0.277 -3.8%
1916 0.277 +0.0%
1917 0.323 +16.6%
1918 0.391 +21.1%
1919 0.391 +0.0%
1920 0.605 +54.7%
1921 0.605 +0.0%
1922 0.605 +0.0%
1923 0.605 +0.0%
1924 0.605 +0.0%
1925 0.605 +0.0%
1926 0.605 +0.0%
1927 0.605 +0.0%
1928 0.605 +0.0%
1929 0.605 +0.0%
1930 0.605 +0.0%
1931 0.605 +0.0%
1932 0.605 +0.0%
1933 0.605 +0.0%
1934 0.51 -15.7%
1935 0.51 +0.0%
1936 0.51 +0.0%
1937 0.51 +0.0%
1938 0.51 +0.0%
1939 0.51 +0.0%
1940 0.316 -38.0%
1941 0.316 +0.0%
1942 0.331 +4.7%
1943 0.331 +0.0%
1944 0.331 +0.0%
1945 0.331 +0.0%
1946 0.352 +6.3%
1947 0.352 +0.0%
1948 0.328 -6.8%
1949 0.328 +0.0%
1950 0.328 +0.0%
1951 0.328 +0.0%
1952 0.328 +0.0%
1953 0.347 +5.8%
1954 0.404 +16.4%
1955 0.415 +2.7%
1956 0.423 +1.9%
1957 0.43 +1.7%
1958 0.43 +0.0%
1959 0.43 +0.0%
1960 0.448 +4.2%
1961 0.448 +0.0%
1962 0.448 +0.0%
1963 0.448 +0.0%
1964 0.448 +0.0%
1965 0.456 +1.8%
1966 0.456 +0.0%
1967 0.456 +0.0%
1968 0.456 +0.0%
1969 0.453 -0.7%
1970 0.453 +0.0%
1971 0.444 -2.0%
1972 0.438 -1.4%
1973 0.443 +1.1%
1974 0.454 +2.5%
1975 0.447 -1.5%
1976 0.453 +1.3%
1977 0.43 -5.1%
1978 0.43 +0.0%
1979 0.43 +0.0%
1980 0.43 +0.0%
1981 0.43 +0.0%
1982 0.43 +0.0%
1983 0.43 +0.0%
1984 0.43 +0.0%
1985 0.46 +7.0%
1986 0.553 +20.2%
1987 0.552 -0.2%
1988 0.546 -1.1%
1989 0.565 +3.5%
1990 0.816 +44.4%
1991 0.852 +4.4%
1992 0.915 +7.4%
1993 0.915 +0.0%
1994 0.915 +0.0%
1995 0.925 +1.1%
1996 0.925 +0.0%
1997 0.925 +0.0%
1998 0.925 +0.0%
1999 0.927 +0.2%
2000 0.927 +0.0%
2001 0.927 +0.0%
2002 0.927 +0.0%
2003 0.927 +0.0%
2004 0.927 +0.0%
2005 0.927 +0.0%
2006 0.927 +0.0%
2007 0.927 +0.0%
2008 0.927 +0.0%
2009 0.927 +0.0%
2010 0.927 +0.0%
2011 0.927 +0.0%
2012 0.926 -0.1%
2013 0.928 +0.2%
2014 0.931 +0.3%
2015 0.928 -0.3%
2016 0.928 +0.0%
2017 0.933 +0.5%
2018 0.931 -0.2%
2019 0.928 -0.3%
2020 0.928 +0.0%
2021 0.934 +0.6%
2022 0.936 +0.2%
2023 0.935 -0.1%
2024 0.933 -0.2%
2025 0.93 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.306 0.306 0.306 1
1790s 0.261 0.261 0.261 10
1800s 0.261 0.261 0.261 10
1810s 0.261 0.261 0.261 10
1820s 0.253 0.241 0.261 10
1830s 0.241 0.241 0.241 10
1840s 0.241 0.241 0.241 10
1850s 0.2725 0.241 0.304 10
1860s 0.304 0.304 0.304 10
1870s 0.304 0.304 0.304 10
1880s 0.3067 0.304 0.307 10
1890s 0.307 0.307 0.307 10
1900s 0.2804 0.265 0.288 10
1910s 0.3099 0.277 0.391 10
1920s 0.605 0.605 0.605 10
1930s 0.548 0.51 0.605 10
1940s 0.3316 0.316 0.352 10
1950s 0.3863 0.328 0.43 10
1960s 0.4517 0.448 0.456 10
1970s 0.4422 0.43 0.454 10
1980s 0.4826 0.43 0.565 10
1990s 0.904 0.816 0.927 10
2000s 0.927 0.927 0.927 10
2010s 0.9287 0.926 0.933 10
2020s 0.9327 0.928 0.936 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 1 Jamaica 0.933 compare
  2. 3 Bulgaria 0.925 compare
  3. 4 Slovenia 0.919 compare
  4. 5 France 0.918 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Latvia?
Women's civil society participation index in Latvia was 0.93 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.936 in 2022.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.241 in 1826.
How does Latvia rank for women's civil society participation index?
Latvia ranks 2nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's Civil Society Participation Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,062 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.