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Women's Political Participation Index in Latvia

Latvia: Women's Political Participation Index was 0.994 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.994
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
32nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.995
in 2023
All-time low
0.158
in 1789
Years of data
218
1789–2025

Women's Political Participation Index in Latvia, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.994 for women's political participation index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political participation index in Latvia peaked at 0.995 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.158, in 1789.

That places Latvia 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Women's Political Participation Index in Latvia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.158 —
1790 0.158 +0.0%
1791 0.158 +0.0%
1792 0.158 +0.0%
1793 0.158 +0.0%
1794 0.158 +0.0%
1795 0.158 +0.0%
1796 0.158 +0.0%
1797 0.158 +0.0%
1798 0.158 +0.0%
1799 0.158 +0.0%
1800 0.158 +0.0%
1801 0.158 +0.0%
1802 0.158 +0.0%
1803 0.158 +0.0%
1804 0.158 +0.0%
1805 0.158 +0.0%
1806 0.158 +0.0%
1807 0.158 +0.0%
1808 0.158 +0.0%
1809 0.158 +0.0%
1810 0.158 +0.0%
1811 0.158 +0.0%
1812 0.158 +0.0%
1813 0.158 +0.0%
1814 0.158 +0.0%
1815 0.158 +0.0%
1816 0.158 +0.0%
1817 0.158 +0.0%
1818 0.158 +0.0%
1819 0.158 +0.0%
1820 0.158 +0.0%
1821 0.158 +0.0%
1822 0.158 +0.0%
1823 0.158 +0.0%
1824 0.158 +0.0%
1825 0.158 +0.0%
1826 0.158 +0.0%
1827 0.158 +0.0%
1828 0.158 +0.0%
1829 0.158 +0.0%
1830 0.158 +0.0%
1831 0.158 +0.0%
1832 0.158 +0.0%
1833 0.158 +0.0%
1834 0.158 +0.0%
1835 0.158 +0.0%
1836 0.158 +0.0%
1837 0.158 +0.0%
1838 0.158 +0.0%
1839 0.158 +0.0%
1840 0.158 +0.0%
1841 0.158 +0.0%
1842 0.158 +0.0%
1843 0.158 +0.0%
1844 0.158 +0.0%
1845 0.158 +0.0%
1846 0.158 +0.0%
1847 0.158 +0.0%
1848 0.158 +0.0%
1849 0.158 +0.0%
1850 0.158 +0.0%
1851 0.158 +0.0%
1852 0.158 +0.0%
1853 0.158 +0.0%
1854 0.158 +0.0%
1855 0.158 +0.0%
1856 0.158 +0.0%
1857 0.158 +0.0%
1858 0.158 +0.0%
1859 0.158 +0.0%
1860 0.158 +0.0%
1861 0.158 +0.0%
1862 0.158 +0.0%
1863 0.158 +0.0%
1864 0.158 +0.0%
1865 0.158 +0.0%
1866 0.158 +0.0%
1867 0.158 +0.0%
1868 0.158 +0.0%
1869 0.158 +0.0%
1870 0.158 +0.0%
1871 0.158 +0.0%
1872 0.158 +0.0%
1873 0.158 +0.0%
1874 0.158 +0.0%
1875 0.158 +0.0%
1876 0.158 +0.0%
1877 0.158 +0.0%
1878 0.158 +0.0%
1879 0.158 +0.0%
1880 0.158 +0.0%
1881 0.158 +0.0%
1882 0.158 +0.0%
1883 0.158 +0.0%
1884 0.158 +0.0%
1885 0.158 +0.0%
1886 0.158 +0.0%
1887 0.158 +0.0%
1888 0.158 +0.0%
1889 0.158 +0.0%
1890 0.158 +0.0%
1891 0.158 +0.0%
1892 0.158 +0.0%
1893 0.158 +0.0%
1894 0.158 +0.0%
1895 0.158 +0.0%
1896 0.158 +0.0%
1897 0.158 +0.0%
1898 0.158 +0.0%
1899 0.158 +0.0%
1900 0.158 +0.0%
1901 0.158 +0.0%
1902 0.158 +0.0%
1903 0.158 +0.0%
1904 0.158 +0.0%
1905 0.202 +27.8%
1906 0.202 +0.0%
1907 0.202 +0.0%
1908 0.202 +0.0%
1909 0.202 +0.0%
1910 0.202 +0.0%
1911 0.202 +0.0%
1912 0.202 +0.0%
1913 0.202 +0.0%
1914 0.202 +0.0%
1915 0.202 +0.0%
1916 0.202 +0.0%
1917 0.275 +36.1%
1918 0.392 +42.5%
1919 0.445 +13.5%
1920 0.412 -7.4%
1921 0.412 +0.0%
1922 0.412 +0.0%
1934 0.41 -0.5%
1935 0.364 -11.2%
1936 0.364 +0.0%
1937 0.364 +0.0%
1938 0.364 +0.0%
1939 0.364 +0.0%
1946 0.654 +79.7%
1947 0.654 +0.0%
1948 0.654 +0.0%
1949 0.654 +0.0%
1950 0.7 +7.0%
1951 0.7 +0.0%
1952 0.7 +0.0%
1953 0.7 +0.0%
1954 0.806 +15.1%
1955 0.806 +0.0%
1956 0.806 +0.0%
1957 0.806 +0.0%
1958 0.829 +2.9%
1959 0.829 +0.0%
1960 0.829 +0.0%
1961 0.829 +0.0%
1962 0.847 +2.2%
1963 0.847 +0.0%
1964 0.847 +0.0%
1965 0.869 +2.6%
1966 0.886 +2.0%
1967 0.886 +0.0%
1968 0.886 +0.0%
1969 0.886 +0.0%
1970 0.898 +1.4%
1971 0.898 +0.0%
1972 0.898 +0.0%
1973 0.898 +0.0%
1974 0.901 +0.3%
1975 0.901 +0.0%
1976 0.901 +0.0%
1977 0.901 +0.0%
1978 0.901 +0.0%
1979 0.913 +1.3%
1980 0.913 +0.0%
1981 0.913 +0.0%
1982 0.913 +0.0%
1983 0.913 +0.0%
1984 0.906 -0.8%
1985 0.906 +0.0%
1986 0.906 +0.0%
1987 0.906 +0.0%
1988 0.906 +0.0%
1989 0.781 -13.8%
1990 0.643 -17.7%
1993 0.902 +40.3%
1994 0.902 +0.0%
1995 0.84 -6.9%
1996 0.84 +0.0%
1997 0.84 +0.0%
1998 0.919 +9.4%
1999 0.919 +0.0%
2000 0.919 +0.0%
2001 0.919 +0.0%
2002 0.926 +0.8%
2003 0.943 +1.8%
2004 0.958 +1.6%
2005 0.958 +0.0%
2006 0.949 -0.9%
2007 0.954 +0.5%
2008 0.954 +0.0%
2009 0.963 +0.9%
2010 0.954 -0.9%
2011 0.966 +1.3%
2012 0.966 +0.0%
2013 0.97 +0.4%
2014 0.949 -2.2%
2015 0.949 +0.0%
2016 0.965 +1.7%
2017 0.962 -0.3%
2018 0.994 +3.3%
2019 0.99 -0.4%
2020 0.989 -0.1%
2021 0.991 +0.2%
2022 0.991 +0.0%
2023 0.995 +0.4%
2024 0.995 +0.0%
2025 0.994 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.158 0.158 0.158 1
1790s 0.158 0.158 0.158 10
1800s 0.158 0.158 0.158 10
1810s 0.158 0.158 0.158 10
1820s 0.158 0.158 0.158 10
1830s 0.158 0.158 0.158 10
1840s 0.158 0.158 0.158 10
1850s 0.158 0.158 0.158 10
1860s 0.158 0.158 0.158 10
1870s 0.158 0.158 0.158 10
1880s 0.158 0.158 0.158 10
1890s 0.158 0.158 0.158 10
1900s 0.18 0.158 0.202 10
1910s 0.2526 0.202 0.445 10
1920s 0.412 0.412 0.412 3
1930s 0.3717 0.364 0.41 6
1940s 0.654 0.654 0.654 4
1950s 0.7682 0.7 0.829 10
1960s 0.8612 0.829 0.886 10
1970s 0.901 0.898 0.913 10
1980s 0.8963 0.781 0.913 10
1990s 0.8506 0.643 0.919 8
2000s 0.9443 0.919 0.963 10
2010s 0.9665 0.949 0.994 10
2020s 0.9925 0.989 0.995 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 29 Jamaica 0.995 compare
  2. 29 Senegal 0.995 compare
  3. 29 Taiwan 0.995 compare
  4. 32 Canada 0.994 compare
  5. 32 Estonia 0.994 compare
  6. 32 Italy 0.994 compare
  7. 32 Luxembourg 0.994 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political participation index in Latvia?
Women's political participation index in Latvia was 0.994 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political participation index recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.995 in 2023.
What is the lowest women's political participation index recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.158 in 1789.
How does Latvia rank for women's political participation index?
Latvia ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political participation index rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's Political Participation Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.