🇱🇻 Latvia: Politics & Democracy
Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 0.765 (on a 0–1 scale), Latvia ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies.
Current leaders
Edgars Rinkēvičs
Head of State
Evika Siliņa
Head of Government · New Unity
Democracy trend
Upcoming elections
2026 Latvian parliamentary election
2026-10-03T00:00:00ZVoting alignment
Latvia's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Latvia a democracy?
Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 0.765 (on a 0–1 scale), Latvia ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies. It ranks #18 of 179 countries in 2024.
Is democracy in Latvia improving or declining?
Latvia's V-Dem liberal democracy score has improved by 0.013 points over the past decade, standing at 0.765 in 2024 (1-year change: 0.000).
Who leads Latvia?
Edgars Rinkēvičs is Latvia's head of state; Evika Siliņa serves as head of government (New Unity).
When is the next election in Latvia?
2026 Latvian parliamentary election is scheduled for 2026-10-03T00:00:00Z.