Which has higher voter turnout of voting-age population, Latvia or United States of America?

United States of America, at 62.4% against 60.9% in Latvia as of 2024.

What is the difference in voter turnout of voting-age population between Latvia and United States of America?

1.5%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United States of America?

8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Voter turnout of voting-age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs United States of America: Voter turnout of voting-age population

Latvia

60.9%

in 2022

United States of America

62.4%

in 2024

Latvia rank

81st

United States of America rank

78th

Voter turnout of voting-age population over time

Latvia
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 62.4% against 60.9% in Latvia, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 81st and United States of America ranks 78th of 161 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	66.4%	35.6%	30.8%	Latvia
2000s	52.6%	36.2%	16.4%	Latvia
2010s	52.6%	39.5%	13.1%	Latvia
2020s	60.9%	62.4%	1.5%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher voter turnout of voting-age population, Latvia or United States of America?: United States of America, at 62.4% against 60.9% in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in voter turnout of voting-age population between Latvia and United States of America?: 1.5%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United States of America?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Latvia and United States of America rank globally for voter turnout of voting-age population?: Latvia ranks 81st and United States of America ranks 78th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Voter turnout of voting-age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Voter turnout of voting-age population
Unit: %
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 161 places, 2,511 data points, 1830–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Denotes the voter turnout as a share of the voting age population in the national election according to official results.