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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Latvia: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Latvia is placed 25th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.898 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 59.14 (2025).
Share
Digital & Technology
25th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.898GovTech Maturity Index, 2025GTMI score (0–1)
- 59.14Government AI Readiness Index, 2025AI readiness score (0–100)
- 1.922Government Cyber Security Capacity, 2025Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
- 44.91Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, 2024Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Latvia on digital & technology — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.898
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Latvia: 0.898. Across the 196 countries in this edition, values run from 0.01 (North Korea) to 0.997 (South Korea); the world median is 0.63.
- World median
- 0.63
- Best in Northern Europe
- 0.99 Estonia
- Land neighbours
- Belarus 0.797 · Estonia 0.99 · Lithuania 0.889 · Russia 0.96
59.14
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 51st of 195 by Oxford Insights
Latvia: 59.14. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 12.12 (Guinea-Bissau) to 88.36 (United States); the world median is 40.19.
- World median
- 40.19
- Best in Northern Europe
- 77.75 United Kingdom
- Land neighbours
- Belarus 32.47 · Estonia 69.56 · Lithuania 65.31 · Russia 59.57
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1.922
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Latvia: 1.922. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from -2.66 (Liberia) to 3.715 (Estonia); the world median is 0.196.
- World median
- 0.196
- Best in Northern Europe
- 3.715 Estonia
- Land neighbours
- Belarus 1.173 · Estonia 3.715 · Lithuania 2.163 · Russia 2.107
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
44.91
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
Latvia: 44.91. Across the 170 countries in this edition, values run from 0.377 (Gambia) to 87.15 (Ireland); the world median is 25.42.
- World median
- 25.42
- Best in Northern Europe
- 87.15 Ireland
- Land neighbours
- Belarus 35.32 · Estonia 56.16 · Lithuania 34.62 · Russia 24.25
02Over time
Which way Latvia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government AI Readiness Index
AI readiness score (0–100) · higher is better
LatviaWorld median
Latvia rose from 57.58 in 2020 to 59.14 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Latvia World median 2025 59.1 40.2 2024 61.9 43.3 2023 60.3 41.4 2022 59.8 40.3 2021 62.3 44.1 2020 57.6 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
LatviaWorld median
Latvia rose from 0.025 in 2000 to 1.922 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Latvia World median 2025 1.92 0.20 2024 2.03 0.11 2023 2.03 0.14 2022 2.03 0.16 2021 2.03 0.12 2020 2.03 0.12 2019 2.02 0.10 2018 2.02 -0.05 2017 2.02 -0.08 2016 2.02 -0.10 2015 2.02 -0.17 2014 1.87 -0.21 2013 1.82 -0.21 2012 1.82 -0.25 2011 0.97 -0.32 2010 0.97 -0.31 2009 0.70 -0.50 2008 0.98 -0.51 2007 0.68 -0.51 2006 0.44 -0.55 2005 0.22 -0.55 2004 0.22 -0.55 2003 0.22 -0.55 2002 0.22 -0.51 2001 0.03 -0.51 2000 0.03 -0.51 Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) · higher is better
LatviaWorld median
Latvia rose from 30.61 in 2010 to 44.91 in 2024; the world median went from 19.88 to 25.42.
Every year’s figures
Year Latvia World median 2024 44.9 25.42 2023 45.6 26.03 2022 46.5 26.04 2021 47.6 29.80 2020 44.5 29.47 2019 37.8 18.36 2018 36.3 20.09 2017 33.8 18.32 2016 34.0 18.15 2015 31.6 19.57 2014 30.2 21.00 2013 30.9 20.50 2012 28.8 19.56 2011 29.8 19.21 2010 30.6 19.88
03In context
Latvia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on digital & technology, never a place within the region.
Latvia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GovTech Maturity IndexGTMI score (0–1) | Government AI Readiness IndexAI readiness score (0–100) | Government Cyber Security CapacityOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity | Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsDigitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Estonia | =1st | 0.99 | 69.56 | 3.715 | 56.16 |
 Lithuania | =18th | 0.889 | 65.31 | 2.163 | 34.62 |
| Latvia | 25th | 0.898 | 59.14 | 1.922 | 44.91 |
 Russia | =34th | 0.96 | 59.57 | 2.107 | 24.25 |
 Belarus | 65th | 0.797 | 32.47 | 1.173 | 35.32 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Latvia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Latvia is ahead of the world, and behind
19 more statistics filed under digital & technology, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median13
Statistics on which Latvia does better than the middle country measured.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.1142.93-0.114No real change since 2015
Latvia: 2.93 · world median -0.114 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.2); higher = less disinformation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.392 to 2.93; higher is better.
Position 1st of 176 · derived.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.5052.1040.505No real change since 2015
Latvia: 2.104 · world median 0.505 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4.5 to +2.4); higher = less censorship. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.721 to 2.295; higher is better.
Position 9th of 176 · derived.
Share of Firms' Payments Made ElectronicallyWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 64.2296.3164.22No earlier reading
Latvia: 96.31 · world median 64.22 · Payments made electronically in a typical month, excluding payroll and payments to government (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 2.172 to 99.91; higher is better.
Mobile Phone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 91.6897.8991.68No earlier reading
Latvia: 97.89 · world median 91.68 · Adults who own a mobile phone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 45.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 17th of 140 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.0231.8141.023▲ Improved since 2015
Latvia: 1.814 · world median 1.023 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4 to +2); higher = fewer shutdowns. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.547 to 2.081; higher is better.
Position 31st of 176 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9757.560.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Latvia: 7.56 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 22nd of 119 · derived.
Internet Use Among AdultsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 83.0593.7483.05No earlier reading
Latvia: 93.74 · world median 83.05 · Adults who used the internet in the past three months (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 11.06 to 99.12; higher is better.
Position 26th of 140 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47416.897.474▲ Improved since 2014
Latvia: 16.89 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 23rd of 118 · derived.
Smartphone OwnershipWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 78.7888.6978.78No earlier reading
Latvia: 88.69 · world median 78.78 · Adults whose main mobile phone is a smartphone (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.663 to 97.36; higher is better.
Position 28th of 140 · derived.
Firms with Their Own WebsiteWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 62.3979.9562.39No earlier reading
Latvia: 79.95 · world median 62.39 · Firms with their own website (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.824 to 97.88; higher is better.
Position 43rd of 181 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.720.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Latvia: 0.72 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 42nd of 170 · derived.
Firms Experiencing Internet DisruptionsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.3521.532.35No earlier reading
Latvia: 21.5 · world median 32.35 · Firms that experienced internet outages or slow-downs (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.735 to 82.39; lower is better.
Position 121st of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.1830.206▼ Worsened since 2015
Latvia: 0.183 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 72nd of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median1
Statistics on which Latvia does worse than the middle country measured.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6697.4498.66▼ Worsened since 2016
Latvia: 97.44 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end5
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Anthropic AI Usage IndexAnthropic · 2026 · world median 0.962.370.96No earlier reading
Latvia: 2.37 · world median 0.96 · Claude usage index (1 = in proportion to working-age population). Anthropic, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 6.4.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,454431,483141,454No real change since 2020
Latvia: 431,483 · world median 141,454 · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 142 to 77,284,974.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,670190,88984,670No real change since 2020
Latvia: 190,889 · world median 84,670 · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 110 to 32,410,529.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6015.895.601Moved since 2014
Latvia: 5.89 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
GitHub Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,714249,288148,714Moved since 2020
Latvia: 249,288 · world median 148,714 · Git pushes during the quarter. GitHub, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,967 to 40,768,192.
No current reading for Latvia
AI User Share of the Working-Age Population and Made or Received a Digital Payment (last 2021). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Digital & Technology among Latvia’s 16 topics
Digital & Technology is Latvia’s 3rd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Gender & Equality1st of 1834/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 15th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology25th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security23rd of 1774/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing27th of 2004/4 keys
- Energy23rd of 1653/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions29th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience33rd of 1934/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 41st of 1983/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital41st of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation39th of 1764/4 keys
- Work & Labour42nd of 1824/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 48th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability65th of 1864/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality58th of 1593/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture69th of 1844/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Latvia can most readily be measured against.
=1EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
=1
South KoreaEastern Asia
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
3rd of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Estonia=1st4/4 keysThis page
Latvia25th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Latvia on digital & technology: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Latvia rank on digital & technology?
Latvia is placed 25th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index, Government Cyber Security Capacity and Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GovTech Maturity Index figure for Latvia?
0.898 in 2025 (gTMI score (0–1)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.63.
What is the latest Government AI Readiness Index figure for Latvia?
59.14 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How does Latvia compare with Russia on digital & technology?
Russia is placed joint 34th of 198, and Latvia 25th. GovTech Maturity Index: Russia 0.96, Latvia 0.898; Government AI Readiness Index: Russia 59.57, Latvia 59.14; Government Cyber Security Capacity: Russia 2.107, Latvia 1.922; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports: Russia 24.25, Latvia 44.91.
How have Latvia’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index rose from 57.58 in 2020 to 59.14 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from 0.025 in 2000 to 1.922 in 2025; Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports rose from 30.61 in 2010 to 44.91 in 2024.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Latvia?
No current reading is published for Latvia on AI User Share of the Working-Age Population and Made or Received a Digital Payment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Broadband and mobile subscriptions, connection speeds and the cost of getting online are absent, for the licence reason above; internet use and phone ownership, from the World Bank’s own household survey, and firms’ websites and internet disruptions, from its Enterprise Surveys, are published here as context. The ICT share of goods exports votes under Mobility & Trade. Digital public services and data-protection law are not held yet. Research and development spending is filed under Education & Knowledge, and what an economy knows how to make is under Economy & Innovation.
How the Digital & Technology standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The digital & technology method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GovTech Maturity Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Government AI Readiness Index — Oxford Insights, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Cyber Security Capacity — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 19 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Latvia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Latvia (banner) — Marcin Szala, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Estonia — Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Latvia: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/latvia/digital